Hi there,
Ive been programming in Java for about a year, but am new to the wierd and wonderful world of J2EE.
I have a few problems with the set up of j2ee on my PC (Win XP Pro) at home.
First off- I can start up the j2ee server in DOS using the command:

"j2ee -verbose"

Or at least I think so- I get several dozen lines of output, including a whole load of exceptions, the last output line is:

"stopping service j2ee(tm) web server"

After which if I try "j2ee -stop" I get 2 lines of output:

"shutting down the j2ee server
unable to shutdown the j2ee server"

Which I suppose could be because the server never started in the first place. I have no process running (in Task Manager)that resembles a j2ee server. Any ideas?

I also have a big problem with Tomcat - I can start the Tomcat server using the command "Startup", but it refuses to shutdown using the command "Shutdown". When I check inside Task Manager the darned thing is still running and I have to kill the process from inside Task Manager, which is less than ideal. The error message I get is:

"Cataline.stop: java.net.connectException: Connection refused: Connect
 java.net.connectException Connection refused: connect
  at Java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(NativeMethod)
  at etc etc etc...
"

Im also having a problem getting Cloudscape to run (the version that comes with j2ee), but I think I'll save that for another time.

Thank you in advance for any help or advice.
Jon

When you start Sun J2EE RI, it is trying to listen to a few TCP ports (e.g. 1050 for JNDI, 8000 for WS, 7000 for secure WS). Would there be a possibility that some of those ports are being used by some other apps? If you can get the whole printout, that would help me to analyst.

It looks like your problem with Tomcat is also port related ......

I suggest you to download some software such as "Active Ports" (you've to have admin right) to monitor your port(s) and what process(es) are using them.

OK. Here goes-

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Jonathan Poulton>j2ee -verbose
J2EE server listen port: 1050
Naming service started: 1050
Binding DataSource, name = jdbc/EstoreDB, url = jdbc:cloudscape:rmi:CloudscapeDB
;create=true
Binding DataSource, name = jdbc/Cloudscape, url = jdbc:cloudscape:rmi:Cloudscape
DB;create=true
Binding DataSource, name = jdbc/InventoryDB, url = jdbc:cloudscape:rmi:Cloudscap
eDB;create=true
Binding DataSource, name = jdbc/DB1, url = jdbc:cloudscape:rmi:CloudscapeDB;crea
te=true
Binding DataSource, name = jdbc/DB2, url = jdbc:cloudscape:rmi:CloudscapeDB;crea
te=true
Binding DataSource, name = jdbc/XACloudscape, url = jdbc/XACloudscape__xa
Binding DataSource, name = jdbc/XACloudscape__xa, dataSource = COM.cloudscape.co
re.RemoteXaDataSource@9bad5a
Binding DataSource, name = jdbc/_ejb_container, url = jdbc/_ejb_container__xa
Binding DataSource, name = jdbc/_ejb_container__xa, dataSource = COM.cloudscape.
core.XaDataSource@77eb97
Starting JMS service...
java.util.logging.ErrorManager: 5
java.lang.NullPointerException
        at java.util.PropertyResourceBundle.handleGetObject(PropertyResourceBund
le.java:103)
        at java.util.ResourceBundle.getObject(ResourceBundle.java:308)
        at java.util.ResourceBundle.getString(ResourceBundle.java:274)
        at java.util.logging.Formatter.formatMessage(Formatter.java:108)
        at com.sun.logging.ConsoleLoggingFormatter.format(ConsoleLoggingFormatte
r.java:31)
        at java.util.logging.StreamHandler.publish(StreamHandler.java:178)
        at java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.publish(ConsoleHandler.java:87)
        at java.util.logging.Logger.log(Logger.java:424)
        at java.util.logging.Logger.doLog(Logger.java:446)
        at java.util.logging.Logger.log(Logger.java:469)
        at java.util.logging.Logger.warning(Logger.java:968)
        at com.sun.jms.service.CloudscapeDAO.initializeDatabaseTables(Cloudscape
DAO.java:310)
        at com.sun.jms.service.DBManager.<init>(DBManager.java:74)
        at com.sun.jms.service.CloudscapeDAO.<init>(CloudscapeDAO.java:71)
        at com.sun.jms.service.CloudscapeDAO.<clinit>(CloudscapeDAO.java:63)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.
java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
        at com.sun.jms.service.DBManager.getInstance(DBManager.java:105)
        at com.sun.jms.service.TxnContextManager.initializeRecovery(TxnContextMa
nager.java:303)
        at com.sun.jms.service.JMSServiceImpl.<init>(JMSServiceImpl.java:133)
        at com.sun.jms.service.JMSServiceImpl.getInstance(JMSServiceImpl.java:36
6)
        at com.sun.jms.service.JMSManagerImpl.startJMSService(JMSManagerImpl.jav
a:88)
        at com.sun.enterprise.jms.JmsUtil.startJmsService(JmsUtil.java:176)
        at com.sun.enterprise.server.J2EEServer.run(J2EEServer.java:239)
        at com.sun.enterprise.server.J2EEServer.main(J2EEServer.java:720)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.
java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
        at org.apache.commons.launcher.ChildMain.run(ChildMain.java:280)
java.util.logging.ErrorManager: 5
java.lang.NullPointerException
        at java.util.PropertyResourceBundle.handleGetObject(PropertyResourceBund
le.java:103)
        at java.util.ResourceBundle.getObject(ResourceBundle.java:308)
        at java.util.ResourceBundle.getString(ResourceBundle.java:274)
        at java.util.logging.Formatter.formatMessage(Formatter.java:108)
        at com.sun.logging.LoggingFormatter.format(LoggingFormatter.java:45)
        at java.util.logging.StreamHandler.publish(StreamHandler.java:178)
        at com.sun.logging.ServerLogHandler.publish(ServerLogHandler.java:54)
        at java.util.logging.Logger.log(Logger.java:424)
        at java.util.logging.Logger.doLog(Logger.java:446)
        at java.util.logging.Logger.log(Logger.java:469)
        at java.util.logging.Logger.warning(Logger.java:968)
        at com.sun.jms.service.CloudscapeDAO.initializeDatabaseTables(Cloudscape
DAO.java:310)
        at com.sun.jms.service.DBManager.<init>(DBManager.java:74)
        at com.sun.jms.service.CloudscapeDAO.<init>(CloudscapeDAO.java:71)
        at com.sun.jms.service.CloudscapeDAO.<clinit>(CloudscapeDAO.java:63)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.
java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
        at com.sun.jms.service.DBManager.getInstance(DBManager.java:105)
        at com.sun.jms.service.TxnContextManager.initializeRecovery(TxnContextMa
nager.java:303)
        at com.sun.jms.service.JMSServiceImpl.<init>(JMSServiceImpl.java:133)
        at com.sun.jms.service.JMSServiceImpl.getInstance(JMSServiceImpl.java:36
6)
        at com.sun.jms.service.JMSManagerImpl.startJMSService(JMSManagerImpl.jav
a:88)
        at com.sun.enterprise.jms.JmsUtil.startJmsService(JmsUtil.java:176)
        at com.sun.enterprise.server.J2EEServer.run(J2EEServer.java:239)
        at com.sun.enterprise.server.J2EEServer.main(J2EEServer.java:720)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.
java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
        at org.apache.commons.launcher.ChildMain.run(ChildMain.java:280)
Recover failed, could not get XA resource: SQL Exception: Database 'C:\j2sdkee1.
4\repository\dbJMSDB' not found.
Could not recover initialize transaction recovery: Recover failed, could not get
 XA resource: Database 'C:\j2sdkee1.4\repository\dbJMSDB' not found.
Recover failed, could not get XA resource: Database 'C:\j2sdkee1.4\repository\db
JMSDB' not found.
Error recoving destinations from db
Error recoving destinations from db
Initialization complete - waiting for client requests
Starting JMS via Resource Adapter
Deploying jmsra.rar in C:\j2sdkee1.4\lib\system_apps\jmsra.rar
ResourceAdapter jmsra.rar started...
Initializing Coyote HTTP/1.1 on port 8000
Initializing Coyote HTTP/1.1 on port 7000
Starting service J2EE(TM) Web Server
Apache Tomcat/5.0
Missing application web.xml, using defaults only StandardEngine[Standard-Engine]
.StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[]
Added certificates -> request attribute Valve
Starting Coyote HTTP/1.1 on port 8000
Starting Coyote HTTP/1.1 on port 7000
JACC:Policy Repository set to C:\j2sdkee1.4\repository\policy
Added certificates -> request attribute Valve
Configured an authenticator for method FORM
J2EE Web Admin Tool started
JAXR:Installing JAXR RA
Deploying jaxr-ra.rar in C:\j2sdkee1.4\lib\system_apps\jaxr-ra.rar
Binding Connection Factory, name = TopicConnectionFactory
Binding Connection Factory, name = eis/JAXR
Binding Connection Factory, name = jms/TopicConnectionFactory
Binding Connection Factory, name = jms/QueueConnectionFactory
Binding Connection Factory, name = QueueConnectionFactory
Failed to create database 'C:\j2sdkee1.4\repository\dbJMSDB', see the next excep
tion for details.
Error loading durable subscription for destination null from database because Fa
iled to create database 'C:\j2sdkee1.4\repository\dbJMSDB', see the next excepti
on for details.
Failed to create database 'C:\j2sdkee1.4\repository\dbJMSDB', see the next excep
tion for details.
Binding Administered Object, name = jms/Topic
Failed to create database 'C:\j2sdkee1.4\repository\dbJMSDB', see the next excep
tion for details.
Failed to create database 'C:\j2sdkee1.4\repository\dbJMSDB', see the next excep
tion for details.
Error loading logged messages
Binding Administered Object, name = jms/Queue

J2EE server startup error
javax.ejb.EJBException: nested exception is: java.sql.SQLException
java.sql.SQLException
        at com.sun.enterprise.resource.SystemJdbcDataSource.internalGetConnectio
n(SystemJdbcDataSource.java:81)
        at com.sun.enterprise.resource.SystemJdbcDataSource.getConnection(System
JdbcDataSource.java:44)
        at com.sun.ejb.persistence.PersistenceManagerImpl.getConnection(Persiste
nceManagerImpl.java:620)
        at com.sun.ejb.persistence.PersistenceManagerImpl.getConnection(Persiste
nceManagerImpl.java:605)
        at com.sun.ejb.persistence.PMDeployerImpl.createTable(PMDeployerImpl.jav
a:200)
        at com.sun.ejb.persistence.PMDeployerImpl.ejbJarDeployed(PMDeployerImpl.
java:73)
        at com.sun.enterprise.tools.deployment.backend.JarManagerImpl.loadApp(Ja
rManagerImpl.java:169)
        at com.sun.enterprise.tools.deployment.backend.JarManagerImpl.loadApp(Ja
rManagerImpl.java:83)
        at com.sun.ejb.containers.ContainerFactoryImpl.initEJBTimerService(Conta
inerFactoryImpl.java:93)
        at com.sun.enterprise.server.J2EEServer.run(J2EEServer.java:289)
        at com.sun.enterprise.server.J2EEServer.main(J2EEServer.java:720)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.
java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
        at org.apache.commons.launcher.ChildMain.run(ChildMain.java:280)
Caused by: com.sun.enterprise.resource.PoolingException
        at com.sun.enterprise.resource.SystemJdbc20XaAllocator.createResource(Sy
stemJdbc20XaAllocator.java:50)
        at com.sun.enterprise.resource.PoolManagerImpl.getResourceFromPool(PoolM
anagerImpl.java:167)
        at com.sun.enterprise.resource.SystemJdbcDataSource.internalGetConnectio
n(SystemJdbcDataSource.java:66)
        ... 15 more
Caused by: SQL Exception: Failed to create database 'C:\j2sdkee1.4\repository\db
JMSDB', see the next exception for details.
        at c8e.p.i._h1(Unknown Source)
        at c8e.p.i._h1(Unknown Source)
        at c8e.p.i.generateCsSQLException(Unknown Source)
        at c8e.p.n._m16(Unknown Source)
        at c8e.p.n.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at c8e.ct.e.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at c8e.ct.c.getNewLocalConnection(Unknown Source)
        at c8e.p.r.connect(Unknown Source)
        at COM.cloudscape.core.AbstractDataSource.getConnectionViaDriver(Unknown
 Source)
        at COM.cloudscape.core.AbstractDataSource.getDatabaseConnection(Unknown
Source)
        at COM.cloudscape.core.XaDataSource.setupResourceAdapter(Unknown Source)

        at COM.cloudscape.core.XaDataSource.getXAConnection(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.enterprise.resource.SystemJdbc20XaAllocator.createResource(Sy
stemJdbc20XaAllocator.java:42)
        ... 17 more
javax.ejb.EJBException: nested exception is: java.sql.SQLException
        at com.sun.ejb.persistence.PersistenceManagerImpl.getConnection(Persiste
nceManagerImpl.java:624)
        at com.sun.ejb.persistence.PersistenceManagerImpl.getConnection(Persiste
nceManagerImpl.java:605)
        at com.sun.ejb.persistence.PMDeployerImpl.createTable(PMDeployerImpl.jav
a:200)
        at com.sun.ejb.persistence.PMDeployerImpl.ejbJarDeployed(PMDeployerImpl.
java:73)
        at com.sun.enterprise.tools.deployment.backend.JarManagerImpl.loadApp(Ja
rManagerImpl.java:169)
        at com.sun.enterprise.tools.deployment.backend.JarManagerImpl.loadApp(Ja
rManagerImpl.java:83)
        at com.sun.ejb.containers.ContainerFactoryImpl.initEJBTimerService(Conta
inerFactoryImpl.java:93)
        at com.sun.enterprise.server.J2EEServer.run(J2EEServer.java:289)
        at com.sun.enterprise.server.J2EEServer.main(J2EEServer.java:720)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.
java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
        at org.apache.commons.launcher.ChildMain.run(ChildMain.java:280)
J2EE server fatal error
java.lang.RuntimeException: nested exception is: java.sql.SQLException
        at com.sun.enterprise.server.J2EEServer.run(J2EEServer.java:334)
        at com.sun.enterprise.server.J2EEServer.main(J2EEServer.java:720)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.
java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
        at org.apache.commons.launcher.ChildMain.run(ChildMain.java:280)
Caused by: javax.ejb.EJBException: nested exception is: java.sql.SQLException
        at com.sun.ejb.persistence.PersistenceManagerImpl.getConnection(Persiste
nceManagerImpl.java:624)
        at com.sun.ejb.persistence.PersistenceManagerImpl.getConnection(Persiste
nceManagerImpl.java:605)
        at com.sun.ejb.persistence.PMDeployerImpl.createTable(PMDeployerImpl.jav
a:200)
        at com.sun.ejb.persistence.PMDeployerImpl.ejbJarDeployed(PMDeployerImpl.
java:73)
        at com.sun.enterprise.tools.deployment.backend.JarManagerImpl.loadApp(Ja
rManagerImpl.java:169)
        at com.sun.enterprise.tools.deployment.backend.JarManagerImpl.loadApp(Ja
rManagerImpl.java:83)
        at com.sun.ejb.containers.ContainerFactoryImpl.initEJBTimerService(Conta
inerFactoryImpl.java:93)
        at com.sun.enterprise.server.J2EEServer.run(J2EEServer.java:289)
        ... 6 more
Stopping service J2EE(TM) Web Server
C:\Documents and Settings\Jonathan Poulton>

I'll try and get hold of that tool you suggested.
Jon