Irene, > Please explain the following code in catalina.bat : > > %_STARTJAVA% > %CATALINA_OPTS% -Dcatalina.base="%CATALINA_BASE%" -Dcatalina.home="%CATALINA > _HOME%" org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap %2 %3....%9 start > > for example, -Dcatalina.home="%CATALINA_HOME%" > My only guess is that "%CATALINA_HOME%" would be "D:\jakarta-tomcat-4.0.1" > in my computer, but what is "-Dcatalina.home=" and other "%CATALINA_xxx%" > mean? how could I find out? >
These parameters here are parameters passed to the JVM and define where your JDK or JRE is and where the TOMCAT classes are. On Windows the JVM is an executable called java.exe or javaw.exe. Have a look at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/tooldocs/win32/java.html for the different meanings of these parameters. The variables are all explained at the beginning of the batch file. These are mainly paths and if you just download the distribution you usually have nothing to change. But if you have multiple versions of a JDK's on you machine and you like to use one explicitly it if required that you set the paths correctly. For a production installation it is anyway recommendet to install Tomcat as a service which runs permanently independent of the fact who is logged into the machine. Thomas -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
