I'm running (or trying to) Tomcat 4.0.6 on RedHat 8.0 for PC. I installed Tomcat from a binary (ie. I just unpacked it and moved it into /usr/local. I ultimately hope to run it connected to Apache (2.0.44) through an ajp13 connector, but for now I just want the server to run by itself on port 8080.
When I startup Tomcat, it writes an error to logs/catalina.out about a BindException: address already in use:8080. To try to shut off whatever might be listening on 8080, I've made sure to kill the 'java' process for Tomcat and Apache (which starts automatically when rebooting). But I still get the same error. Another strange thing: despite the BindException, the 'java' process keeps running. Executing shutdown.sh produces the four "Using..." lines of output and then hangs--I have to use Ctrl-C to get a prompt back, and the 'java' process continues to run. Also: a bit of history. I had Tomcat working OK on 8080 a few days ago. Then I began working to set up the connector: I complied a mod_jk and set up httpd.conf with the proper directives. Something I did must have offended Tomcat, because it stopped responding on 8080. To get a fresh start, I downloaded a new copy of Tomcat this morning and installed it in a separate directory under /usr/local. It's this new copy that has been returning the BindException. The sysadmin assures me that port 8080 is not being blocked on the machine, either. Thanks, Michael
