Error running Tomcat 7.0.34: Can't find catalina.jar

Question

I have a Java web application that I have been working on 6 months ago and when I last worked on it, it would run perfectly. When I ran it again 6 months later I got this error "Can't find catalina.jar". I'm using IntelliJ 13.0 and tomcat 7.0.34. Can anybody help me with this problem?

Answer 1

I had the same problem and solved it like this:

The method is to chose right Tomcat Home and Tomcat base directory in the wizard Run/Debug Configuration -> Server -> Configure...

Answer 2

Catalina.jar should already be present in tomcat/lib directory.

Is your tomcat home set up correctly, and is the jar there.

Answer 3

Also ensure that the user trying to access the lib directory and Catalina.jar etc.. has access to do so (Unix).