Tomcat 9 fails with ClassNotFoundException for org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSourceFactory

Solution Verified - Updated 2024-08-08T13:46:11+00:00 -

Issue

Trying to start the Tomcat 9 rpm with a datasource configuration, we see a ClassNotFoundException thrown for org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSourceFactory

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