Thank you all, so much, for the prompt responses!!!! I have done as you have all advised, and there is something wrong... but I am baffled because I have never encountered this problem when I installed and configured Tomcat5.5 in a windows environment.... anyways here is the error message(s), after i typed in the command $CATALINA_HOME/bin/catalina.sh run:
Using CATALINA_BASE: /usr/local/tomcat Using CATALINA_HOME: /usr/local/tomcat Using CATALINA_TMPDIR: /usr/local/tomcat/temp Using JRE_HOME: /usr/java/latest May 14, 2007 8:36:16 AM org.apache.catalina.core.AprLifecycleListener lifecycleEvent INFO: The Apache Tomcat Native library which allows optimal performance in production environments was not found on the java.library.path: /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_01/jre/lib/i386/server:/usr/java/jdk1.6.0_01/jre/lib/i386:/usr/java/jdk1.6.0_01/jre/../lib/i386:/usr/java/packages/lib/i386:/lib:/usr/lib May 14, 2007 8:36:17 AM org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol init SEVERE: Error initializing endpoint java.net.BindException: Address already in use:8080 at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.initEndpoint(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:298) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol.init(Http11BaseProtocol.java:139) at org.apache.catalina.connector.Connector.initialize(Connector.java:1017) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.initialize(StandardService.java:578) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.initialize(StandardServer.java:782) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.load(Catalina.java:504) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.load(Catalina.java:524) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.load(Bootstrap.java:267) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:432) May 14, 2007 8:36:17 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina load SEVERE: Catalina.start LifecycleException: Protocol handler initialization failed: java.net.BindException: Address already in use:8080 at org.apache.catalina.connector.Connector.initialize(Connector.java:1019) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.initialize(StandardService.java:578) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.initialize(StandardServer.java:782) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.load(Catalina.java:504) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.load(Catalina.java:524) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.load(Bootstrap.java:267) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:432) May 14, 2007 8:36:17 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina load INFO: Initialization processed in 2040 ms May 14, 2007 8:36:17 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService start INFO: Starting service Catalina May 14, 2007 8:36:17 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine start INFO: Starting Servlet Engine: Apache Tomcat/5.5.23 May 14, 2007 8:36:17 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost start INFO: XML validation disabled May 14, 2007 8:36:19 AM org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol start SEVERE: Error starting endpoint java.net.BindException: Address already in use:8080 at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.initEndpoint(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:298) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.startEndpoint(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:313) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol.start(Http11BaseProtocol.java:151) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol.start(Http11Protocol.java:76) at org.apache.catalina.connector.Connector.start(Connector.java:1090) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:457) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:700) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:552) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:295) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:433) May 14, 2007 8:36:19 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina start SEVERE: Catalina.start: LifecycleException: service.getName(): "Catalina"; Protocol handler start failed: java.net.BindException: Address already in use:8080 at org.apache.catalina.connector.Connector.start(Connector.java:1097) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:457) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:700) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:552) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:295) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:433) May 14, 2007 8:36:19 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina start INFO: Server startup in 2828 ms May 14, 2007 8:36:19 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer await SEVERE: StandardServer.await: create[8005]: java.net.BindException: Address already in use at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketBind(Native Method) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.bind(PlainSocketImpl.java:359) at java.net.ServerSocket.bind(ServerSocket.java:319) at java.net.ServerSocket.<init>(ServerSocket.java:185) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.await(StandardServer.java:363) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.await(Catalina.java:616) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:576) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:295) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:433) May 14, 2007 8:36:19 AM org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol pause INFO: Pausing Coyote HTTP/1.1 on http-8080 May 14, 2007 8:36:19 AM org.apache.catalina.connector.Connector pause SEVERE: Protocol handler pause failed java.lang.NullPointerException at org.apache.jk.server.JkMain.pause(JkMain.java:679) at org.apache.jk.server.JkCoyoteHandler.pause(JkCoyoteHandler.java:163) at org.apache.catalina.connector.Connector.pause(Connector.java:1032) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.stop(StandardService.java:489) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.stop(StandardServer.java:734) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.stop(Catalina.java:602) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina$CatalinaShutdownHook.run(Catalina.java:645) May 14, 2007 8:36:20 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService stop INFO: Stopping service Catalina May 14, 2007 8:36:20 AM org.apache.catalina.connector.MapperListener destroy WARNING: Error unregistering MBeanServerDelegate java.lang.NullPointerException at org.apache.catalina.connector.MapperListener.destroy(MapperListener.java:162) at org.apache.catalina.connector.Connector.stop(Connector.java:1138) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.stop(StandardService.java:519) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.stop(StandardServer.java:734) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.stop(Catalina.java:602) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina$CatalinaShutdownHook.run(Catalina.java:645) May 14, 2007 8:36:20 AM org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol destroy INFO: Stopping Coyote HTTP/1.1 on http-8080 May 14, 2007 8:36:20 AM org.apache.catalina.connector.Connector stop SEVERE: Coyote connector has not been started May 14, 2007 8:36:20 AM org.apache.catalina.core.AprLifecycleListener lifecycleEvent INFO: Failed shutdown of Apache Portable Runtime Any ideas? Please advise. Thanks in advance, reym reym wrote: > > Hi All, > > I have installed Tomcat5.5 on CENTOS 4, which is located on a remote > machine, and I have configured the environment variables, and everything > else. However when I try to start Tomcat, using this command: > > $CATALINA_HOME/bin/startup.sh > > I only get as far as this (this is what is shown in PUTTY): > > Using CATALINA_BASE: /usr/local/tomcat > Using CATALINA_HOME: /usr/local/tomcat > Using CATALINA_TMPDIR: /usr/local/tomcat/temp > Using JRE_HOME: /usr/java/latest > > And no further... What am i doing wrong??? Please advise. Thanks in > advance. I look forward to hearing from you somebody soon. > > Kind regards. > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Tomcat5.5-is-not-starting-on-CENTOS-4-tf3752519.html#a10605196 Sent from the Tomcat - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]