> From: Scott Purcell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: admin tool? > > Is this a valid module, I see if on the Apache Downloads > page. And if so it appears that most threads are from people > who cannot get it installed. So does it work, and is it > installed easily, or should one just buy a commercial server > and bypass this kind of problems?
<opinion> I think a lot of the problems people have with the admin app are a result of them trying to make it more complicated than it really is. All you have to do is download it, unzip into the same directory structure you installed Tomcat in, add a userid/password/role to tomcat-users.xml in the conf directory, and restart Tomcat. That's it. I've seen people ignoring the directory layout that's built into the zip file, installing it in bizarre places, hacking up server.xml in the mistaken belief that they had to change something, etc. It's really very easy. (Don't think it will have much effect on your SSL issues, though.) Personally, I think the commercial web servers are a bit of a sucker hole - the vendors sell you the software, then pretty much insist that you hire their witch doctors to get it to run in your environment. (Which is not to say that there aren't companies out there that would love to take your money to "help" you with Tomcat or JBoss.) I think the key thing to remember is not to make things more complicated than you need. </opinion> - Chuck THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE PROPRIETARY MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail and its attachments from all computers. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
