tomcat server fails to start the server and application in STS

Question

When I run a Spring MVC application I get this exception and the sever fails to start.

Please help me to fix this issue.

Exception StackTrace:

Jan 24, 2013 11:33:59 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig processAnnotationsJar
SEVERE: Unable to process Jar entry [org/springframework/instrument/classloading/oc4j/package-info.class] from Jar [jar:file:/D:/works/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.wst.server.core/tmp0/wtpwebapps/dailyship/WEB-INF/lib/spring-context-3.1.0.RELEASE.jar!/] for annotations
java.util.zip.ZipException: invalid LOC header (bad signature)
    at java.util.zip.ZipFile.read(Native Method)
    at java.util.zip.ZipFile.access$1400(ZipFile.java:56)
    at java.util.zip.ZipFile$ZipFileInputStream.read(ZipFile.java:677)
    at java.util.zip.ZipFile$ZipFileInflaterInputStream.fill(ZipFile.java:413)
    at java.util.zip.InflaterInputStream.read(InflaterInputStream.java:158)
    at java.io.BufferedInputStream.fill(BufferedInputStream.java:235)
    at java.io.BufferedInputStream.read(BufferedInputStream.java:254)
    at java.io.DataInputStream.readInt(DataInputStream.java:387)
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.bcel.classfile.ClassParser.readID(ClassParser.java:237)
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.bcel.classfile.ClassParser.parse(ClassParser.java:114)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.processAnnotationsStream(ContextConfig.java:2104)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.processAnnotationsJar(ContextConfig.java:1980)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.processAnnotationsUrl(ContextConfig.java:1946)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.processAnnotations(ContextConfig.java:1931)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.webConfig(ContextConfig.java:1325)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.configureStart(ContextConfig.java:878)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.lifecycleEvent(ContextConfig.java:369)
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119)
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleBase.java:90)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5173)
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1559)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1549)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:334)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:166)
    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)

Answer 1

The jar file may be corrupt as a result of bad internet connection. Try removing the content of your C:\Users\[username]\.m2\repository folder. Then right click your project, select Maven, Update Project, check on Force Update of Snapshots/Releases. If you are sure only one Jar file has a problem, then you only need to delete its folder.