"QM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > : I have tried doing many things in my init scripts like a "su -c > : tomcat $TOMCAT_HOME/bin/startup.sh" but I have been unsuccessful. > > Without error messages, log excerpts, or descriptions of what happens, > I'm flying blind here... but here's a shot: > > To start Tomcat as a nonroot user, some people use jsvc: > > http://jakarta.apache.org > (I forget the exact page, but I believe > it's in the Commons collection) >
Actually, it is Commons daemon, and you will find the source tarball in $CATALINA_HOME/bin. The instructions are at: http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/daemon/jsvc.html. > I use Erni, but then again, I'm a little biased: ;) > > http://www.brandxdev.net/erni/index.site > > I'm sure there are other ways, including 'su -c'. > > Perhaps you've run into a permissions problem...? > > -QM > > -- > > software -- http://www.brandxdev.net (C++ / Java / SSL) > tech news -- http://www.RoarNetworX.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
