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[13:03:08 CST(-0600)] <cwaymire> The tomcat logs would give an indication whether its loading the portlet or not. You could also go through the portlet registration process to see if it shows up in there.
[13:03:20 CST(-0600)] <cwaymire> not sure if theres a more elegant solution to check deployment status.
[13:04:12 CST(-0600)] <newman2> I am trying to deploy sakai connector portlet