Windows Installation: System error

Hi,

I installed Anthill v1.8.3 on a Tomcat 5.5 on Win2k3 Server system. When opening the Anthill page the request for entering the Anthill home directory comes up. After entering the correct path I receive a page containing nothing more than "System error" and a back-link.

I have been able to reproduce the problem even on a Tomcat 4.1 . The property file exists and does correctly contain the path: w\:\\anthill .

Anybody had the same problem and solved it?

Kind Regards
Felix



BTW: The stdout logs show the following:


Anthill: looking for file: C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Administrator\.anthill.anthill.properties
Anthill root dir: w:\anthill
java.lang.NullPointerException
	at com.urbancode.anthill.AnthillConfig.<init>(AnthillConfig.java:73)
	at com.urbancode.anthill.Anthill.initialize(Anthill.java:466)
	at com.urbancode.anthill.Anthill.<init>(Anthill.java:150)
	at com.urbancode.anthill.Anthill.getAnthill(Anthill.java:111)
	at com.urbancode.anthill.web.admin.AnthillBaseServlet.processRequest0(AnthillBaseServlet.java:93)
	at com.urbancode.anthill.web.admin.AnthillBaseServlet.doGet(AnthillBaseServlet.java:114)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:689)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126)
	at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107)
	at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
	at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11AprProcessor.process(Http11AprProcessor.java:831)
	at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11AprProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11AprProtocol.java:639)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.AprEndpoint$Worker.run(AprEndpoint.java:1196)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
16:46:48:875 [http-80-1] ERROR org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[Catalina].[localhost].[/anthill].[jsp]  - Servlet.service() for servlet jsp threw exception
java.lang.Exception: ANTHILL singleton construction error.
	at com.urbancode.anthill.Anthill.<init>(Anthill.java:133)
	at com.urbancode.anthill.Anthill.getAnthill(Anthill.java:104)
	at org.apache.jsp.style.anthillStyle_jsp._jspService(anthillStyle_jsp.java:46)
	at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:97)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
	at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:332)
	at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:314)
	at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:264)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126)
	at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107)
	at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
	at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11AprProcessor.process(Http11AprProcessor.java:831)
	at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11AprProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11AprProtocol.java:639)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.AprEndpoint$Worker.run(AprEndpoint.java:1196)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)