> -----Original Message----- > From: David kerber [mailto:dcker...@verizon.net] > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 12:23 PM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: Windows Service won't start > > On 11/10/2014 1:04 PM, Christopher Schultz wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA256 > > > > All, > > > > When a Tomcat Windows Service won't start (with the super-helpful "a > > service-specific error occurred"), where can I look for detailed > > information about what happened? > > Administrative Tools | Event Viewer is the app. From there, the details > depend on which version of Windows. In Win7 and Server 2008 R2, it's > under Windows Logs | System. > > The list in there can be quite large so it may take some scrolling, but > you're looking for something with a "Level" value of "Error". > >
The above may have something if you can't find it in the *_stderr.log or *_stdout.log file in the Tomcat logs directory. I've almost always found the issue in one of those three places when I've had the error. > > > > > (Please be kind, I'm not an everyday Windows administrator) > > > > I installed the service myself using a process almost exactly like this: > > > > C:\> SET CATALINA_HOME=[path to Tomcat] > > C:\> SET CATALINA_BASE=[path to my catalina.base] > > C:\> SET JAVA_HOME=[path to Java] > > C:\> %CATALINA_HOME%\bin\service.bat install myproject > > > > I can see the Windows Service called "Apache Tomcat 7.0 myproject" in > > the Services management console. Clicking "start" results in a short > > wait and then the error about how the service itself had a problem > > with no details. > > > > - From the CLI, running "net start myproject" yields a similar error. > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > Thanks, > > - -chris > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1 > > Comment: GPGTools - http://gpgtools.org > > > > > iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJUYP5FAAoJEBzwKT+lPKRYopwQAKMxxqY1nXTsJ6uTJAkqy > ydW > > > qegw3W5oNzh9Ai8M5PQlREA0ycCefwagOJbsUwfMrQPFrradtRLAG1YzFoCaf > 18M > > 8K9f2bZLJ0YP07/q8f/cLsINDs5nHxoL8JK3RucH/jmUshtfYL7K6QKl25Segp3t > > > bOv1p47uJBrZNbb0fVcsl1itPrz2CClKe+DKTRsWUbSgM062OM3Okbk97nAyCq > o5 > > > Utu7Tzl5C1iZlF73bSo8F9Wx7p8z57775xv4jBRP3c8XUyQXYMfBzUwGDhvgge+ > z > > > fbwlX6r7v3MjoRkTb39vvxqvkwqf7Ku/+J4o5tCW6oji8eSuKbVZNDOhIsTS8Ue > V > > > lnoYkGE3QxrrreczvHbMY3AwtRdBLoHkv7wCtgmYrUEhuB5l6dGIStZPyrkFEOj > M > > > 3+pcTDE9bueOk8ivHxLCajn35GBfwNWj+LxTez7ggy0zxXY3G5Bzp5hVk1UWTq > Zy > > > dC/R7KpJ/4dPKQqjREEFW6U+G8rKlxXpGJMqEo+/QWVHkQl1EWN46kYRMSY > whfCr > > > V0ZQ9ETWsPRRCr5mXYXnWijqJWXaVDfJph29fjyyQnqQXjDgozwd4u3D0C+qJ > FUg > > > tdODD2HX7+HN/mAIv/5QENDRv4fIkw17gtG2M3Czkw9ZaH+DrF6p1EVX90OX > XLCc > > szyMLbk3uRFJMbg/VXLG > > =ugtJ > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
