I set up en env-entry in web.xml, and wrote a
jsp-page to read the entry. When executing, I got
the response below. When trying the same jsp-page
and web.xml-file on a separate Tomcat-installation
(under Solaris), everything works fine.

   MagnusG!

Starting tomcat. Check logs/tomcat.log for error
messages 
Add env-entry magnus  java.lang.String Gunnarsson
A test value
2002-08-06 09:52:15 - Ctx(  ): Exception in: R(  +
/election.jsp + null) -
javax.servlet.ServletException: Need to specify
class name in environment or system property, or
as an applet parameter, or in an application
resource file:  java.naming.factory.initial
        at
org.apache.jasper.runtime.PageContextImpl.handlePageException(PageContextImpl.java:459)
        at
_0002felection_0002ejspelection_jsp_3._jspService(_0002felection_0002ejspelection_jsp_3.java:116)
        at
org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:119)
        at
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
        at
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet$JspServletWrapper.service(JspServlet.java:177)
        at
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:318)
        at
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:391)
        at
org.netbeans.modules.web.tomcat.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:91)
        at
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
        at
org.apache.tomcat.core.ServletWrapper.doService(ServletWrapper.java:404)
        at
org.apache.tomcat.core.Handler.service(Handler.java:286)
        at
org.apache.tomcat.core.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.java:372)
        at
org.apache.tomcat.core.ContextManager.internalService(ContextManager.java:797)
        at
org.apache.tomcat.core.ContextManager.service(ContextManager.java:743)
        at
org.apache.tomcat.service.http.HttpConnectionHandler.processConnection(HttpConnectionHandler.java:210)
        at
org.apache.tomcat.service.TcpWorkerThread.runIt(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:416)
        at
org.apache.tomcat.util.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:498)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:496)
Root cause:
javax.naming.NoInitialContextException: Need to
specify class name in environment or system
property, or as an applet parameter, or in an
application resource file: 
java.naming.factory.initial
        at
javax.naming.spi.NamingManager.getInitialContext(NamingManager.java:643)
        at
javax.naming.InitialContext.getDefaultInitCtx(InitialContext.java:246)
        at
javax.naming.InitialContext.getURLOrDefaultInitCtx(InitialContext.java:283)
        at
javax.naming.InitialContext.lookup(InitialContext.java:350)
        at
_0002felection_0002ejspelection_jsp_3._jspService(_0002felection_0002ejspelection_jsp_3.java:86)
        at
org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:119)
        at
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
        at
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet$JspServletWrapper.service(JspServlet.java:177)
        at
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:318)
        at
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:391)
        at
org.netbeans.modules.web.tomcat.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:91)
        at
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
        at
org.apache.tomcat.core.ServletWrapper.doService(ServletWrapper.java:404)
        at
org.apache.tomcat.core.Handler.service(Handler.java:286)
        at
org.apache.tomcat.core.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.java:372)
        at
org.apache.tomcat.core.ContextManager.internalService(ContextManager.java:797)
        at
org.apache.tomcat.core.ContextManager.service(ContextManager.java:743)
        at
org.apache.tomcat.service.http.HttpConnectionHandler.processConnection(HttpConnectionHandler.java:210)
        at
org.apache.tomcat.service.TcpWorkerThread.runIt(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:416)
        at
org.apache.tomcat.util.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:498)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:496)