What is the syntax of the "setenv.sh script"? Is it just line by line setting environmental variables? JAVA_OPTS=-Xms256m -Xmx768m CATALINA_OPTS=
I am correct in assuming this is all I would need to populate the file with? On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 12:26 AM, Caldarale, Charles R < chuck.caldar...@unisys.com> wrote: > > From: dOE [mailto:doep...@gmail.com] > > Subject: How to set Java Memory heap size on Linux? > > > > I know in Windows this is done through the Registry > > adding -Xms256m -Xmx768m. > > You should not be editing the registry in Windows; use the tomcat6w.exe > program to manipulate the various JVM parameters when running Tomcat as a > Windows service. > > > From what I have read on the internet to do the same > > on a Linux system I need to add the following line to > > my ../tomcat/bin/catalina.sh fle? > > JAVA_OPTS=-Xms256m -Xmx768m > > Also incorrect, but that's a widely-held belief (as evidenced by the answer > from zhaoxueqing). What you should actually do is create a setenv.sh script > in Tomcat's bin directory that establishes any environment variables you > need, including JAVA_OPTS (CATALINA_OPTS is actually preferable here). The > Tomcat startup scripts automatically call setenv.sh if it exists; this > avoids having to modify Tomcat-supplied scripts. > > - Chuck > > > THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE PROPRIETARY > MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you received > this in error, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail and its > attachments from all computers. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > >
