installation question

> I have the following configuration:
>
> tomcat 5.5
> Ubuntu Linux (Edgy Eft)
>
> I have followed the instructions on the website, including downloading the
> policy file for running in a security manager and setting the mentioned
> properties in the system properties file
> ($CATALINA_HOME/conf/catalina.properties), however, I'm still getting
> AccessControlExceptions.
>
> SEVERE: Allocate exception for servlet ops-main-servlet
> java.security.AccessControlException: access denied
> (java.lang.RuntimePermission
>  setContextClassLoader)
>         at
> java.security.AccessControlContext.checkPermission(AccessControlConte
> xt.java:264)
>         at
> java.security.AccessController.checkPermission(AccessController.java:
> 427)
>         at
> java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPermission(SecurityManager.java:532)
>         at java.lang.Thread.setContextClassLoader(Thread.java:1306)
>         at org.orbeon.oxf.servlet.OPSServlet.init(OPSServlet.java:61)
>         at javax.servlet.GenericServlet.init(GenericServlet.java:211)
> ...
>
>
> It runs just fine if I don't run tomcat with a security manager.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff

> Jeff,
>
> I don't think the policy file is quite up to date. In fact, it is hell
> to setup a correct policy file!
>
> But for this particular issue, try, in your web.xml, to replace
> occurrences of OPSServlet with OPSServletDelegate. That may solve your
> problem.
>
> -Erik
>
> [hidden email] wrote:
>> I have the following configuration:
>>
>> tomcat 5.5
>> Ubuntu Linux (Edgy Eft)
>>
>> I have followed the instructions on the website, including downloading
>> the
>> policy file for running in a security manager and setting the mentioned
>> properties in the system properties file
>> ($CATALINA_HOME/conf/catalina.properties), however, I'm still getting
>> AccessControlExceptions.
>>
>> SEVERE: Allocate exception for servlet ops-main-servlet
>> java.security.AccessControlException: access denied
>> (java.lang.RuntimePermission
>>  setContextClassLoader)
>>         at
>> java.security.AccessControlContext.checkPermission(AccessControlConte
>> xt.java:264)
>>         at
>> java.security.AccessController.checkPermission(AccessController.java:
>> 427)
>>         at
>> java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPermission(SecurityManager.java:532)
>>         at java.lang.Thread.setContextClassLoader(Thread.java:1306)
>>         at org.orbeon.oxf.servlet.OPSServlet.init(OPSServlet.java:61)
>>         at javax.servlet.GenericServlet.init(GenericServlet.java:211)
>> ...
>>
>>
>> It runs just fine if I don't run tomcat with a security manager.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jeff
>
> --
> Orbeon Forms - Web Forms for the Enterprise Done the Right Way
> http://www.orbeon.com/
>
>

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> Hash: SHA1
>
> The change mentioned below didn't help. Here now are the errors I'm
> getting. Note, I only get these errors when running with a SecurityManager
> in tomcat. If I don't run tomcat that way, it works.
>
> jeff@CanisMajor:~$ tail -n0 -f /var/log/tomcat5.5/catalina_2007-01-04.log
> Using CATALINA_BASE:   /var/lib/tomcat5.5
> Using CATALINA_HOME:   /usr/share/tomcat5.5
> Using CATALINA_TMPDIR: /var/lib/tomcat5.5/temp
> Using JRE_HOME:       /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.08
> Using Security Manager
> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:34 PM org.apache.catalina.core.AprLifecycleListener
> lifecycleEvent
> INFO: The Apache Tomcat Native library which allows optimal performance in
> production environments was not found on the java.library.path:
> /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.08/jre/lib/i386/client:/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.08/jre/lib/i386:/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.08/jre/../lib/i386
> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:34 PM org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol init
> INFO: Initializing Coyote HTTP/1.1 on http-8180
> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:34 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina load
> INFO: Initialization processed in 1028 ms
> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:34 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService start
> INFO: Starting service Catalina
> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:34 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine start
> INFO: Starting Servlet Engine: Apache Tomcat/5.5
> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:35 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost start
> INFO: XML validation disabled
> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:35 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig
> deployDescriptor
> WARNING: A docBase /usr/share/tomcat5.5/webapps/balancer inside the host
> appBase has been specified, and will be ignored
> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:35 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log
> INFO: org.apache.webapp.balancer.BalancerFilter: init(): ruleChain:
> [org.apache.webapp.balancer.RuleChain:
> [org.apache.webapp.balancer.rules.URLStringMatchRule: Target string: News
> / Redirect URL: http://www.cnn.com],
> [org.apache.webapp.balancer.rules.RequestParameterRule: Target param name:
> paramName / Target param value: paramValue / Redirect URL:
> http://www.yahoo.com],
> [org.apache.webapp.balancer.rules.AcceptEverythingRule: Redirect URL:
> http://jakarta.apache.org]]
> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:35 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig
> deployDescriptor
> WARNING: A docBase /usr/share/tomcat5.5/webapps/tomcat-docs inside the
> host appBase has been specified, and will be ignored
> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:36 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployWAR
> INFO: Deploying web application archive ops.war
> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:36 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext loadOnStartup
> SEVERE: Servlet /ops threw load() exception
> java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
>         at
> org.orbeon.oxf.xml.TomcatClasspathFix.<clinit>(TomcatClasspathFix.java:131)
>         at
> org.orbeon.oxf.webapp.WebAppContext.<clinit>(WebAppContext.java:43)
>         at
> org.orbeon.oxf.servlet.OPSServletDelegate.init(OPSServletDelegate.java:69)
>         at javax.servlet.GenericServlet.init(GenericServlet.java:211)
>         at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
>         at
> sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
>         at
> sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
>         at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil$1.run(SecurityUtil.java:243)
>         at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
>         at javax.security.auth.Subject.doAsPrivileged(Subject.java:517)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.execute(SecurityUtil.java:275)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.doAsPrivilege(SecurityUtil.java:161)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.doAsPrivilege(SecurityUtil.java:114)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:1099)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.load(StandardWrapper.java:932)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.loadOnStartup(StandardContext.java:3917)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4201)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:759)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.access$0(ContainerBase.java:743)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$PrivilegedAddChild.run(ContainerBase.java:143)
>         at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:737)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:524)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:809)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWARs(HostConfig.java:698)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:472)
>         at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1122)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:310)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1021)
>         at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:718)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1013)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:442)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:450)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:709)
>         at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:551)
>         at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
>         at
> sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
>         at
> sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
>         at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
>         at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:294)
>         at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:432)
> Caused by: java.security.AccessControlException: access denied
> (java.lang.RuntimePermission
> accessClassInPackage.org.apache.catalina.loader)
>         at
> java.security.AccessControlContext.checkPermission(AccessControlContext.java:264)
>         at
> java.security.AccessController.checkPermission(AccessController.java:427)
>         at
> java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPermission(SecurityManager.java:532)
>         at
> java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPackageAccess(SecurityManager.java:1512)
>         at java.lang.Class.checkMemberAccess(Class.java:2132)
>         at java.lang.Class.getMethod(Class.java:1578)
>         at
> org.orbeon.oxf.xml.TomcatClasspathFix.processManifest(TomcatClasspathFix.java:34)
>         at
> org.orbeon.oxf.xml.TomcatClasspathFix.<clinit>(TomcatClasspathFix.java:98)
>         ... 42 more
> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:36 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext loadOnStartup
> SEVERE: Servlet /ops threw load() exception
> java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError
>         at
> org.orbeon.oxf.servlet.OPSServletDelegate.init(OPSServletDelegate.java:69)
>         at javax.servlet.GenericServlet.init(GenericServlet.java:211)
>         at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
>         at
> sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
>         at
> sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
>         at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil$1.run(SecurityUtil.java:243)
>         at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
>         at javax.security.auth.Subject.doAsPrivileged(Subject.java:517)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.execute(SecurityUtil.java:275)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.doAsPrivilege(SecurityUtil.java:161)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.doAsPrivilege(SecurityUtil.java:114)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:1099)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.load(StandardWrapper.java:932)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.loadOnStartup(StandardContext.java:3917)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4201)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:759)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.access$0(ContainerBase.java:743)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$PrivilegedAddChild.run(ContainerBase.java:143)
>         at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:737)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:524)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:809)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWARs(HostConfig.java:698)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:472)
>         at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1122)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:310)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1021)
>         at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:718)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1013)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:442)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:450)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:709)
>         at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:551)
>         at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
>         at
> sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
>         at
> sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
>         at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
>         at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:294)
>         at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:432)
> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:37 PM org.apache.struts.util.PropertyMessageResources <init>
> INFO: Initializing, config='org.apache.struts.util.LocalStrings',
> returnNull=true
> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:37 PM org.apache.struts.util.PropertyMessageResources <init>
> INFO: Initializing, config='org.apache.struts.action.ActionResources',
> returnNull=true
> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:37 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext loadOnStartup
> SEVERE: Servlet /ops threw load() exception
> java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError
>         at
> org.orbeon.oxf.xml.XercesSAXParserFactoryImpl.<clinit>(XercesSAXParserFactoryImpl.java:39)
>         at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native
> Method)
>         at
> sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39)
>         at
> sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
>         at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:494)
>         at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Class.java:350)
>         at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:303)
>         at
> javax.xml.parsers.FactoryFinder.newInstance(FactoryFinder.java:100)
>         at
> javax.xml.parsers.FactoryFinder.findJarServiceProvider(FactoryFinder.java:278)
>         at javax.xml.parsers.FactoryFinder.find(FactoryFinder.java:185)
>         at
> javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory.newInstance(SAXParserFactory.java:107)
>         at org.apache.commons.digester.Digester.getFactory(Digester.java:512)
>         at org.apache.commons.digester.Digester.getParser(Digester.java:686)
>         at
> org.apache.commons.digester.Digester.getXMLReader(Digester.java:902)
>         at org.apache.commons.digester.Digester.parse(Digester.java:1567)
>         at
> org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.initServlet(ActionServlet.java:1433)
>         at
> org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.init(ActionServlet.java:466)
>         at javax.servlet.GenericServlet.init(GenericServlet.java:211)
>         at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
>         at
> sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
>         at
> sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
>         at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil$1.run(SecurityUtil.java:243)
>         at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
>         at javax.security.auth.Subject.doAsPrivileged(Subject.java:517)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.execute(SecurityUtil.java:275)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.doAsPrivilege(SecurityUtil.java:161)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.doAsPrivilege(SecurityUtil.java:114)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:1099)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.load(StandardWrapper.java:932)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.loadOnStartup(StandardContext.java:3917)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4201)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:759)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.access$0(ContainerBase.java:743)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$PrivilegedAddChild.run(ContainerBase.java:143)
>         at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:737)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:524)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:809)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWARs(HostConfig.java:698)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:472)
>         at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1122)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:310)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1021)
>         at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:718)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1013)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:442)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:450)
>         at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:709)
>         at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:551)
>         at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
>         at
> sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
>         at
> sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
>         at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
>         at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:294)
>         at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:432)
> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:37 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log
> INFO: ContextListener: contextInitialized()
> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:37 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log
> INFO: SessionListener: contextInitialized()
> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:37 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log
> INFO: ContextListener: contextInitialized()
> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:37 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log
> INFO: SessionListener: contextInitialized()
> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:37 PM org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol start
> INFO: Starting Coyote HTTP/1.1 on http-8180
> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:37 PM org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket init
> INFO: JK: ajp13 listening on /0.0.0.0:8009
> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:37 PM org.apache.jk.server.JkMain start
> INFO: Jk running ID=0 time=0/211  config=null
> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:37 PM org.apache.catalina.storeconfig.StoreLoader load
> INFO: Find registry server-registry.xml at classpath resource
> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:38 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina start
> INFO: Server startup in 3186 ms
>
>
>
>
>
>
>> Jeff,
>>
>> I don't think the policy file is quite up to date. In fact, it is hell
>> to setup a correct policy file!
>>
>> But for this particular issue, try, in your web.xml, to replace
>> occurrences of OPSServlet with OPSServletDelegate. That may solve your
>> problem.
>>
>> -Erik
>>
>> [hidden email] wrote:
>>> I have the following configuration:
>>>
>>> tomcat 5.5
>>> Ubuntu Linux (Edgy Eft)
>>>
>>> I have followed the instructions on the website, including downloading
>>> the
>>> policy file for running in a security manager and setting the mentioned
>>> properties in the system properties file
>>> ($CATALINA_HOME/conf/catalina.properties), however, I'm still getting
>>> AccessControlExceptions.
>>>
>>> SEVERE: Allocate exception for servlet ops-main-servlet
>>> java.security.AccessControlException: access denied
>>> (java.lang.RuntimePermission
>>>  setContextClassLoader)
>>>         at
>>> java.security.AccessControlContext.checkPermission(AccessControlConte
>>> xt.java:264)
>>>         at
>>> java.security.AccessController.checkPermission(AccessController.java:
>>> 427)
>>>         at
>>> java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPermission(SecurityManager.java:532)
>>>         at java.lang.Thread.setContextClassLoader(Thread.java:1306)
>>>         at org.orbeon.oxf.servlet.OPSServlet.init(OPSServlet.java:61)
>>>         at javax.servlet.GenericServlet.init(GenericServlet.java:211)
>>> ...
>>>
>>>
>>> It runs just fine if I don't run tomcat with a security manager.
>>>
>>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jeff
>> --
>> Orbeon Forms - Web Forms for the Enterprise Done the Right Way
>> http://www.orbeon.com/
>>
>>
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> This was implemented to work around a bug in Tomcat (maybe tomcat 4.x),
> but I don't know if the bug is fixed in Tomcat 5 or later.
>
> -Erik
>
> [hidden email] wrote:
>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>> Hash: SHA1
>>
>> The change mentioned below didn't help. Here now are the errors I'm
>> getting. Note, I only get these errors when running with a
>> SecurityManager
>> in tomcat. If I don't run tomcat that way, it works.
>>
>> jeff@CanisMajor:~$ tail -n0 -f
>> /var/log/tomcat5.5/catalina_2007-01-04.log
>> Using CATALINA_BASE:   /var/lib/tomcat5.5
>> Using CATALINA_HOME:   /usr/share/tomcat5.5
>> Using CATALINA_TMPDIR: /var/lib/tomcat5.5/temp
>> Using JRE_HOME:       /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.08
>> Using Security Manager
>> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:34 PM org.apache.catalina.core.AprLifecycleListener
>> lifecycleEvent
>> INFO: The Apache Tomcat Native library which allows optimal performance
>> in
>> production environments was not found on the java.library.path:
>> /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.08/jre/lib/i386/client:/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.08/jre/lib/i386:/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.08/jre/../lib/i386
>> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:34 PM org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol init
>> INFO: Initializing Coyote HTTP/1.1 on http-8180
>> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:34 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina load
>> INFO: Initialization processed in 1028 ms
>> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:34 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService start
>> INFO: Starting service Catalina
>> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:34 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine start
>> INFO: Starting Servlet Engine: Apache Tomcat/5.5
>> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:35 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost start
>> INFO: XML validation disabled
>> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:35 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig
>> deployDescriptor
>> WARNING: A docBase /usr/share/tomcat5.5/webapps/balancer inside the host
>> appBase has been specified, and will be ignored
>> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:35 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log
>> INFO: org.apache.webapp.balancer.BalancerFilter: init(): ruleChain:
>> [org.apache.webapp.balancer.RuleChain:
>> [org.apache.webapp.balancer.rules.URLStringMatchRule: Target string:
>> News
>> / Redirect URL: http://www.cnn.com],
>> [org.apache.webapp.balancer.rules.RequestParameterRule: Target param
>> name:
>> paramName / Target param value: paramValue / Redirect URL:
>> http://www.yahoo.com],
>> [org.apache.webapp.balancer.rules.AcceptEverythingRule: Redirect URL:
>> http://jakarta.apache.org]]
>> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:35 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig
>> deployDescriptor
>> WARNING: A docBase /usr/share/tomcat5.5/webapps/tomcat-docs inside the
>> host appBase has been specified, and will be ignored
>> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:36 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployWAR
>> INFO: Deploying web application archive ops.war
>> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:36 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext
>> loadOnStartup
>> SEVERE: Servlet /ops threw load() exception
>> java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
>>         at
>> org.orbeon.oxf.xml.TomcatClasspathFix.<clinit>(TomcatClasspathFix.java:131)
>>         at
>> org.orbeon.oxf.webapp.WebAppContext.<clinit>(WebAppContext.java:43)
>>         at
>> org.orbeon.oxf.servlet.OPSServletDelegate.init(OPSServletDelegate.java:69)
>>         at javax.servlet.GenericServlet.init(GenericServlet.java:211)
>>         at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
>>         at
>> sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
>>         at
>> sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
>>         at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil$1.run(SecurityUtil.java:243)
>>         at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
>>         at javax.security.auth.Subject.doAsPrivileged(Subject.java:517)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.execute(SecurityUtil.java:275)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.doAsPrivilege(SecurityUtil.java:161)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.doAsPrivilege(SecurityUtil.java:114)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:1099)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.load(StandardWrapper.java:932)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.loadOnStartup(StandardContext.java:3917)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4201)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:759)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.access$0(ContainerBase.java:743)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$PrivilegedAddChild.run(ContainerBase.java:143)
>>         at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:737)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:524)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:809)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWARs(HostConfig.java:698)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:472)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1122)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:310)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1021)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:718)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1013)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:442)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:450)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:709)
>>         at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:551)
>>         at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
>>         at
>> sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
>>         at
>> sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
>>         at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:294)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:432)
>> Caused by: java.security.AccessControlException: access denied
>> (java.lang.RuntimePermission
>> accessClassInPackage.org.apache.catalina.loader)
>>         at
>> java.security.AccessControlContext.checkPermission(AccessControlContext.java:264)
>>         at
>> java.security.AccessController.checkPermission(AccessController.java:427)
>>         at
>> java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPermission(SecurityManager.java:532)
>>         at
>> java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPackageAccess(SecurityManager.java:1512)
>>         at java.lang.Class.checkMemberAccess(Class.java:2132)
>>         at java.lang.Class.getMethod(Class.java:1578)
>>         at
>> org.orbeon.oxf.xml.TomcatClasspathFix.processManifest(TomcatClasspathFix.java:34)
>>         at
>> org.orbeon.oxf.xml.TomcatClasspathFix.<clinit>(TomcatClasspathFix.java:98)
>>         ... 42 more
>> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:36 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext
>> loadOnStartup
>> SEVERE: Servlet /ops threw load() exception
>> java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError
>>         at
>> org.orbeon.oxf.servlet.OPSServletDelegate.init(OPSServletDelegate.java:69)
>>         at javax.servlet.GenericServlet.init(GenericServlet.java:211)
>>         at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
>>         at
>> sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
>>         at
>> sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
>>         at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil$1.run(SecurityUtil.java:243)
>>         at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
>>         at javax.security.auth.Subject.doAsPrivileged(Subject.java:517)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.execute(SecurityUtil.java:275)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.doAsPrivilege(SecurityUtil.java:161)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.doAsPrivilege(SecurityUtil.java:114)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:1099)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.load(StandardWrapper.java:932)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.loadOnStartup(StandardContext.java:3917)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4201)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:759)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.access$0(ContainerBase.java:743)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$PrivilegedAddChild.run(ContainerBase.java:143)
>>         at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:737)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:524)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:809)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWARs(HostConfig.java:698)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:472)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1122)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:310)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1021)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:718)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1013)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:442)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:450)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:709)
>>         at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:551)
>>         at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
>>         at
>> sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
>>         at
>> sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
>>         at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:294)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:432)
>> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:37 PM org.apache.struts.util.PropertyMessageResources
>> <init>
>> INFO: Initializing, config='org.apache.struts.util.LocalStrings',
>> returnNull=true
>> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:37 PM org.apache.struts.util.PropertyMessageResources
>> <init>
>> INFO: Initializing, config='org.apache.struts.action.ActionResources',
>> returnNull=true
>> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:37 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext
>> loadOnStartup
>> SEVERE: Servlet /ops threw load() exception
>> java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError
>>         at
>> org.orbeon.oxf.xml.XercesSAXParserFactoryImpl.<clinit>(XercesSAXParserFactoryImpl.java:39)
>>         at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native
>> Method)
>>         at
>> sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39)
>>         at
>> sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
>>         at
>> java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:494)
>>         at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Class.java:350)
>>         at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:303)
>>         at
>> javax.xml.parsers.FactoryFinder.newInstance(FactoryFinder.java:100)
>>         at
>> javax.xml.parsers.FactoryFinder.findJarServiceProvider(FactoryFinder.java:278)
>>         at javax.xml.parsers.FactoryFinder.find(FactoryFinder.java:185)
>>         at
>> javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory.newInstance(SAXParserFactory.java:107)
>>         at
>> org.apache.commons.digester.Digester.getFactory(Digester.java:512)
>>         at
>> org.apache.commons.digester.Digester.getParser(Digester.java:686)
>>         at
>> org.apache.commons.digester.Digester.getXMLReader(Digester.java:902)
>>         at
>> org.apache.commons.digester.Digester.parse(Digester.java:1567)
>>         at
>> org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.initServlet(ActionServlet.java:1433)
>>         at
>> org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.init(ActionServlet.java:466)
>>         at javax.servlet.GenericServlet.init(GenericServlet.java:211)
>>         at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
>>         at
>> sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
>>         at
>> sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
>>         at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil$1.run(SecurityUtil.java:243)
>>         at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
>>         at javax.security.auth.Subject.doAsPrivileged(Subject.java:517)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.execute(SecurityUtil.java:275)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.doAsPrivilege(SecurityUtil.java:161)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.doAsPrivilege(SecurityUtil.java:114)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:1099)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.load(StandardWrapper.java:932)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.loadOnStartup(StandardContext.java:3917)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4201)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:759)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.access$0(ContainerBase.java:743)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$PrivilegedAddChild.run(ContainerBase.java:143)
>>         at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:737)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:524)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:809)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWARs(HostConfig.java:698)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:472)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1122)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:310)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1021)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:718)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1013)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:442)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:450)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:709)
>>         at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:551)
>>         at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
>>         at
>> sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
>>         at
>> sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
>>         at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:294)
>>         at
>> org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:432)
>> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:37 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log
>> INFO: ContextListener: contextInitialized()
>> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:37 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log
>> INFO: SessionListener: contextInitialized()
>> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:37 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log
>> INFO: ContextListener: contextInitialized()
>> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:37 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log
>> INFO: SessionListener: contextInitialized()
>> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:37 PM org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol start
>> INFO: Starting Coyote HTTP/1.1 on http-8180
>> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:37 PM org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket init
>> INFO: JK: ajp13 listening on /0.0.0.0:8009
>> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:37 PM org.apache.jk.server.JkMain start
>> INFO: Jk running ID=0 time=0/211  config=null
>> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:37 PM org.apache.catalina.storeconfig.StoreLoader load
>> INFO: Find registry server-registry.xml at classpath resource
>> Jan 4, 2007 1:52:38 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina start
>> INFO: Server startup in 3186 ms
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Jeff,
>>>
>>> I don't think the policy file is quite up to date. In fact, it is hell
>>> to setup a correct policy file!
>>>
>>> But for this particular issue, try, in your web.xml, to replace
>>> occurrences of OPSServlet with OPSServletDelegate. That may solve your
>>> problem.
>>>
>>> -Erik
>>>
>>> [hidden email] wrote:
>>>> I have the following configuration:
>>>>
>>>> tomcat 5.5
>>>> Ubuntu Linux (Edgy Eft)
>>>>
>>>> I have followed the instructions on the website, including downloading
>>>> the
>>>> policy file for running in a security manager and setting the
>>>> mentioned
>>>> properties in the system properties file
>>>> ($CATALINA_HOME/conf/catalina.properties), however, I'm still getting
>>>> AccessControlExceptions.
>>>>
>>>> SEVERE: Allocate exception for servlet ops-main-servlet
>>>> java.security.AccessControlException: access denied
>>>> (java.lang.RuntimePermission
>>>>  setContextClassLoader)
>>>>         at
>>>> java.security.AccessControlContext.checkPermission(AccessControlConte
>>>> xt.java:264)
>>>>         at
>>>> java.security.AccessController.checkPermission(AccessController.java:
>>>> 427)
>>>>         at
>>>> java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPermission(SecurityManager.java:532)
>>>>         at java.lang.Thread.setContextClassLoader(Thread.java:1306)
>>>>         at org.orbeon.oxf.servlet.OPSServlet.init(OPSServlet.java:61)
>>>>         at javax.servlet.GenericServlet.init(GenericServlet.java:211)
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It runs just fine if I don't run tomcat with a security manager.
>>>>
>>>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Jeff
>>> --
>>> Orbeon Forms - Web Forms for the Enterprise Done the Right Way
>>> http://www.orbeon.com/
>>>
>>>
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> The security manager issue seems to be the suggestion of the tomcat
> documentation, which is why I'm trying to get it to work. The docs seem to
> recommend running production servers with a security manager. In this
> instance, I'm trying to setup my dev box as much like a production server
> as possible. We (the company for which I'm working) is just now starting
> to use tomcat and orbeon and xforms etc. So none of us really have any
> experience setting this stuff up. I think I would like to get this working
> in the SM. If that can happen, then perhaps the documentation on the
> install can be updated to help others setup their systems. I'm happy to
> help with that.

> Jeff,
>
>  > I would like to specify the width of an input field but this doesn't
> work:
>  >
>  > <xforms:input ref="/myform/zipcode" style="width: 6em;"/>
>  >
>  > nor does
>  >
>  > <xforms:input ref="/myform/zipcode" size="6" />
>  >
>  > in the first case this code is rendered:
>  >
>  > <span id="xforms-element-16" style="width: 5em;" class="xforms-control
>  > xforms-input"><span class="xforms-date-display></span><input
> type="text"
>  > name="xforms-element-16" value="" class="xforms-input-input
>  > xforms-type-string"> ...
>  >
>  > but the field never changes width.
>  >
>  > in the second case, the 'size' is lost completely (ie not rendered
>  > anywhere I could find).
>  >
>  > I tried reading the docs on the orbeon site as well as the xforms doc
> on
>  > the w3 site and looking in a friend's book which mentioned also width
>  > which also didn't work (seems to be dropped just like size is).
>  >
>  > So how do I control the size of the input field?
>
> Try:
>
> o The xxforms:size attribute, e.g. xxforms:size="6"
> o CSS like .xforms-input input { width: 6em }
>
> Note that these don't do the same thing: size sets a maximum number of
> characters the user can type, and width sets a physical width for the
> field.
>
> -Erik
>
> --
> Orbeon Forms - Web Forms for the Enterprise Done the Right Way
> http://www.orbeon.com/
>
>
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>> Jeff,
>>
>>  > I would like to specify the width of an input field but this doesn't
>> work:
>>  >
>>  > <xforms:input ref="/myform/zipcode" style="width: 6em;"/>
>>  >
>>  > nor does
>>  >
>>  > <xforms:input ref="/myform/zipcode" size="6" />
>>  >
>>  > in the first case this code is rendered:
>>  >
>>  > <span id="xforms-element-16" style="width: 5em;" class="xforms-control
>>  > xforms-input"><span class="xforms-date-display></span><input
>> type="text"
>>  > name="xforms-element-16" value="" class="xforms-input-input
>>  > xforms-type-string"> ...
>>  >
>>  > but the field never changes width.
>>  >
>>  > in the second case, the 'size' is lost completely (ie not rendered
>>  > anywhere I could find).
>>  >
>>  > I tried reading the docs on the orbeon site as well as the xforms doc
>> on
>>  > the w3 site and looking in a friend's book which mentioned also width
>>  > which also didn't work (seems to be dropped just like size is).
>>  >
>>  > So how do I control the size of the input field?
>>
>> Try:
>>
>> o The xxforms:size attribute, e.g. xxforms:size="6"
>> o CSS like .xforms-input input { width: 6em }
>>
>> Note that these don't do the same thing: size sets a maximum number of
>> characters the user can type, and width sets a physical width for the
>> field.
>>
>> -Erik
>>
>> --
>> Orbeon Forms - Web Forms for the Enterprise Done the Right Way
>> http://www.orbeon.com/
>>
>>
>>
>
> Erik,
>
> Thanks.
>
> The goal is to cause the width of the form element to change (<input
> type="text"> in this case). However, I'd only want specific inputs to
> change, not all of them. The suggestion for css worked great for all
> fields on the form. I tried adding an id, but wasn't successful. These are
> the iterations:
>
> .xforms-input input#zipcode  { width: 6em; }
> .xforms-input input zipcode  { width: 6em; }
> .xforms-input input #zipcode { width: 6em; }
>
> <xforms:input ref="/myform/zipcode" class="xforms-input input#zipcode"/>
> <xforms:input ref="/myform/zipcode" class="xforms-input input zipcode"/>
> <xforms:input ref="/myform/zipcode" class="xforms-input input #zipcode"/>
>
> all failed to actually change the width of the form field for the single
> zipcode field on the screen.
>
> I'm (clearly) not a css wizard so maybe a pointer or two in the right rtfm
> direction would help (and/or an explanation of where I went wrong). I hate
> to create noise here on what is likely a simple problem - I'm just not
> getting it.
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff
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> Jeff,
>
> That's easy, and don't worry this is actually a good question. Our new
> tutorial, which is now already in the nightly builds, actually tackles
> part of this, but otherwise there was no documentation on this.
>
> So add a class on the xforms:input you want to style, e.g.:
>
> <xforms:input class="my-class" ...>
>
> And then style with CSS like this:
>
> .my-class input { width: 6em }
>
> That should do the trick.
>
> -Erik
>