For what it's worth, you can apt-get install jsvc and then use a simple init script to run apache.org tomcat as tomcat user not root. We have been doing this for many years to run tomcat and other custom java apps as servers. A simple example jsvc init script is here: http://staff.washington.edu/joshuadf/java/
Note that you will need to get tomcat security updates from apache.org yourself. -- Tomcat security configuration error prevents proper logging when used with Sun's JVM https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/410379 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to tomcat6 in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs