[JCR-2421] Unable to create repository using jackrabbit-webapp because a directory called "jackrabbit" already exists

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0-beta5
• Fix Version/s: 1.6.1, 2.0-beta6
• Component/s: jackrabbit-standalone, jackrabbit-webapp
• Environment: Jetty 6.1.18 / Sun JDK 1.6.0_14-b08 / Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04
• Assignee: Sébastien Launay
• Reporter: Sébastien Launay
• Created: 03/Dec/09 09:07
• Updated: 18/Jan/10 11:08
• Resolved: 10/Dec/09 08:32

Description

I mount the jackrabbit-webapp.war in a Jetty installation

• at startup i have the following exception:
  ERROR RepositoryStartupServlet: Either create thejackrabbit/bootstrap.properties file or
  ERROR RepositoryStartupServlet: use the '/config/index.jsp' for easy configuration.
  ERROR RepositoryStartupServlet: RepositoryStartupServlet initializing failed: javax.servlet.ServletException: Repository startup configuration is not valid.
• then when i access http://localhost:8080/ i am forwarded to the page:
  http://localhost:8080/bootstrap/missing.jsp
• creating the repository by clicking on "Create Content Repository" button fails complaining that the jackrabbit directory already exists

Indeed, i find a jackrabbit directory in my JETTY_HOME (from where is started Jetty).

A workaround is to delete this "jackrabbit" directory and then i can create the repository by clicking on the previous button and therefore access the newly created repository.