Guy - Why switch to Windows when you can still get OSX Server for Mac Pros or Minis?
That out of the way, Tomcat works basically the same on Windows as on Mac, except where running as a service is concerned. Yes, Tomcat will respect Windows permission settings, etc., just like any other Windows app. It should run under a non-admin account. You might have some issues allowing non-admins to start/stop the service however - if that is in your requirements. When all else fails, get you a Windows box and set Tomcat up as you'd like on it and see what problems occur when you try to use it the way you do now. It's called a pilot program. Jeff > -----Original Message----- > From: Guy Pontecorvo [mailto:guy.ponteco...@pearson.com] > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 11:56 AM > To: users@tomcat.apache.org > Subject: Security question about Multiple instances of Tomcat running > as non-admin users on a single box > > > We currently run multiple instances of tomcat Version 6.0.20, each in > its > own non-admin user account under Mac OSX 10.5. This has been a great > way to > host multiple web applications (student information systems) on a > single > box. Each app is secure in its own user account space and can't read or > write outside of its user directory. An administrator can manage them > as a > whole using sudo. > > Because Xserve is being discontinued we are considering the possibility > of > migrating our environment to Windows 2008 R2 > > We can create the users, run windows services using the credentials as > a > local user, name the service whatever we'd like, and stop, start it by > that name via scripts. The biggest gotchas I can think of is can we get > tomcat to run as a non-admin user and will tomcat respect ntfs file > system permissions that should be setup for separate logs, temp files, > etc.? > > We have too many instances to consider running each hosted app in its > own > vm. > > Thanks in advance for any advice or experience you can share. > > ------------------------------------------------ > Guy Pontecorvo > Engineering Manager > School Systems > > 10911 White Rock Road > Rancho Cordova, CA 95630 > > O: (916) 288-1804 > M: (530) 701-8842 > E: guy.ponteco...@pearson.com > > Pearson > Always Learning > Learn more at http://www.pearson.com > ------------------------------------------------ > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > __________________________________________________________________________ Confidentiality Notice: This Transmission (including any attachments) may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately reply to the sender or telephone (512) 343-9100 and delete this transmission from your system. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
