html file links with login.vm - Idp V3

[Klingenstein, Nate]

Sorry but could you be pedantically detailed?

No apologies needed for that which comes naturally. ;p

Servlet containers will generally designate a webapp to be the "root" for the host, e.g. idp.calstate.edu/content<http://idp.calstate.edu/content>.  They come with some distributions, typically as a webapp named ROOT.

You can stick files at the root of ROOT -- e.g. /opt/tomcat/webapps/ROOT/ -- and have them hosted at idp.calstate.edu/<http://idp.calstate.edu/> while the IdP runs at idp.calstate.edu/idp/<http://idp.calstate.edu/idp/>.  That allows you to keep ROOT unpacked and fiddle with it any time you like, making it a natural place for static content for pages the IdP hosts.

Pros: Replacement of basic files without touching the IdP.
Cons: The IdP is less self-contained.
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