> From: Eric Hawkes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Can't start tomcat 5.5.26 service on windows > > One note: the Java tab has the "Use default" check box checked, and > the JVM path says: > C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_12\bin\client\jvm.dll > I kind of expected that tomcat5 would use the JDK preferentially.
The "Use default" means to use whatever the Windows registry points to, which is normally the public JRE. A Sun JDK installation does not change this. > The stderr log says: > java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina That's in server/lib/catalina.jar; you apparently have discovered your missing parameters. > I now have the JDK installed, and I changed JAVA_HOME > JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_12 Note that environment variables are only meaningful to the programs or scripts that actually look for them; the service itself doesn't use it, nor does the tomcat5.exe service program. The service.bat script does use it, as do the startup.bat and shutdown.bat scripts. > That's true, but I was expecting java -version to look for > the JDK, not the JRE because I installed the JDK and I have > JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_12 JAVA_HOME is not used by the java.exe launcher, which is placed into C:\WINDOWS\system32 by the installation of a public JRE (included with a JDK). If you want "java" to use the launcher in the JDK, you'll need to put the JDK bin directory in your PATH, prior to the entry for system32. > Using the following parameters in my install command: > --Jvm="C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_12\jre\bin\server\jvm.dll" > --JvmOptions=-server Take out the -server; that's only used by the standard launcher (java.exe), not by the service launcher. The prior line is the important one. > C:\tomcat>set > CATALINA_HOME=C:\tomcat The above variable need not be set globally; the standard service.bat and startup.bat scripts set it locally, which is all that's needed. It's not used at all by the actual service. - 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 start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
