Yes, like Joshua said, you shouldn't change the init script, but rather use /etc/default/tomcat6 to influence it.
** Changed in: tomcat6 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to tomcat6 in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/706570 Title: JAVA_OPTS defined in /etc/init.d/tomcat6 do not propagate to startup -- 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