Index: WebContainer.java
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RCS file: /cvs/glassfish/appserv-core/src/java/com/sun/enterprise/web/WebContainer.java,v
retrieving revision 1.100.2.16
diff -u -r1.100.2.16 WebContainer.java
--- WebContainer.java	9 Dec 2008 13:15:44 -0000	1.100.2.16
+++ WebContainer.java	10 Mar 2009 18:41:27 -0000
@@ -1128,6 +1128,23 @@
             ConfigContext eventConfigContext = j2eeAppBean.getConfigContext();
             //end Hercules: add                     
             String j2eeApplication = appDesc.getRegistrationName();
+
+            /*
+             * START IT 6849: Create work directory up to the EAR file's
+             * name beforehand, in order to avoid race condition later on,
+             * when each of the EAR file's bundled webapps is started
+             */
+            if (j2eeApplication != null && !"".equals(j2eeApplication) &&
+                    _appsWorkRoot != null) {
+                StringBuilder dir = new StringBuilder();
+                dir.append(_appsWorkRoot);
+                dir.append(File.separator);
+                dir.append(FileUtils.makeFriendlyFilename(
+                    j2eeApplication.trim()));
+                new File(dir.toString()).mkdirs();
+            }
+            // END IT 6849
+
             Set wbds = appDesc.getWebBundleDescriptors();
             WebBundleDescriptor wbd = null;
             com.sun.enterprise.config.serverbeans.WebModule wm = null;
@@ -3456,6 +3473,23 @@
             ConfigContext eventConfigContext = j2eeAppBean.getConfigContext();
             //end Hercules: add                     
             String j2eeApplication = appDesc.getRegistrationName();
+
+            /*
+             * START IT 6849: Create work directory up to the EAR file's
+             * name beforehand, in order to avoid race condition later on,
+             * when each of the EAR file's bundled webapps is started
+             */
+            if (j2eeApplication != null && !"".equals(j2eeApplication) &&
+                    _appsWorkRoot != null) {
+                StringBuilder dir = new StringBuilder();
+                dir.append(_appsWorkRoot);
+                dir.append(File.separator);
+                dir.append(FileUtils.makeFriendlyFilename(
+                    j2eeApplication.trim()));
+                new File(dir.toString()).mkdirs();
+            }
+            // END IT 6849
+
             Set ebds = appDesc.getExtnBundleDescriptors();
             WebBundleDescriptor wbd = null;
             WebModuleConfig wmInfo = null;