struts2中，在tomcat启动时候总是出现严重: “Exception starting filter struts2”错误，求高手帮忙解答下是怎么原因？
以下是后台的信息：
严重: Exception starting filter struts2
java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.FileManager$FileRevision.needsReloading(FileManager.java:209)
at com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.FileManager.fileNeedsReloading(FileManager.java:60)
at com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.providers.XmlConfigurationProvider.needsReload(XmlConfigurationProvider.java:325)
at org.apache.struts2.config.StrutsXmlConfigurationProvider.needsReload(StrutsXmlConfigurationProvider.java:168)
at com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.ConfigurationManager.conditionalReload(ConfigurationManager.java:220)
at com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.ConfigurationManager.getConfiguration(ConfigurationManager.java:61)
at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Dispatcher.getContainer(Dispatcher.java:774)
at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ng.InitOperations.initStaticContentLoader(InitOperations.java:77)
at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ng.filter.StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter.init(StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter.java:49)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterConfig.getFilter(ApplicationFilterConfig.java:275)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterConfig.setFilterDef(ApplicationFilterConfig.java:397)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterConfig.<init>(ApplicationFilterConfig.java:108)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.filterStart(StandardContext.java:3800)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4450)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:791)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:771)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:526)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectory(HostConfig.java:987)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectories(HostConfig.java:909)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:495)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1206)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:314)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1053)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:722)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1045)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:516)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:710)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:583)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:288)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:413)
2010-9-28 17:40:11 org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
严重: Error filterStart
2010-9-28 17:40:11 org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
严重: Context [/Struts2_1100_SimpleDataValiation] startup failed due to previous errors
2010-9-28 17:40:11 org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol start
信息: Starting Coyote HTTP/1.1 on http-8080
2010-9-28 17:40:11 org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket init
信息: JK: ajp13 listening on /0.0.0.0:8009
2010-9-28 17:40:11 org.apache.jk.server.JkMain start
信息: Jk running ID=0 time=0/62 config=null
2010-9-28 17:40:11 org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina start
信息: Server startup in 4726 ms

struts.xml配置文件：
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>