Could someone please update the NT installation notes with regard to
problems using JDK 1.3 (see post by George Henry C. Daswani below), I
was very bemused by my Tomcat stopping when a user logged out until I
found this on the mail archive. Also would be good to include ways to
run Tomcat as a service.
Steve Quail
There is a problem with Tomcat's NT service and JDK 1.3.
It has to do with JDK 1.3's handling of CTRL_LOGOFF_EVENT from Windows
NT when users log off..
The NT Service wrapper needs to start up TOMCAT via JNI and the
wrapper program needs to capture CTRL_LOGOFF_EVENT so that it doesn't
get sent to the JVM.. If you don't need 1.3, you can probably use
1.2.2 which does not SHUTDOWN when CTRL_LOGOFF_EVENT is thrown. Do
note that it's not really a JDK issue, it does make alot of sense why
JDK 1.3 should SHUTDOWN when CTRL_LOGOFF_EVENT gets fired - otherwise,
background java programs might not shutdown when a user logs off.
However this causes problems when it's run as a service.
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Subject: READ THIS First! Mailing-list archive and good tips
Author: Wolfgang Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> at internet-po
Date: 06/09/00 15:03
------------ Before posting any questions ---------------
+ We welcome open discussion of Tomcat issues at both advanced
and beginner levels of expertise. However, please be respectful
of other people's time. Before posting questions, do your own
reading and research. As the saying goes, "There are no stupid
questions"... except the ones you could have answered by yourself!
Before posting a question, perform the following steps.
+ Be familiar with servlets in general. See:
http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/
http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/
+ Read any of the several published books about servlets or JSP.
+ Read the Servlet API 2.2 Specification.
Download a copy of the spec in PostScript or Acrobat PDF formats:
http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/download.html#specs
The spec is currently not available online; you must download a copy.
You may obtain free Acrobat PDF reader software from:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html
Tomcat implements this spec, so think of it as one of Tomcat's
manuals.
+ Read Tomcat's other documentation:
http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/index.html
+ Study the Tomcat examples.
First use the servlets found in the /examples context.
Read their source code.
Then try your own first servlets in the /examples context, and
add an entry into /example/WEB-INF/web.xml
+ Search either of these two archives for past discussions.
Contributed by Bob Tanner:
http://archives.real-time.com/rte-tomcat/
Contributed by Philip J. Mikal:
http://mikal.org/interests/java/tomcat/index.html
Search for short phrases, such as your server error messages.
Search the archive again with better or different phrases.
Many beginner questions have already been asked, so please
make several attempts at finding your question in the archive.
+ Read the FAQ:
http://jakarta.apache.org/jyve-faq/Turbine/screen/DisplayTopics/
Click the Jakarta link.
+ Search the bug report facility
http://znutar.cortexity.com:8888
provided by Nick Bauman.
+ Read this mailing list regularly, not just when you have a problem.
+ Examine your error messages problems not directly related to Tomcat,
such as CLASSPATH problems. Write, compile, and run a "Hello World"
application to be sure your problem is related to servlets or Tomcat.
+ Ask an expert in your company, school class, or local Java users
group.
http://industry.java.sun.com/jug/
+ Do not treat this list as a dumping ground for your problems. Think of
the list as a volunteer community of people engaging in respectful
discussion.
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Be responsible for your own learning.
Try to solve your own problem.
If you are still suffering, then post to this list.
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especially of type .exe .vbs or some virus attachments like
"livestages.txt.shs".
The .shs extension disappears/is not visible under Windows but
represents an executable script which will execute when opened
separately.
+ Other resources:
- An archive of the mailing list for the developers building Tomcat
discussing bugs, future releases, etc.
http://www.metronet.com/~wjm/tomcat/
- Sun's mailing list for general servlet information:
Search its archive at:
http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html
Subscribe only, if you are willing to receive hundred messages
per day!
- Search DejaNews at http://www.deja.com/home_ps.shtml
- Look at jGuru, JCentral etc.
- Search the whole Web with a popular search engine.
As a developer of server applications you should know
all about it. :-)
You can find entire websites dedicated to Java servlets.
Find the online versions of Java magazines with past articles
on servlets and JSP.
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