If you are using the Tomcat version that ships with SLES9 (version 5.0.x I believe) just use the /etc/init.d/tomcat script. There is usually a symbolic link created and you can just issue one of the following from a root command prompt: rctomcat start rctomcat stop rctomcat restart rctomcat status
Use the Yast tool to be sure it is enabled at startup. I think the choices are "System->Runlevel Editor" from the main menu. SuSE's scripts are pretty robust and idiot proof. The problem with the enterprise Linux distributions (like SLES9 and RH EL) is that they keep applying security patches to older version of products (e.g. Tomcat) - i.e. "for stability". I needed to do clustering, so I had to upgrade to Tomcat 5.5. It was pretty easy to just clone /etc/init.d/tomcat to /etc/init.d/tc55 and also /etc/sysconfig/j2ee to /etc/sysconfig/tc55. I had to adjust slightly to point at where I actually installed Tomcat 5.5. Works great. Hope this helps - Richard -----Original Message----- From: DeFreitas, Nigel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 3:14 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Starting Tomcat at boot Simple question: What's the most idiot proof way to start Tomcat at boot on SuSE Enterprise Linux version 9? Nigel DeFreitas Insurance Services Office 201 469 3939 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
