I am using Apache Continuum 1.3.4 (Beta) running under Tomcat 5.5.28 on linux. I see the following WARNING in my continuum.log on startup (I don't have a shared.xml - there is no documentation to create this xml file). My continuum instance seems pretty normal, but I just wanted to forward this info on just in case there really is something that I should do about it. 2009-09-23 13:01:39,151 [main] INFO org.codehaus.plexus.redback.role.DefaultRoleManager - loading Continuum 2009-09-23 13:01:39,914 [main] WARN org.apache.commons.configuration.DefaultConfigurationBuilder - Internal error org.apache.commons.configuration.ConfigurationException: Cannot locate configuration source /path/to/tomcat/conf/shared.xml at org.apache.commons.configuration.AbstractFileConfiguration.load(AbstractFileConfiguration.java:215) at org.apache.commons.configuration.AbstractFileConfiguration.load(AbstractFileConfiguration.java:195) at org.apache.commons.configuration.AbstractHierarchicalFileConfiguration.load(AbstractHierarchicalFileConfiguration.java:164) at org.apache.commons.configuration.DefaultConfigurationBuilder$FileConfigurationProvider.getConfiguration(DefaultConfigurationBuilder.java:1191) at org.apache.commons.configuration.DefaultConfigurationBuilder$ConfigurationBeanFactory.createBean(DefaultConfigurationBuilder.java:1093) at org.apache.commons.configuration.beanutils.BeanHelper.createBean(BeanHelper.java:245) at org.apache.commons.configuration.beanutils.BeanHelper.createBean(BeanHelper.java:267) at org.apache.commons.configuration.beanutils.BeanHelper.createBean(BeanHelper.java:281) at org.apache.commons.configuration.DefaultConfigurationBuilder.createConfigurationAt(DefaultConfigurationBuilder.java:632) at org.apache.commons.configuration.DefaultConfigurationBuilder.initCombinedConfiguration(DefaultConfigurationBuilder.java:569) at org.apache.commons.configuration.DefaultConfigurationBuilder.getConfiguration(DefaultConfigurationBuilder.java:501) at org.codehaus.plexus.registry.commons.CommonsConfigurationRegistry.initialize(CommonsConfigurationRegistry.java:374) at org.codehaus.plexus.spring.PlexusLifecycleBeanPostProcessor.postProcessAfterInitialization(PlexusLifecycleBeanPostProcessor.java:217) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyBeanPostProcessorsAfterInitialization(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:361) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.postProcessObjectFromFactoryBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1429) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.FactoryBeanRegistrySupport$1.run(FactoryBeanRegistrySupport.java:139) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.FactoryBeanRegistrySupport.doGetObjectFromFactoryBean(FactoryBeanRegistrySupport.java:116) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.FactoryBeanRegistrySupport.getObjectFromFactoryBean(FactoryBeanRegistrySupport.java:91) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getObjectForBeanInstance(AbstractBeanFactory.java:1288) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:217) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:185) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:164) at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.getBean(AbstractApplicationContext.java:880) at org.codehaus.plexus.spring.PlexusContainerAdapter.lookup(PlexusContainerAdapter.java:422) at org.codehaus.plexus.redback.configuration.UserConfiguration.contextualize(UserConfiguration.java:212) at org.codehaus.plexus.spring.PlexusLifecycleBeanPostProcessor.postProcessAfterInitialization(PlexusLifecycleBeanPostProcessor.java:157) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyBeanPostProcessorsAfterInitialization(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:361) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1344) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:473) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory$1.run(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:409) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:380) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:264) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:222) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:261) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:185) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:168) at org.springframework.context.annotation.CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.autowireResource(CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:435) at org.springframework.context.annotation.CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.getResource(CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:409) at org.springframework.context.annotation.CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessor$ResourceElement.getResourceToInject(CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:537) at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.InjectionMetadata$InjectedElement.inject(InjectionMetadata.java:180) at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.InjectionMetadata.injectFields(InjectionMetadata.java:105) at org.springframework.context.annotation.CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.postProcessAfterInstantiation(CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:289) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.populateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:959) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:472) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory$1.run(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:409) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:380) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:264) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:222) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:261) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:185) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:168) at org.springframework.context.annotation.CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.autowireResource(CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:435) at org.springframework.context.annotation.CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.getResource(CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:409) at org.springframework.context.annotation.CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessor$ResourceElement.getResourceToInject(CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:537) at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.InjectionMetadata$InjectedElement.inject(InjectionMetadata.java:180) at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.InjectionMetadata.injectFields(InjectionMetadata.java:105) at org.springframework.context.annotation.CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.postProcessAfterInstantiation(CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:289) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.populateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:959) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:472) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory$1.run(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:409) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:380) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:264) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:222) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:261) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:185) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:164) at org.codehaus.plexus.spring.PlexusToSpringUtils.lookupMap(PlexusToSpringUtils.java:148) at org.codehaus.plexus.spring.PlexusToSpringUtils.lookupList(PlexusToSpringUtils.java:160) at org.codehaus.plexus.spring.PlexusComponentFactoryBean.resolveRequirement(PlexusComponentFactoryBean.java:242) at org.codehaus.plexus.spring.PlexusComponentFactoryBean.createInstance(PlexusComponentFactoryBean.java:163) at org.codehaus.plexus.spring.PlexusComponentFactoryBean.getObject(PlexusComponentFactoryBean.java:108) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.FactoryBeanRegistrySupport$1.run(FactoryBeanRegistrySupport.java:121) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.FactoryBeanRegistrySupport.doGetObjectFromFactoryBean(FactoryBeanRegistrySupport.java:116) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.FactoryBeanRegistrySupport.getObjectFromFactoryBean(FactoryBeanRegistrySupport.java:91) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getObjectForBeanInstance(AbstractBeanFactory.java:1288) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:217) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:185) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:164) at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.getBean(AbstractApplicationContext.java:880) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.spring.SpringObjectFactory.buildBean(SpringObjectFactory.java:126) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.ObjectFactory.buildBean(ObjectFactory.java:143) at org.codehaus.plexus.spring.Struts2PlexusInSpringObjectFactory.buildBean(Struts2PlexusInSpringObjectFactory.java:65) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.ObjectFactory.buildInterceptor(ObjectFactory.java:184) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.providers.InterceptorBuilder.constructInterceptorReference(InterceptorBuilder.java:57) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.providers.XmlConfigurationProvider.lookupInterceptorReference(XmlConfigurationProvider.java:905) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.providers.XmlConfigurationProvider.loadInterceptorStack(XmlConfigurationProvider.java:743) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.providers.XmlConfigurationProvider.loadInterceptorStacks(XmlConfigurationProvider.java:756) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.providers.XmlConfigurationProvider.loadInterceptors(XmlConfigurationProvider.java:777) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.providers.XmlConfigurationProvider.addPackage(XmlConfigurationProvider.java:410) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.providers.XmlConfigurationProvider.loadPackages(XmlConfigurationProvider.java:239) at org.apache.struts2.config.StrutsXmlConfigurationProvider.loadPackages(StrutsXmlConfigurationProvider.java:111) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.impl.DefaultConfiguration.reload(DefaultConfiguration.java:152) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.ConfigurationManager.getConfiguration(ConfigurationManager.java:52) at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Dispatcher.init_PreloadConfiguration(Dispatcher.java:395) at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Dispatcher.init(Dispatcher.java:452) at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.FilterDispatcher.init(FilterDispatcher.java:205) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterConfig.getFilter(ApplicationFilterConfig.java:221) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterConfig.setFilterDef(ApplicationFilterConfig.java:302) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterConfig.(ApplicationFilterConfig.java:78) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.filterStart(StandardContext.java:3666) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4258) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:760) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:740) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:544) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectory(HostConfig.java:927) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectories(HostConfig.java:890) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:492) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1150) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:311) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:120) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1022) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:736) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1014) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:448) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:700) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:552) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:295) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:433) 2009-09-23 13:01:40,448 [main] INFO org.apache.maven.continuum.web.checks.security.RoleProfileEnvironmentCheck - Checking roles list. 2009-09-23 13:01:40,504 [main] INFO org.codehaus.redback.integration.checks.security.RequiredRolesEnvironmentCheck - Checking the existence of required roles. 2009-09-23 13:01:40,563 [main] INFO org.codehaus.plexus.redback.struts2.interceptor.SecureActionInterceptor - org.codehaus.plexus.redback.struts2.interceptor.SecureActionInterceptor initialized! Regards, Neon