Check whether there are any mem settings employed for the VM that runs
tomcat.  The default is quite low (64MB).  Look for "Modify the Default
JVM Settings" here:

http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-3.3-doc/tomcat-ug.html

You can change it with -Xmx256m to 256MB for example.

You can do that with an environment var with newer versions.  I'm not sure
about 3.3, maybe you have to set it in the batch file.

Regards

   robert

here is the screen output:
*****begin screen output******
2004-08-04 07:48:33 - ServerXmlReader:
Config=$TOMCAT_HOME\conf\server.xml
EmbededTomcat: Init time 741
2004-08-04 07:48:33 - PathSetter: home=C:\tomcat\jakarta-tomcat-3.3.1a
2004-08-04 07:48:33 - ContextXmlReader: Context
config=$TOMCAT_HOME\conf\apps-127.0.0.1.xml
2004-08-04 07:48:33 - ContextXmlReader: Context
config=$TOMCAT_HOME\conf\apps-admin.xml
2004-08-04 07:48:33 - ContextXmlReader: Context
config=$TOMCAT_HOME\conf\apps-examples.xml
2004-08-04 07:48:33 - AutoWebApp: Loaded from config: DEFAULT:/admin
2004-08-04 07:48:33 - AutoWebApp: Loaded from config:
DEFAULT:/examples
2004-08-04 07:48:33 - AutoWebApp: Auto-Adding DEFAULT:/irj
2004-08-04 07:48:33 - AutoWebApp: Auto-Adding DEFAULT:/
2004-08-04 07:48:33 - ContextManager: Tomcat configured and in stable
state
2004-08-04 07:48:33 - ContextManager: Adding  DEFAULT:/admin
2004-08-04 07:48:33 - ContextManager: Adding  DEFAULT:/examples
2004-08-04 07:48:33 - ContextManager: Adding  DEFAULT:/irj
2004-08-04 07:48:33 - ContextManager: Adding  DEFAULT:/ROOT
2004-08-04 07:48:34 - Http10Interceptor: Starting on 8080
2004-08-04 07:48:34 - Ajp12Interceptor: Starting on 8007
2004-08-04 07:48:34 - Ajp13Interceptor: Starting on 8009
EmbededTomcat: Startup time 190
KeyContainer instantiiert.
static block of JNIUtils finished.
Copying pse to file C:\winnt\system32\verify.pse
INFO: Found properties file
C:\tomcat\jakarta-tomcat-3.3.1a\webapps\irj\WEB-INF\plugins\portal\services\usermanagement\data\usermanageme
nt.properties
Repository.get_instance(): creating instance
Aug 4, 2004 7:48:49 AM # IRJ Init thread      Fatal          
LOCK_CLIENT - OK: Lock client connected. Server: ACCENTUR-Q1CSX0
client: A
CCENTUR-Q1CSX0 port: 3299 pid: 1 #
Read license from lockserver: HWKEY=E1843542653 LIC=0
[com.sapportals.portal.prt.dispatcher.Dispatcher@497904, 8/4/04
7:49:18 AM CDT, IRJ Init thread] Exiting main initialization procedure
b
ecause of exception:
java.lang.OutOfMemoryError
With Stack Trace:

java.lang.OutOfMemoryError
       <<no stack trace available>>
WARNING: Dispatcher could not be set up:

javax.servlet.UnavailableException: Initialization of Dispatcher
failed
javax.servlet.UnavailableException: Initialization of Dispatcher
failed
       at com.sapportals.portal.prt.dispatcher.Dispatcher.initDispatcher(Dispatcher.java:521)
       at com.sapportals.portal.prt.dispatcher.Dispatcher.access$000(Dispatcher.java:51)
       at com.sapportals.portal.prt.dispatcher.Dispatcher$InitRunner.run(Dispatcher.java:146)
       at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:479)
*******end screen output*******