> > When I use the shutdown.sh script to stop tomcat, what happens?
>
> I am tempted to say "Magic."
That's good ;)
>
> > BUT the JVM won't go down if there are still other threads running
>
> > Am I missing anything important?
>
> Just one point: if the other threads are daemon threads, th
When I use the shutdown.sh script to stop tomcat, what happens?
My understanding is as follows, please correct where wrong.
Each of the Servlet Context's, aka web apps, will have their stop lifecycle
methods invoked. Tomcat itself will stop it's own mechanisms, such as port
listeners, etc.