I've created an even smaller web app or the purposes of testing. This one has just an index.jsp file with one JSF reference to a messages.properties file.
I have the same issue.
If I put the WAR in the autodeploy directory, it seems to deploy fine, but then I get a [b]404 - The requested resource () is not available[/b] message when I tried to bring up the app in a browser.
If I take that exact same WAR file and use the web admin console to redeploy it, it also deploys fine, but now the app loads in the browser with no issues.
I've compared the contents of the applications/j2ee-modules directory after deploying with both methods. The files look the same in both cases, so there doesn't seem to be any file corruption.
I've attached the WAR file.
Thanks
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