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RE: Can't start tomcat 5.5.26 service on windows

by Caldarale, Charles R :: Rate this Message:

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> From: Eric Hawkes [mailto:ehawkes@...]
> Subject: RE: Can't start tomcat 5.5.26 service on windows
>
> The Java Classpath field in the Java tab is also empty.

Which is the cause of the current problem.  It should be this:
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 5.5\bin\bootstrap.jar

I would recommend installing Tomcat (and the JVM) in directory paths
without spaces; Microsoft made a real blunder when putting spaces in
frequently used directory names, and Apache isn't helping.

> The Logon tab shows the Local System account selected

Make sure the Local System account has access rights to all necessary
files; it normally does, but...

> [2008-03-11 14:32:37] [385  javajni.c] [debug] Jvm Option[1] -Xms256m
> [2008-03-11 14:32:37] [385  javajni.c] [debug] Jvm Option[2] -Xmx512m

Set -Xms and -Xmx to the same value; doing otherwise can make the heap
act like a yoyo.

> [2008-03-11 14:32:37] [385  javajni.c] [debug] Jvm Option[4]
> -Djava.class.path=

There's the bad one.

> Should I be setting my classpath to include Bootstrap.jar,

Yes, but not the CLASSPATH variable.

> or have C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 5.5\bin
> in my PATH?  

No, the PATH is irrelevant for services (as is CLASSPATH).

> CLASSPATH=.;C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_12\lib\ext\QTJava.zip

<soapbox>
The CLASSPATH environment variable is an abomination, and should have
been gotten rid of long ago.  It's incredibly annoying that QuickTime
installation keeps trying to use it when there is a well documented
means of providing JRE extensions, and Apple should be using that.  I'd
strongly suggest deleting the variable from your environment; it will
mess you up, sooner or later.
</soapbox>

 - Chuck


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