Tomcat "Authentication Required"

I'm using:
  • Tomcat 6.0
  • NetBeans 6.7.1
  • Windows Vista
Having error like this:
Access to Tomcat server has not been authorized. Set the correct username and password with the "manager" role in the Tomcat customizer in the Server Manager
Damn I took 12 hours to settle this. You guys may experience the same problem if you are using bundle package installation (it should be fine but if you did self configuration then you may experience this).

If you start your Tomcat, I think there should be no problem. See configuration done for your CATALINA after installation:


  • See your CATALINA_BASE.
  • It may look something like this: C:\Users\Compaq\.netbeans\6.7\apache-tomcat-6.0.18_base.Inside it will be a conf folder.
  • Look for tomcat_users.xml. The IDE uses that as catalina home.
  • Open it, you may see something like this:


Put the same username & password in your server configuration tab:


Close & reopen your IDE. Resatrt Tomcat. Good luck.

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