Chances are if permissions are preventing you from setting system variables, they will also prevent you from installing services.
Running as an ordinary user rather than an admin will work fine but you'll need to get JAVA_HOME set correctly and start it using the startup.bat script or wrap it in your own script that sets JAVA_HOME manually. -----Original Message----- From: Riaz, Bob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 July 2008 17:25 To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Setting up Tomcat as a service My environment: Windows XP-Pro Tomcat 6.0.16 I'm trying to set up Tomcat as a service so that I can use my computer as a server for dev/test purposes. Hoping to drop a .war file into \webapps, and make it available that way. I can't start Tomcat using startup.bat because my JAVA_HOME variable is not recognized even though I have set it to point to the jdk folder. I have been able to set JAVA_HOME only under User Variables - permissions do not allow me to set System Variables - is this the problem? All input much appreciated. Many thanks! -bob _______________________________________________ This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, do not duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please delete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unless specifically indicated, this e-mail is not an offer to buy or sell or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities, investment products or other financial product or service, an official confirmation of any transaction, or an official statement of Barclays. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Barclays. This e-mail is subject to terms available at the following link: www.barcap.com/emaildisclaimer. By messaging with Barclays you consent to the foregoing. Barclays Capital is the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, a company registered in England (number 1026167) with its registered office at 1 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HP. This email may relate to or be sent from other members of the Barclays Group. _______________________________________________ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
