When stop command is invoked on tomcat (catalina), the value of the shutdown password is being read by catalina from the same server.xml file. So, it just has to be some random string. It is not mentioned anywhere in the scripts files.
Of course, tomcat instance must be stopped while you change the value. 2007/12/14, Mark H. Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I wonder if the OP means the shutdown password? That's in server.xml, > and the only consequence of changing it that I know of is that your > shutdown script needs to be kept in sync. with this or it won't work. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]