This is not relevant to tomcat. you have to read how to configure spring application environment variables and classpath. Below are some examples, which you can read and configure yourself.
https://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/current/reference/html/boot-features-external-config.html https://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/current/reference/htmlsingle/#boot-features-external-config-application-property-files https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41461786/how-to-externalize-application-properties-in-tomcat-webserver-for-spring Thanks, On Mon, 23 Jul 2018, 21:58 Francesco Viscomi, <fvisc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Because I need to add a folder (properties) under the tomcat installation > in order to read the properties in a file with the following annotation > (using spring) > @PropertySource("classpath:properties/application.properties"); > > > > > > 2018-07-23 22:21 GMT+02:00 M. Manna <manme...@gmail.com>: > > > You should never modify them, unless you know precisely what you're doing > > it, and why. > > > > What ia your reason to modify them? What would you like to do? > > > > On Mon, 23 Jul 2018, 20:30 Francesco Viscomi, <fvisc...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > Sir Manna you're right, but at the moment I cannot go through debug; > > > So if there is an explanation and why i should modify them, it will be > > very > > > important to me. > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > 2018-07-23 18:06 GMT+02:00 M. Manna <manme...@gmail.com>: > > > > > > > http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-8.5-doc/class-loader- > > > > howto.html#Class_Loader_Definitions > > > > > > > > Also, you should try and pay attention to Bootstrap.java file and > debug > > > > through the execution to understand how it's working. > > > > > > > > > > > > On 23 July 2018 at 17:03, Francesco Viscomi <fvisc...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > hi all > > > > > In catalina.properties i find : > > > > > common.loaders > > > > > serverr.loaders > > > > > shared.loaders > > > > > > > > > > And i wasn t able to find out the meaning of that variables, some > one > > > can > > > > > tell to me and if possibile also a link to the documentation in > wich > > > > these > > > > > variable are treated > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Ing. Viscomi Francesco > > > > > > > > > -- > Ing. Viscomi Francesco >