Apache Tomcat Startup error : during deploying web application

Question

I'm trying to startup tomcate 5.5 I get this error below.

    Hibernate: 
  delete 
 from
    LOCKS 
where
    SERVER_ID=?
Feb 05, 2016 12:16:40 PM org.apache.catalina.session.StandardManager doLoad
SEVERE: IOException while loading persisted sessions: java.io.EOFException
java.io.EOFException
at java.io.ObjectInputStream$PeekInputStream.readFully(ObjectInputStream.java:2325)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream$BlockDataInputStream.readShort(ObjectInputStream.java:2794)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readStreamHeader(ObjectInputStream.java:801)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.<init>(ObjectInputStream.java:299)
at org.apache.catalina.util.CustomObjectInputStream.<init>(CustomObjectInputStream.java:58)
at org.apache.catalina.session.StandardManager.doLoad(StandardManager.java:362)
at org.apache.catalina.session.StandardManager.load(StandardManager.java:321)
at org.apache.catalina.session.StandardManager.start(StandardManager.java:637)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.setManager(ContainerBase.java:432)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4196)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:760)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:740)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:544)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectory(HostConfig.java:980)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectories(HostConfig.java:943)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:500)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1203)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:319)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:120)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1022)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:736)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1014)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:448)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:700)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:552)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:295)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:433)

Feb 05, 2016 12:16:40 PM org.apache.catalina.session.StandardManager start
SEVERE: Exception loading sessions from persistent storage
java.io.EOFException
at java.io.ObjectInputStream$PeekInputStream.readFully(ObjectInputStream.java:2325)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream$BlockDataInputStream.readShort(ObjectInputStream.java:2794)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readStreamHeader(ObjectInputStream.java:801)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.<init>(ObjectInputStream.java:299)
at org.apache.catalina.util.CustomObjectInputStream.<init>(CustomObjectInputStream.java:58)
at org.apache.catalina.session.StandardManager.doLoad(StandardManager.java:362)
at org.apache.catalina.session.StandardManager.load(StandardManager.java:321)
at org.apache.catalina.session.StandardManager.start(StandardManager.java:637)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.setManager(ContainerBase.java:432)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4196)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:760)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:740)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:544)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectory(HostConfig.java:980)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectories(HostConfig.java:943)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:500)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1203)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:319)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:120)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1022)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:736)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1014)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:448)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:700)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:552)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:295)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:433)

Feb 05, 2016 12:16:40 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]]
Feb 05, 2016 12:16:40 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log
INFO: ContextListener: contextInitialized()
Feb 05, 2016 12:16:40 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log
INFO: SessionListener: contextInitialized()
Feb 05, 2016 12:16:40 PM org.apache.catalina.session.StandardManager doLoad
SEVERE: IOException while loading persisted sessions: java.io.EOFException
java.io.EOFException
at java.io.ObjectInputStream$PeekInputStream.readFully(ObjectInputStream.java:2325)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream$BlockDataInputStream.readShort(ObjectInputStream.java:2794)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readStreamHeader(ObjectInputStream.java:801)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.<init>(ObjectInputStream.java:299)
at org.apache.catalina.util.CustomObjectInputStream.<init>(CustomObjectInputStream.java:58)
at org.apache.catalina.session.StandardManager.doLoad(StandardManager.java:362)
at org.apache.catalina.session.StandardManager.load(StandardManager.java:321)
at org.apache.catalina.session.StandardManager.start(StandardManager.java:637)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.setManager(ContainerBase.java:432)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4196)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:760)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:740)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:544)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectory(HostConfig.java:980)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectories(HostConfig.java:943)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:500)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1203)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:319)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:120)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1022)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:736)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1014)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:448)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:700)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:552)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:295)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:433)

Feb 05, 2016 12:16:40 PM org.apache.catalina.session.StandardManager start
SEVERE: Exception loading sessions from persistent storage
java.io.EOFException
at java.io.ObjectInputStream$PeekInputStream.readFully(ObjectInputStream.java:2325)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream$BlockDataInputStream.readShort(ObjectInputStream.java:2794)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readStreamHeader(ObjectInputStream.java:801)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.<init>(ObjectInputStream.java:299)
at org.apache.catalina.util.CustomObjectInputStream.<init>(CustomObjectInputStream.java:58)
at org.apache.catalina.session.StandardManager.doLoad(StandardManager.java:362)
at org.apache.catalina.session.StandardManager.load(StandardManager.java:321)
at org.apache.catalina.session.StandardManager.start(StandardManager.java:637)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.setManager(ContainerBase.java:432)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4196)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:760)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:740)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:544)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectory(HostConfig.java:980)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectories(HostConfig.java:943)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:500)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1203)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:319)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:120)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1022)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:736)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1014)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:448)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:700)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:552)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:295)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:433)

Feb 05, 2016 12:16:40 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log
INFO: ContextListener: contextInitialized()
Feb 05, 2016 12:16:40 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log
INFO: SessionListener: contextInitialized()
Feb 05, 2016 12:16:41 PM org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol start
INFO: Starting Coyote HTTP/1.1 on http-8080
Feb 05, 2016 12:16:41 PM org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket init
INFO: JK: ajp13 listening on /0.0.0.0:8009
Feb 05, 2016 12:16:41 PM org.apache.jk.server.JkMain start
INFO: Jk running ID=0 time=0/16  config=null
Feb 05, 2016 12:16:41 PM org.apache.catalina.storeconfig.StoreLoader load
INFO: Find registry server-registry.xml at classpath resource
Feb 05, 2016 12:16:41 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina start
INFO: Server startup in 54142 ms

Answer 1

The said error might occur when the server is not properly shutdown.

When we load our application on server the jsp and the resulting compiled classes reside in the work directory of Tomcat. Tomcat preserves the server state when it is shutdown. After an improper shutdown, the next time you run your application, Tomcat tries to look for SESSION.ser ie server session and hence you get the mentioned error.

You can find your tomcat work directory on following path:

[workspace]\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.server.core\tmp0\work

Deleting all the contents of the work folder will resolve your issue.

Answer 2

I have same issue where the application suddenly wouldn't start one morning in Tomcat 9 . I had to delete the contents of the work/Catalina/localhost/ folder in tomcat root.

root@appserver:/tomcat9/app# ls -ltr work/Catalina/localhost/
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 app app  6 Feb  9  2021 ROOT
drwxr-xr-x 2 app app  6 Feb  9  2021 manager
drwxr-xr-x 2 app app  6 Feb  9  2021 host-manager
drwxr-xr-x 2 app app  6 Feb  9  2021 examples
drwxr-xr-x 2 app app  6 Feb  9  2021 docs
drwxr-x--- 2 app app  6 Mar 23 09:27 nsl#editor##2.0.43
drwxr-x--- 2 app app  6 Mar 23 09:28 app
drwxr-x--- 2 app app 40 Mar 23 09:41 probe
root@appserver:/tomcat9/app# rm -rf  work/Catalina/localhost/*
root@appserver:/tomcat9/app# ls -ltr work/Catalina/localhost/