Re: [jboss-as7-dev] Missing 404 for non-existent web app context?
On 04/18/2011 12:58 PM, Remy Maucherat wrote:
On Mon, 2011-04-18 at 12:38 +0200, Max Rydahl Andersen wrote:
> I personally don't care if the user deployments contain root.war or not -
> what I do care is that users can very easily get started and verify they are on the
right track.
>
> Getting a page verifying the server is working/running would be a great help here.
>
> Not only for usability/gettingstarted concerns but also to have some
"identfiication"/branding of AS 7 so
> you and everyone else know what they are seeing/using.
>
> btw. the error reporting/behavior is different when you visit the management, the web
root or a deployed context -
> would be nice to at least have them be somewhat consistent.
So we need to add a welcome.war in deployments then (no need to name it
ROOT.war IMO).
Yes. We have a good line between what is considered user space and
AS
space and this goes over it.
I think a welcome.war should be considered a (complementary) user
deployment. Maybe we should stuff it full of our profile pictures/mosaic
("Greetings from JBoss!"). :-)
Carlo
>> Why on the web container port rather on
>> the management one ?
> Because noone knows where the management one is at.
>
> First link on the default page should be the management - just like it was in
previous versions (and no, that isn't just a habit, its what makes sense :)
Port 8080 does not mean anything, it's just the Tomcat default.