Please help correct error in localost_log

[VEDA NARAYAN]

IOException while loading persisted sessions: java.io.StreamCorruptedException: Caught EOFException while reading the stream header
java.io.StreamCorruptedException: Caught EOFException while reading the stream header
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readStreamHeader(ObjectInputStream.java:845)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.<init>(ObjectInputStream.java:168)
at org.apache.catalina.util.CustomObjectInputStream.<init>(CustomObjectInputStream.java:103)
at org.apache.catalina.session.StandardManager.load(StandardManager.java:379)
at org.apache.catalina.session.StandardManager.start(StandardManager.java:617)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1104)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:3371)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:785)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:478)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.install(StandardHost.java:738)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:300)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:389)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:232)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:155)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1131)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:638)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1123)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:343)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:388)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:506)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:781)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.execute(Catalina.java:681)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.process(Catalina.java:179)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:243)

[Dirk Schreckmann]

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[Dirk Schreckmann]

In what context are experiencing this problem? Is it a web application?

[VEDA NARAYAN]

Originally posted by Dirk Schreckmann:
In what context are experiencing this problem? Is it a web application?

Yep. Environment-
jdk1.3.1
jakarta-tomcat-4.0.6
mysql
I am able to get to the index page through the browser, but the catalina batch file shuts down automatically when I click on a link in the application.