title: tomcat startup issue on windows with intellij-idea
body: <p>I'm trying to move a spring mvc project from jboss 7.1.1 to Tomcat 8. I have Tomcat 8 installed via the windows service package and it's successfully running. I'm using intellij to deploy the exploded jar for the project, and I'm getting a startup error with Tomcat that I can't seem to figure out. It may be a simple setup issue, but I'm not sure. I'll  post the server output below. I can send more info, although  I'm not sure where tomcat stores the logs on windows. </p>
  
  <pre><code> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase addChildInternal
  SEVERE: ContainerBase.addChild: start: 
  org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[]]
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:154)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:726)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:702)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:697)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.manageApp(HostConfig.java:1646)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
      at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
      at org.apache.tomcat.util.modeler.BaseModelMBean.invoke(BaseModelMBean.java:300)
      at com.sun.jmx.interceptor.DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.invoke(DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.java:819)
      at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.JmxMBeanServer.invoke(JmxMBeanServer.java:791)
      at org.apache.catalina.mbeans.MBeanFactory.createStandardContext(MBeanFactory.java:463)
      at org.apache.catalina.mbeans.MBeanFactory.createStandardContext(MBeanFactory.java:413)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
      at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
      at org.apache.tomcat.util.modeler.BaseModelMBean.invoke(BaseModelMBean.java:300)
      at com.sun.jmx.interceptor.DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.invoke(DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.java:819)
      at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.JmxMBeanServer.invoke(JmxMBeanServer.java:791)
      at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnectionImpl.doOperation(RMIConnectionImpl.java:1447)
      at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnectionImpl.access$200(RMIConnectionImpl.java:89)
      at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnectionImpl$PrivilegedOperation.run(RMIConnectionImpl.java:1292)
      at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnectionImpl.doPrivilegedOperation(RMIConnectionImpl.java:1380)
      at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnectionImpl.invoke(RMIConnectionImpl.java:812)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
      at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
      at sun.rmi.server.UnicastServerRef.dispatch(UnicastServerRef.java:322)
      at sun.rmi.transport.Transport$1.run(Transport.java:177)
      at sun.rmi.transport.Transport$1.run(Transport.java:174)
      at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
      at sun.rmi.transport.Transport.serviceCall(Transport.java:173)
      at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport.handleMessages(TCPTransport.java:553)
      at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport$ConnectionHandler.run0(TCPTransport.java:808)
      at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport$ConnectionHandler.run(TCPTransport.java:667)
      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1110)
      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:603)
      at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722)
  Caused by: java.lang.LinkageError: loader constraint violation: loader (instance of org/apache/catalina/loader/WebappClassLoader) previously initiated loading for a different type with name "javax/servlet/ServletContext"
      at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
      at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:791)
      at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:142)
      at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:449)
      at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(URLClassLoader.java:71)
      at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:361)
      at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:355)
      at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
      at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:354)
      at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.findClass(WebappClassLoader.java:894)
      at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1298)
      at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1175)
      at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.web.Log4jServletContainerInitializer.onStartup(Log4jServletContainerInitializer.java:37)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5148)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
      ... 40 more
  
  Mar 31, 2014 1:11:10 PM org.apache.tomcat.util.modeler.BaseModelMBean invoke
  SEVERE: Exception invoking method manageApp
  java.lang.IllegalStateException: ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[]]
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:729)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:702)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:697)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.manageApp(HostConfig.java:1646)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
      at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
      at org.apache.tomcat.util.modeler.BaseModelMBean.invoke(BaseModelMBean.java:300)
      at com.sun.jmx.interceptor.DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.invoke(DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.java:819)
      at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.JmxMBeanServer.invoke(JmxMBeanServer.java:791)
      at org.apache.catalina.mbeans.MBeanFactory.createStandardContext(MBeanFactory.java:463)
      at org.apache.catalina.mbeans.MBeanFactory.createStandardContext(MBeanFactory.java:413)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
      at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
      at org.apache.tomcat.util.modeler.BaseModelMBean.invoke(BaseModelMBean.java:300)
      at com.sun.jmx.interceptor.DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.invoke(DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.java:819)
      at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.JmxMBeanServer.invoke(JmxMBeanServer.java:791)
      at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnectionImpl.doOperation(RMIConnectionImpl.java:1447)
      at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnectionImpl.access$200(RMIConnectionImpl.java:89)
      at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnectionImpl$PrivilegedOperation.run(RMIConnectionImpl.java:1292)
      at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnectionImpl.doPrivilegedOperation(RMIConnectionImpl.java:1380)
      at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnectionImpl.invoke(RMIConnectionImpl.java:812)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
      at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
      at sun.rmi.server.UnicastServerRef.dispatch(UnicastServerRef.java:322)
      at sun.rmi.transport.Transport$1.run(Transport.java:177)
      at sun.rmi.transport.Transport$1.run(Transport.java:174)
      at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
      at sun.rmi.transport.Transport.serviceCall(Transport.java:173)
      at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport.handleMessages(TCPTransport.java:553)
      at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport$ConnectionHandler.run0(TCPTransport.java:808)
      at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport$ConnectionHandler.run(TCPTransport.java:667)
      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1110)
      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:603)
      at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722)
  
  Mar 31, 2014 1:11:10 PM org.apache.tomcat.util.modeler.BaseModelMBean invoke
  SEVERE: Exception invoking method createStandardContext
  javax.management.RuntimeOperationsException: Exception invoking method manageApp
      at org.apache.tomcat.util.modeler.BaseModelMBean.invoke(BaseModelMBean.java:308)
      at com.sun.jmx.interceptor.DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.invoke(DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.java:819)
      at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.JmxMBeanServer.invoke(JmxMBeanServer.java:791)
      at org.apache.catalina.mbeans.MBeanFactory.createStandardContext(MBeanFactory.java:463)
      at org.apache.catalina.mbeans.MBeanFactory.createStandardContext(MBeanFactory.java:413)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
      at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
      at org.apache.tomcat.util.modeler.BaseModelMBean.invoke(BaseModelMBean.java:300)
      at com.sun.jmx.interceptor.DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.invoke(DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.java:819)
      at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.JmxMBeanServer.invoke(JmxMBeanServer.java:791)
      at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnectionImpl.doOperation(RMIConnectionImpl.java:1447)
      at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnectionImpl.access$200(RMIConnectionImpl.java:89)
      at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnectionImpl$PrivilegedOperation.run(RMIConnectionImpl.java:1292)
      at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnectionImpl.doPrivilegedOperation(RMIConnectionImpl.java:1380)
      at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnectionImpl.invoke(RMIConnectionImpl.java:812)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
      at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
      at sun.rmi.server.UnicastServerRef.dispatch(UnicastServerRef.java:322)
      at sun.rmi.transport.Transport$1.run(Transport.java:177)
      at sun.rmi.transport.Transport$1.run(Transport.java:174)
      at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
      at sun.rmi.transport.Transport.serviceCall(Transport.java:173)
      at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport.handleMessages(TCPTransport.java:553)
      at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport$ConnectionHandler.run0(TCPTransport.java:808)
      at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport$ConnectionHandler.run(TCPTransport.java:667)
      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1110)
      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:603)
      at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722)
  Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[]]
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:729)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:702)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:697)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.manageApp(HostConfig.java:1646)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
      at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
      at org.apache.tomcat.util.modeler.BaseModelMBean.invoke(BaseModelMBean.java:300)
      ... 31 more
  </code></pre>