Hi, on a unix system, you could do something like
if ps -efwww | grep "org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap" | grep -vc "grep" >/dev/null; then echo "yes"; else echo "no"; fi the second grep is because grep might find it's own command line otherwise. hope that helps. Cheers, Mika ----- Original Message ----- From: "Endre Stølsvik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tomcat developer list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 6:53 PM Subject: [TC4] How to know when tomcat is properly shut down? > This did not get answered the first time, so I'll try again!! Better luck > this time? Please?? > > -- > Mvh, > Endre > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 09:10:54 +0100 (MET) > From: Endre Stølsvik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Tomcat Developers List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Tomcat developer list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [TC4] How to know when tomcat is properly shut down? (fwd) > > Since nobody answered on tomcat-user, I'll just forward this one here > (since I think it actually belongs here in the first place..) > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 18:14:20 +0100 (MET) > From: Endre Stølsvik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Tomcat user list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [TC4] How to know when tomcat is properly shut down? > > The catalina.sh and related scripts all start the Bootstrap.java class and > asks it to shut down Catalina. > > This script, if successful in connecting to the shutdown port of Catalina, > returns immediately. This whether or not there is 8953289527 pending > database commits or whatever that has to be done before things actually > are properly shut down. > > This is highly undesirable, and I would love if it were possible to shut > down catalina and then chill untill it actually has shut down. > > This is especially important when shutting down the entire server, as the > database shutdown might be the next in line, in which case everything > breaks.. > > Of course, it would also be very nice if one could know if Catalina has > properly come up. It could for example write a "boolean file" when the > server has initialized all webapps, and then delete the same file right > before the main method of Catalina exits on shutdown. Or one could use > Bootstrap with argument -waitForUp or something.. > --------------- > > And yes, Henri's init.d scripts also just fake this, waiting in just 2 > seconds, which is too short time, and therefore the "restart" option of > the init.d script is flawed. The shutdown part of it doesn't wait at all, > so you might end up shutting the server physically down (read as: killing > all the java threads w/o cleaning up) before tomcat has finished shutting > down. > > Mvh, > Endre > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
