title: Tomcat in Intellij IDEA error
body: <p>I am asked to move the default configuration of my team project from Eclipse to Intellij. I have never do server configuration for tomcat so i am confused to convert the eclipse configuration to Intellij IDEA. I have successfully get page that tomcat server installed for default tomcat, but when i use the team project tomcat configuration i get this error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>19-Jul-2017 09:45:38.903 SEVERE [Catalina-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal A child container failed during start
       java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[]]
          at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.report(FutureTask.java:122)
          at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.get(FutureTask.java:192)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:915)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.startInternal(StandardHost.java:871)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:145)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1407)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1397)
          at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
          at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)
          at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)
          at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)
      Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[]]
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:162)
          ... 6 more
      Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [org.apache.catalina.webresources.StandardRoot@50d3c660]
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:162)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.resourcesStart(StandardContext.java:4969)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5099)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:145)
          ... 6 more
      Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The main resource set specified [C:\PR\tools\apache-tomcat-8.0.37 - Admin Bo\webapps\pr-admin] is not valid
          at org.apache.catalina.webresources.StandardRoot.createMainResourceSet(StandardRoot.java:727)
          at org.apache.catalina.webresources.StandardRoot.startInternal(StandardRoot.java:688)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:145)
          ... 9 more
  
      19-Jul-2017 09:45:38.904 SEVERE [main] org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal A child container failed during start
       java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost]]
          at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.report(FutureTask.java:122)
          at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.get(FutureTask.java:192)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:915)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.startInternal(StandardEngine.java:262)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:145)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.startInternal(StandardService.java:441)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:145)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.startInternal(StandardServer.java:787)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:145)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:629)
          at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
          at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
          at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
          at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:351)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:485)
      Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost]]
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:162)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1407)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1397)
          at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
          at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)
          at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)
          at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)
      Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: A child container failed during start
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:923)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.startInternal(StandardHost.java:871)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:145)
          ... 6 more
  
      19-Jul-2017 09:45:38.905 SEVERE [main] org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start The required Server component failed to start so Tomcat is unable to start.
       org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardServer[8001]]
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:162)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:629)
          at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
          at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
          at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
          at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:351)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:485)
      Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardService[Catalina]]
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:162)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.startInternal(StandardServer.java:787)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:145)
          ... 7 more
      Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina]]
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:162)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.startInternal(StandardService.java:441)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:145)
          ... 9 more
      Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: A child container failed during start
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:923)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.startInternal(StandardEngine.java:262)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:145)
          ... 11 more
  
      19-Jul-2017 09:45:38.909 INFO [main] org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol.pause Pausing ProtocolHandler ["http-nio-8000"]
      19-Jul-2017 09:45:38.909 INFO [main] org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.stopInternal Stopping service Catalina
      19-Jul-2017 09:45:38.911 INFO [main] org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol.destroy Destroying ProtocolHandler ["http-nio-8000"]
      19-Jul-2017 09:45:38.911 SEVERE [main] org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol.destroy Failed to destroy end point associated with ProtocolHandler ["http-nio-8000"]
       java.lang.NullPointerException
          at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint.releaseCaches(NioEndpoint.java:316)
          at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint.unbind(NioEndpoint.java:492)
          at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.AbstractEndpoint.destroy(AbstractEndpoint.java:821)
          at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol.destroy(AbstractProtocol.java:551)
          at org.apache.catalina.connector.Connector.destroyInternal(Connector.java:1023)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.destroy(LifecycleBase.java:292)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.destroyInternal(StandardService.java:589)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.destroy(LifecycleBase.java:292)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.destroyInternal(StandardServer.java:877)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.destroy(LifecycleBase.java:292)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:633)
          at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
          at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
          at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
          at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:351)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:485)
  
      19-Jul-2017 09:45:38.913 SEVERE [main] org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.resourcesStop Error stopping static Resources
       org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to stop component [org.apache.catalina.webresources.StandardRoot@50d3c660]
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.stop(LifecycleBase.java:233)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.resourcesStop(StandardContext.java:4995)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.stopInternal(StandardContext.java:5576)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.stop(LifecycleBase.java:221)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.destroy(LifecycleBase.java:259)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.removeChild(ContainerBase.java:832)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.destroyInternal(ContainerBase.java:1012)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.destroy(LifecycleBase.java:292)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.removeChild(ContainerBase.java:832)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.destroyInternal(ContainerBase.java:1012)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.destroy(LifecycleBase.java:292)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.destroyInternal(StandardService.java:604)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.destroy(LifecycleBase.java:292)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.destroyInternal(StandardServer.java:877)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.destroy(LifecycleBase.java:292)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:633)
          at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
          at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
          at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
          at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:351)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:485)
      Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: An invalid Lifecycle transition was attempted ([before_stop]) for component [org.apache.catalina.webresources.FileResourceSet@76b0bfab] in state [INITIALIZED]
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.invalidTransition(LifecycleBase.java:395)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.stop(LifecycleBase.java:208)
          at org.apache.catalina.webresources.StandardRoot.stopInternal(StandardRoot.java:740)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.stop(LifecycleBase.java:221)
          ... 21 more
  
      19-Jul-2017 09:45:38.918 WARNING [main] org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.destroy Calling stop() on failed component [org.apache.catalina.webresources.StandardRoot@50d3c660] to trigger clean-up did not complete.
       org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to stop component [org.apache.catalina.webresources.StandardRoot@50d3c660]
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.stop(LifecycleBase.java:233)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.destroy(LifecycleBase.java:259)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.destroyInternal(StandardContext.java:5655)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.destroy(LifecycleBase.java:292)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.removeChild(ContainerBase.java:832)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.destroyInternal(ContainerBase.java:1012)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.destroy(LifecycleBase.java:292)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.removeChild(ContainerBase.java:832)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.destroyInternal(ContainerBase.java:1012)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.destroy(LifecycleBase.java:292)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.destroyInternal(StandardService.java:604)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.destroy(LifecycleBase.java:292)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.destroyInternal(StandardServer.java:877)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.destroy(LifecycleBase.java:292)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:633)
          at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
          at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
          at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
          at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:351)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:485)
      Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: An invalid Lifecycle transition was attempted ([before_stop]) for component [org.apache.catalina.webresources.FileResourceSet@76b0bfab] in state [INITIALIZED]
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.invalidTransition(LifecycleBase.java:395)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.stop(LifecycleBase.java:208)
          at org.apache.catalina.webresources.StandardRoot.stopInternal(StandardRoot.java:740)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.stop(LifecycleBase.java:221)
          ... 20 more
  
      Disconnected from server
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>How to resolve this error? I have googling it for similar problem, it is say have dependencies problem. But i don't know how to check the what jar that have dependencies problem in here. Thank you </p>
  
  <p>Addition:
  Here the successful log message from running the server from eclipse IDE:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Jul 19, 2017 9:37:12 AM org.apache.tomcat.util.digester.SetPropertiesRule begin
  WARNING: [SetPropertiesRule]{Server/Service/Engine/Host/Context} Setting property 'source' to 'org.eclipse.jst.jee.server:pr-admin' did not find a matching property.
  Jul 19, 2017 9:37:12 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log
  INFO: Server version:        Apache Tomcat/8.0.37
  Jul 19, 2017 9:37:12 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log
  INFO: Server built:          Sep 1 2016 10:01:52 UTC
  Jul 19, 2017 9:37:12 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log
  INFO: Server number:         8.0.37.0
  Jul 19, 2017 9:37:12 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log
  INFO: OS Name:               Windows 10
  Jul 19, 2017 9:37:12 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log
  INFO: OS Version:            10.0
  Jul 19, 2017 9:37:12 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log
  INFO: Architecture:          amd64
  Jul 19, 2017 9:37:12 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log
  INFO: Java Home:             C:\PR\tools\jdk1.8.0\jre
  Jul 19, 2017 9:37:12 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log
  INFO: JVM Version:           1.8.0_101-b13
  Jul 19, 2017 9:37:12 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log
  INFO: JVM Vendor:            Oracle Corporation
  Jul 19, 2017 9:37:12 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log
  INFO: CATALINA_BASE:         C:\PR\workspace\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.server.core\tmp0
  Jul 19, 2017 9:37:12 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log
  INFO: CATALINA_HOME:         C:\PR\tools\apache-tomcat-8.0.37
  Jul 19, 2017 9:37:12 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log
  INFO: Command line argument: -Dcatalina.base=C:\PR\workspace\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.server.core\tmp0
  Jul 19, 2017 9:37:12 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log
  INFO: Command line argument: -Dcatalina.home=C:\PR\tools\apache-tomcat-8.0.37
  Jul 19, 2017 9:37:12 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log
  INFO: Command line argument: -Dwtp.deploy=C:\PR\workspace
  Jul 19, 2017 9:37:12 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log
  INFO: Command line argument: -Djava.endorsed.dirs=C:\PR\tools\apache-tomcat-8.0.37\endorsed
  Jul 19, 2017 9:37:12 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log
  INFO: Command line argument: -Duser.timezone=Asia/Jakarta
  Jul 19, 2017 9:37:12 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log
  INFO: Command line argument: -Dfile.encoding=utf-8
  Jul 19, 2017 9:37:12 AM org.apache.catalina.core.AprLifecycleListener lifecycleEvent
  INFO: The APR based Apache Tomcat Native library which allows optimal performance in production environments was not found on the java.library.path: C:\PR\tools\jdk1.8.0\bin;C:\windows\Sun\Java\bin;C:\windows\system32;C:\windows;C:/Program Files/Java/jre1.8.0_121/bin/server;C:/Program Files/Java/jre1.8.0_121/bin;C:/Program Files/Java/jre1.8.0_121/lib/amd64;C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\iCLS Client\;C:\Program Files\Intel\iCLS Client\;C:\windows\system32;C:\windows;C:\windows\System32\Wbem;C:\windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;c:\Program Files\Intel\WiFi\bin\;c:\Program Files\Common Files\Intel\WirelessCommon\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\IPT;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\IPT;C:\Program Files\TortoiseSVN\bin;C:\Program Files\PuTTY\;C:\PR\tools\apache-maven-3.3.9\bin;C:\Program Files\nodejs\;C:\Users\Sky\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\tools\bin\node_modules\appium;C:\Android\sdk\platform-tools\;C:\Android\sdk\tools\;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_121\bin;C:\Gradle\gradle-4.0.1\bin;C:\Ruby24-x64\bin;C:\Users\Sky\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft VS Code\bin;C:\Users\Sky\AppData\Roaming\npm;C:\PR\eclipse-jee-neon-1-win32-x86_64;;.
  Jul 19, 2017 9:37:12 AM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol init
  INFO: Initializing ProtocolHandler ["http-nio-8000"]
  Jul 19, 2017 9:37:13 AM org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioSelectorPool getSharedSelector
  INFO: Using a shared selector for servlet write/read
  Jul 19, 2017 9:37:13 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina load
  INFO: Initialization processed in 1301 ms
  Jul 19, 2017 9:37:13 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService startInternal
  INFO: Starting service Catalina
  Jul 19, 2017 9:37:13 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine startInternal
  INFO: Starting Servlet Engine: Apache Tomcat/8.0.37
  Jul 19, 2017 9:37:21 AM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log
  INFO: No Spring WebApplicationInitializer types detected on classpath
  Jul 19, 2017 9:37:21 AM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log
  INFO: Initializing Spring root WebApplicationContext
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Updated:
  Now i can run the server but i have this error in event log:
      Application Server was not connected before run configuration stop, reason:
                  java.io.IOException: Failed to retrieve RMIServer stub: javax.naming.CommunicationException [Root exception is java.rmi.ConnectIOException: error during JRMP connection establishment; nested exception is: 
                  java.io.EOFException]</p>
  
  <p>Also i get the warning 19-Jul-2017 13:04:49.941 WARNING [main] org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.await StandardServer.await: Invalid command '' received
  19-Jul-2017 13:04:49.941 WARNING [main] org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.await StandardServer.await: Invalid command 'JRMI' received</p>