Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-28 Thread Howard W. Smith, Jr.
On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 12:01 PM, André Warnier wrote: > Howard W. Smith, Jr. wrote: > >> On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 10:46 AM, Nick Williams < >> nicho...@nicholaswilliams.net> wrote: >> >> On Feb 28, 2013, at 9:40 AM, Mark Thomas wrote: >>> Maybe this: https://issues.apache.org/**bugzill

Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-28 Thread André Warnier
Howard W. Smith, Jr. wrote: On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 10:46 AM, Nick Williams < nicho...@nicholaswilliams.net> wrote: On Feb 28, 2013, at 9:40 AM, Mark Thomas wrote: Maybe this: https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54609 I stand corrected. That's probably it. Rune reported using 7

Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-28 Thread Howard W. Smith, Jr.
On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:14 AM, Caldarale, Charles R < chuck.caldar...@unisys.com> wrote: > > From: Howard W. Smith, Jr. [mailto:smithh032...@gmail.com] > > Subject: Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows > > > I just searched google for: > > > windows re

RE: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-28 Thread Caldarale, Charles R
> From: Howard W. Smith, Jr. [mailto:smithh032...@gmail.com] > Subject: Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows > I just searched google for: > windows registry tomcat ogs\commons > and I saw the following (and more): > Chapter 4 Using Object Grouping Services [1] > [

Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-28 Thread Howard W. Smith, Jr.
On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 10:46 AM, Nick Williams < nicho...@nicholaswilliams.net> wrote: > > On Feb 28, 2013, at 9:40 AM, Mark Thomas wrote: > > > > Maybe this: > > https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54609 > > I stand corrected. That's probably it. Rune reported using 7.0.37, just >

Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-28 Thread Nick Williams
On Feb 28, 2013, at 9:40 AM, Mark Thomas wrote: > On 28/02/2013 07:38, Nick Williams wrote: >> >> On Feb 28, 2013, at 3:46 AM, Stadelmann Josef wrote: >> >>> Where does CATALINA_HOME point to? >>> Josef >> >> Rune reported yesterday that he solved the problem by resetting the registry >> valu

Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-28 Thread Mark Thomas
On 28/02/2013 07:38, Nick Williams wrote: On Feb 28, 2013, at 3:46 AM, Stadelmann Josef wrote: Where does CATALINA_HOME point to? Josef Rune reported yesterday that he solved the problem by resetting the registry values. There was some strange garbage in one of the registry values. I'd love

Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-28 Thread Nick Williams
ere, but we probably never will. N > > -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- > Von: André Warnier [mailto:a...@ice-sa.com] > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 27. Februar 2013 13:38 > An: Tomcat Users List > Betreff: Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows > > Giles wrote: >> O

Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-27 Thread Rune Stilling
> I've encountered and solved hundreds of Tomcat-as-a-Windows-Service problems > before, but I have never seen Tomcat not log anything. If you don't mind, > could you run Tomcat7w.exe, screenshot each tab (Alt + Print Screen gets a > screenshot for just the window instead of the whole thing), pu

RE: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-27 Thread Caldarale, Charles R
> From: Rune Stilling [mailto:s...@rdfined.dk] > Subject: Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows > Hi André Stop top-posting. Be considerate of others. I have duplicated the service not starting problem on my Windows 7 box; it's looking like a procrun parameter parsing pro

Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-27 Thread Nick Williams
On Feb 27, 2013, at 7:36 AM, Rune Stilling wrote: > Hi André > > Thanks for an excellent summary. There's one thing that I haven't been > precise enough about I can see. > > I CANNOT run Tomcat via the RS-parameter: > > Tomcat7.exe //RS/Tomcat7 > > If I try the log produces the following: >

Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-27 Thread Rune Stilling
Problem solved!! Ah finally :) I did as you suggested below and it didn't help, but then I looked a bit on the registry values. I found that the "ImagePath" key looked a bit strange. It contained the following value: "C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 7.0\bin\Tomcat7.exe" ogs\

RE: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-27 Thread Harris, Jeffrey E.
> -Original Message- > From: André Warnier [mailto:a...@ice-sa.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 8:20 AM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows > > Rune Stilling wrote: > > > > Is there some registry key I c

Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-27 Thread Rune Stilling
Hi André Thanks for an excellent summary. There's one thing that I haven't been precise enough about I can see. I CANNOT run Tomcat via the RS-parameter: Tomcat7.exe //RS/Tomcat7 If I try the log produces the following: [2013-02-27 14:33:55] [info] [548184] Commons Daemon procrun (1.0.13.0 6

Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-27 Thread André Warnier
Rune Stilling wrote: Is there some registry key I could check related to the installation process? Call up the Registry Editor, and search for "tomcat7". You should find essentially 2 places : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tomcat7 (under this one, you will find the par

Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-27 Thread Howard W. Smith, Jr.
> > As I wrote I'm using the service installer "32-bit/64-bit Windows Service > Installer". This is an exe file and not a zip-archive. > > Regarding the paths - I have used windows short paths to avoid eventual > troubles with spaces in path names. > > And BTW - I have several running Tomcat7-insta

Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-27 Thread Rune Stilling
And BTW - I have several running Tomcat7-instances on other servers that run in "Program Files"-folders. \Rune Den 27/02/2013 kl. 13.54 skrev "Howard W. Smith, Jr." : > On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 7:34 AM, Howard W. Smith, Jr. < > smithh032...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 7:11 AM

Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-27 Thread Rune Stilling
As I wrote I'm using the service installer "32-bit/64-bit Windows Service Installer". This is an exe file and not a zip-archive. Regarding the paths - I have used windows short paths to avoid eventual troubles with spaces in path names. \Rune Den 27/02/2013 kl. 13.54 skrev "Howard W. Smith, Jr

Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-27 Thread Howard W. Smith, Jr.
On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 7:34 AM, Howard W. Smith, Jr. < smithh032...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 7:11 AM, Rune Stilling wrote: > >> Ok - So I did: >> >> CATALINA_HOME=C:\Progra~1\APACHE~1\TOMCAT~1.0 >> >> >> * reinstalling Tomcat7 (using the service installer, not the service.bat

Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-27 Thread André Warnier
Giles wrote: On 27 February 2013 11:52, André Warnier wrote: computer repair centre wrote: On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 10:18 AM, Rune Stilling wrote: Hi again Thanks for your answers. I have given up. I have tried some of the suggestions: * Uninstall all JVM's and Tomcats (and reinstall) * Che

Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-27 Thread Howard W. Smith, Jr.
On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 7:11 AM, Rune Stilling wrote: > Ok - So I did: > > CATALINA_HOME=C:\Progra~1\APACHE~1\TOMCAT~1.0 > > * reinstalling Tomcat7 (using the service installer, not the service.bat > file, that I can't locate anyway) > * checking "Java Virtual Machine" in Java tab in Tomcat7w.exe

Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-27 Thread Rune Stilling
Ok - So I did: * uninstall Tomcat * only one jvm present on the system (64 bit) * setting CATALINA_HOME, JAVA_HOME and JRE_HOME: CATALINA_HOME=C:\Progra~1\APACHE~1\TOMCAT~1.0 JAVA_HOME=C:\Progra~1\Java JRE_HOME=C:\Progra~1\Java\jre7 * restarting server * reinstalling Tomcat7 (using the service i

Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-27 Thread Giles
On 27 February 2013 11:52, André Warnier wrote: > computer repair centre wrote: >> >> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 10:18 AM, Rune Stilling wrote: >>> >>> Hi again >>> >>> Thanks for your answers. I have given up. I have tried some of the >>> suggestions: >>> >>> * Uninstall all JVM's and Tomcats (and

Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-27 Thread André Warnier
computer repair centre wrote: On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 10:18 AM, Rune Stilling wrote: Hi again Thanks for your answers. I have given up. I have tried some of the suggestions: * Uninstall all JVM's and Tomcats (and reinstall) * Checked dependcies, yes there were two, that are also present on an

Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-27 Thread Howard W. Smith, Jr.
On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 6:37 AM, computer repair centre < computer.support.cen...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > Please can you provide the value of the JAVA_HOME environment variable? > > Excellent question. That question has been wondering in my mind since yesterday, since Rune stated following in 2

Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-27 Thread computer repair centre
On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 10:18 AM, Rune Stilling wrote: > Hi again > > Thanks for your answers. I have given up. I have tried some of the > suggestions: > > * Uninstall all JVM's and Tomcats (and reinstall) > * Checked dependcies, yes there were two, that are also present on another > machine run

Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-27 Thread Rune Stilling
Hi again Thanks for your answers. I have given up. I have tried some of the suggestions: * Uninstall all JVM's and Tomcats (and reinstall) * Checked dependcies, yes there were two, that are also present on another machine running Tomcat7 (TCP/IP, ADF) * Tried to use client/jvm.dll instead of ser

Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-26 Thread Terence M. Bandoian
On 2/26/2013 6:04 AM, Rune Stilling wrote: Hi list I have been trying to get this to work by looking a lot on similar situations around the net but nothing works. My setup is as follows: * Tomcat 7.0.37 installed via the Windows service installer package * Windows 2003 server * Java/JRE 1.7.0_

Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-26 Thread André Warnier
Rune Stilling wrote: Hi list I have been trying to get this to work by looking a lot on similar situations around the net but nothing works. My setup is as follows: * Tomcat 7.0.37 installed via the Windows service installer package * Windows 2003 server * Java/JRE 1.7.0_15 * Using C:\Program

Re: Tomcat 7 doesn't start on Windows

2013-02-26 Thread Howard W. Smith, Jr.
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 7:04 AM, Rune Stilling wrote: > Hi list > > I have been trying to get this to work by looking a lot on similar > situations around the net but nothing works. My setup is as follows: > > * Tomcat 7.0.37 installed via the Windows service installer package > * Windows 2003 se