[SOLR-2022] request handler paths ending in "/" don't work with Tomcat 7

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 1.1.0, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.5, 3.1, 3.2, 4.0-ALPHA
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Chris M. Hostetter
• Created: 02/Aug/10 21:53
• Updated: 18/Jan/12 02:15
• Resolved: 18/Jan/12 02:15

Description

As originally reported in this thread...

http://search.lucidimagination.com/search/document/9c09498631b7afbb/problems_running_on_tomcat

Tomcat 7 has made changes in how URLs are resolved that result in the requests with paths that end in a "/" character being given to the SolrDispatchFilter with "index.jsp" appended to them. This results in SolrDispatchFilter being unable to correctly identify some situations when a request should be processed by a request handler based on the name registered (ie: "/update/csv/" is seen as "update/csv/index.jsp" so as a result the handler registered to "/update/csv/ is not consulted). The problem manifests as a generic 404 (because the request is propagated to the underlying JspServlet which can not find these paths and jsps in the war)

This is most notable in a basic solr install when clicking some URLs that are linked to from the main admin page (see comments below) but this problem can also affect any situation where a client is attempting to access a request handler (or "/select/") using a path ending in "/". The workaround is to remove hte trailing "/" character

Issue Links

• is duplicated by: SOLR-2262 404 on