title: Geotools with Glassfish: Failed to connect to the EPSG database
body: <p>I have an application that uses Geotools. It works fine with tomcat, with glassfish however I get the following error. Here is a stacktrace:</p>
  
  <pre><code>org.opengis.referencing.FactoryException: Failed to connect to the EPSG database.
      at org.geotools.referencing.factory.epsg.ThreadedEpsgFactory.createBackingStore(ThreadedEpsgFactory.java:483)
      at org.geotools.referencing.factory.DeferredAuthorityFactory.getBackingStore(DeferredAuthorityFactory.java:138)
      at org.geotools.referencing.factory.BufferedAuthorityFactory.isAvailable(BufferedAuthorityFactory.java:232)
      at org.geotools.referencing.factory.DeferredAuthorityFactory.isAvailable(DeferredAuthorityFactory.java:126)
      at org.geotools.factory.FactoryRegistry.isAvailable(FactoryRegistry.java:681)
      at org.geotools.factory.FactoryRegistry.isAcceptable(FactoryRegistry.java:513)
      at org.geotools.factory.FactoryRegistry.getServiceImplementation(FactoryRegistry.java:447)
      at org.geotools.factory.FactoryRegistry.getServiceProvider(FactoryRegistry.java:376)
      at org.geotools.factory.FactoryCreator.getServiceProvider(FactoryCreator.java:137)
      at org.geotools.referencing.ReferencingFactoryFinder.getAuthorityFactory(ReferencingFactoryFinder.java:216)
      at org.geotools.referencing.ReferencingFactoryFinder.getCRSAuthorityFactory(ReferencingFactoryFinder.java:437)
      at org.geotools.referencing.factory.epsg.LongitudeFirstFactory.createBackingStore(LongitudeFirstFactory.java:188)
      at org.geotools.referencing.factory.DeferredAuthorityFactory.getBackingStore(DeferredAuthorityFactory.java:138)
      at org.geotools.referencing.factory.BufferedAuthorityFactory.isAvailable(BufferedAuthorityFactory.java:232)
      at org.geotools.referencing.factory.DeferredAuthorityFactory.isAvailable(DeferredAuthorityFactory.java:126)
      at org.geotools.factory.FactoryRegistry.isAvailable(FactoryRegistry.java:681)
      at org.geotools.factory.FactoryRegistry.isAcceptable(FactoryRegistry.java:513)
      at org.geotools.factory.FactoryRegistry.getServiceImplementation(FactoryRegistry.java:447)
      at org.geotools.factory.FactoryRegistry.getServiceProvider(FactoryRegistry.java:376)
      at org.geotools.factory.FactoryCreator.getServiceProvider(FactoryCreator.java:137)
      at org.geotools.referencing.ReferencingFactoryFinder.getAuthorityFactory(ReferencingFactoryFinder.java:216)
      at org.geotools.referencing.ReferencingFactoryFinder.getCoordinateOperationAuthorityFactory(ReferencingFactoryFinder.java:472)
      at org.geotools.referencing.operation.AuthorityBackedFactory.getAuthorityFactory(AuthorityBackedFactory.java:167)
      at org.geotools.referencing.operation.AuthorityBackedFactory.isAvailable(AuthorityBackedFactory.java:444)
      at org.geotools.factory.FactoryRegistry.isAvailable(FactoryRegistry.java:681)
      at org.geotools.factory.FactoryRegistry.isAcceptable(FactoryRegistry.java:513)
      at org.geotools.factory.FactoryCreator.getServiceProvider(FactoryCreator.java:213)
      at org.geotools.referencing.ReferencingFactoryFinder.getFactory(ReferencingFactoryFinder.java:192)
      at org.geotools.referencing.ReferencingFactoryFinder.getCoordinateOperationFactory(ReferencingFactoryFinder.java:319)
      at org.geotools.referencing.operation.BufferedCoordinateOperationFactory.getBackingFactory(BufferedCoordinateOperationFactory.java:204)
      at org.geotools.referencing.operation.BufferedCoordinateOperationFactory.&lt;init&gt;(BufferedCoordinateOperationFactory.java:163)
      at org.geotools.referencing.operation.BufferedCoordinateOperationFactory.&lt;init&gt;(BufferedCoordinateOperationFactory.java:151)
      at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
      at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39)
      at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
      at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:513)
      at org.geotools.factory.FactoryCreator.createServiceProvider(FactoryCreator.java:279)
      at org.geotools.factory.FactoryCreator.createSafe(FactoryCreator.java:247)
      at org.geotools.factory.FactoryCreator.getServiceProvider(FactoryCreator.java:198)
      at org.geotools.referencing.ReferencingFactoryFinder.getFactory(ReferencingFactoryFinder.java:192)
      at org.geotools.referencing.ReferencingFactoryFinder.getCoordinateOperationFactory(ReferencingFactoryFinder.java:319)
      at ravegeo.crs.impl.CrsManagerImpl.&lt;init&gt;(SourceFile:58)
      at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
      at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39)
      ...
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.contextListenerStart(StandardContext.java:4690)
      at com.sun.enterprise.web.WebModule.contextListenerStart(WebModule.java:534)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:5305)
      at com.sun.enterprise.web.WebModule.start(WebModule.java:500)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:917)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:901)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:755)
      at com.sun.enterprise.web.WebContainer.loadWebModule(WebContainer.java:1980)
      at com.sun.enterprise.web.WebContainer.loadWebModule(WebContainer.java:1630)
      at com.sun.enterprise.web.WebApplication.start(WebApplication.java:100)
      at org.glassfish.internal.data.EngineRef.start(EngineRef.java:130)
      at org.glassfish.internal.data.ModuleInfo.start(ModuleInfo.java:269)
      at org.glassfish.internal.data.ApplicationInfo.start(ApplicationInfo.java:286)
      at com.sun.enterprise.v3.server.ApplicationLifecycle.deploy(ApplicationLifecycle.java:461)
      at com.sun.enterprise.v3.server.ApplicationLifecycle.deploy(ApplicationLifecycle.java:240)
      at org.glassfish.deployment.admin.DeployCommand.execute(DeployCommand.java:370)
      at com.sun.enterprise.v3.admin.CommandRunnerImpl$1.execute(CommandRunnerImpl.java:355)
      at com.sun.enterprise.v3.admin.CommandRunnerImpl.doCommand(CommandRunnerImpl.java:370)
      at com.sun.enterprise.v3.admin.CommandRunnerImpl.doCommand(CommandRunnerImpl.java:1067)
      at com.sun.enterprise.v3.admin.CommandRunnerImpl.access$1200(CommandRunnerImpl.java:96)
      at com.sun.enterprise.v3.admin.CommandRunnerImpl$ExecutionContext.execute(CommandRunnerImpl.java:1247)
      at com.sun.enterprise.v3.admin.CommandRunnerImpl$ExecutionContext.execute(CommandRunnerImpl.java:1235)
      at org.glassfish.admingui.common.util.LocalDeploymentFacility$LocalDFCommandRunner.run(LocalDeploymentFacility.java:143)
      at org.glassfish.deployment.client.AbstractDeploymentFacility.deploy(AbstractDeploymentFacility.java:406)
      at org.glassfish.admingui.common.util.DeployUtil.invokeDeploymentFacility(DeployUtil.java:100)
      at org.glassfish.admingui.common.handlers.DeploymentHandler.redeploy(DeploymentHandler.java:259)
      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 com.sun.jsftemplating.layout.descriptors.handler.Handler.invoke(Handler.java:442)
      at com.sun.jsftemplating.layout.descriptors.LayoutElementBase.dispatchHandlers(LayoutElementBase.java:420)
      at com.sun.jsftemplating.layout.descriptors.LayoutElementBase.dispatchHandlers(LayoutElementBase.java:394)
      at com.sun.jsftemplating.layout.event.CommandActionListener.invokeCommandHandlers(CommandActionListener.java:150)
      at com.sun.jsftemplating.layout.event.CommandActionListener.processAction(CommandActionListener.java:98)
      at javax.faces.event.ActionEvent.processListener(ActionEvent.java:88)
      at javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.broadcast(UIComponentBase.java:769)
      at javax.faces.component.UICommand.broadcast(UICommand.java:300)
      at com.sun.webui.jsf.component.WebuiCommand.broadcast(WebuiCommand.java:166)
      at javax.faces.component.UIViewRoot.broadcastEvents(UIViewRoot.java:794)
      at javax.faces.component.UIViewRoot.processApplication(UIViewRoot.java:1259)
      at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.InvokeApplicationPhase.execute(InvokeApplicationPhase.java:81)
      at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.Phase.doPhase(Phase.java:101)
      at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.execute(LifecycleImpl.java:118)
      at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:409)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.service(StandardWrapper.java:1534)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:343)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
      at com.sun.webui.jsf.util.UploadFilter.doFilter(UploadFilter.java:223)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:256)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:279)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:175)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:655)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doChainInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:600)
      at com.sun.enterprise.web.WebPipeline.invoke(WebPipeline.java:96)
      at com.sun.enterprise.web.PESessionLockingStandardPipeline.invoke(PESessionLockingStandardPipeline.java:91)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:162)
      at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.doService(CoyoteAdapter.java:326)
      at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:227)
      at com.sun.enterprise.v3.services.impl.ContainerMapper.service(ContainerMapper.java:228)
      at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.invokeAdapter(ProcessorTask.java:822)
      at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.doProcess(ProcessorTask.java:719)
      at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.process(ProcessorTask.java:1013)
      at com.sun.grizzly.http.DefaultProtocolFilter.execute(DefaultProtocolFilter.java:225)
      at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.executeProtocolFilter(DefaultProtocolChain.java:137)
      at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.execute(DefaultProtocolChain.java:104)
      at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.execute(DefaultProtocolChain.java:90)
      at com.sun.grizzly.http.HttpProtocolChain.execute(HttpProtocolChain.java:79)
      at com.sun.grizzly.ProtocolChainContextTask.doCall(ProtocolChainContextTask.java:54)
      at com.sun.grizzly.SelectionKeyContextTask.call(SelectionKeyContextTask.java:59)
      at com.sun.grizzly.ContextTask.run(ContextTask.java:71)
      at com.sun.grizzly.util.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.doWork(AbstractThreadPool.java:532)
      at com.sun.grizzly.util.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.run(AbstractThreadPool.java:513)
      at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
  Caused by: java.sql.SQLException: Failed to get the data source for name "jdbc/EPSG".
      at org.geotools.referencing.factory.epsg.ThreadedEpsgFactory.createDataSource(ThreadedEpsgFactory.java:313)
      at org.geotools.referencing.factory.epsg.ThreadedEpsgFactory.createBackingStore0(ThreadedEpsgFactory.java:384)
      at org.geotools.referencing.factory.epsg.ThreadedEpsgFactory.createBackingStore(ThreadedEpsgFactory.java:476)
      ... 137 more
  Caused by: javax.naming.NamingException: Lookup failed for 'jdbc/EPSG' in SerialContext[myEnv={java.naming.factory.initial=com.sun.enterprise.naming.impl.SerialInitContextFactory, java.naming.factory.state=com.sun.corba.ee.impl.presentation.rmi.JNDIStateFactoryImpl, java.naming.factory.url.pkgs=com.sun.enterprise.naming} [Root exception is javax.naming.NameNotFoundException: EPSG not found]
      at com.sun.enterprise.naming.impl.SerialContext.lookup(SerialContext.java:518)
      at com.sun.enterprise.naming.impl.SerialContext.lookup(SerialContext.java:455)
      at javax.naming.InitialContext.lookup(InitialContext.java:392)
      at javax.naming.InitialContext.lookup(InitialContext.java:392)
      at org.geotools.referencing.factory.epsg.ThreadedEpsgFactory.createDataSource(ThreadedEpsgFactory.java:306)
      ... 139 more
  Caused by: javax.naming.NameNotFoundException: EPSG not found
      at com.sun.enterprise.naming.impl.TransientContext.doLookup(TransientContext.java:248)
      at com.sun.enterprise.naming.impl.TransientContext.lookup(TransientContext.java:215)
      at com.sun.enterprise.naming.impl.TransientContext.lookup(TransientContext.java:219)
      at com.sun.enterprise.naming.impl.SerialContextProviderImpl.lookup(SerialContextProviderImpl.java:77)
      at com.sun.enterprise.naming.impl.LocalSerialContextProviderImpl.lookup(LocalSerialContextProviderImpl.java:119)
      at com.sun.enterprise.naming.impl.SerialContext.lookup(SerialContext.java:505)
      ... 143 more
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I found a similar problem discussed here: <a href="http://osgeo-org.1803224.n2.nabble.com/Authority-EPSG-is-unknown-or-doesn-t-match-the-supplied-hints-td5650827.html" rel="nofollow">http://osgeo-org.1803224.n2.nabble.com/Authority-EPSG-is-unknown-or-doesn-t-match-the-supplied-hints-td5650827.html</a>. However I didnt find the solution. One thought is to upgrade to newer geotools.</p>
  
  <p>Anyone ever faced the same problem? Any suggestions? Thanks!</p>