Thanks George. I will try that on out testing environment.
Regards, Deepti > From: geor...@mhsoftware.com > To: users@tomcat.apache.org > Subject: RE: Tomcat 5.5.17 stop service fails resulting error 1053 on win > server 2003 > Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:40:19 -0600 > > One option would be to replace the tomcat.exe/tomcatw.exe with the current > version from 5.5.28. This wouldn't affect your application since it would > only replace the service interface, not the actual tomcat java class files. > > George Sexton > MH Software, Inc. > http://www.mhsoftware.com/ > Voice: 303 438 9585 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Deepti Nigudkar [mailto:deepti_...@hotmail.com] > > Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 12:32 PM > > To: Apache Tomcat Users > > Subject: RE: Tomcat 5.5.17 stop service fails resulting error 1053 on > > win server 2003 > > > > > > Chris, All, > > > > > > > > Thanks for your message. Yes, we have been using Tomcat for > > years now but this version of tomcat always gives error when we stop > > it. The process actually stops tomcat but the error message pops-up. If > > we start/stop service from tomcat5w.exe it works fine. Its only when > > the service is stopped from windows service, it always ends up in error > > message. > > > > Even if we run it from DOS-prompt, it works fine. > > > > The client wants it to be stopped from services only and didn't > > accept any other solution. > > > > My guess is something in registry that needs to be fixed. > > > > This happens on all/several installations that use tomcat > > 5.5.17. > > > > I think, probably, I should install another version of tomcat > > and then compare registry to fix the issue. > > > > Please let me know if you have any other ideas. > > > > Thanks again. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Deepti > > > > > Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:59:35 -0400 > > > From: ch...@christopherschultz.net > > > To: users@tomcat.apache.org > > > Subject: Re: Tomcat 5.5.17 stop service fails resulting error 1053 on > > win server 2003 > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > Deepti, > > > > > > On 9/24/2009 12:03 PM, Deepti Nigudkar wrote: > > > > We are using Tomcat 5.5.17 and everytime we try to stop the service > > > > from windows server 2003 we get error 1053 (It seems Microsoft uses > > > > this code if the service start/stop timeout) > > > > > > That error code is unlikely to be useful... as you suggest, it may > > just > > > mean "service failed to start". > > > > > > Have you used Tomcat in the past and now it suddenly does not work? > > Or, > > > is this the first time you are attempting to deploy it as a Microsoft > > > Windows service? > > > > > > > I have tried to look for the solution to this as our software use > > > > Apache tomcat 5.5.17. I have even tried editing catalina.bat to > > have > > > > conditional statement to exclude JAVA_OPTS while stopping but it > > > > didn't help. This was one of the solution I found when I was > > > > searching on google. > > > > > > If you have any log files in \path\to\tomcat\logs, delete them (or > > move > > > them somewhere else if you want to keep them) and try to start the > > > service again. Any log files in that directory should be examined. IF > > > you see anything out of the ordinary, investigate. If you need help, > > > post the relevant sections of the log files (or the whole thing if > > > you're not sure) to the list and we'll try to help. > > > > > > What happens if you try to start Tomcat from the command-line, like > > this: > > > > > > C:\> cd \path\to\tomcat > > > > > > C:\path\to\tomcat> bin\catalina.bat run > > > > > > [output goes here] > > > > > > Does anything happen? If you get any output at all, please post that > > > back to the list and we can maybe help figure out what's going wrong. > > > > > > > > > > We cannot upgrade to other tomcat versions as our software was > > > > developed on this version. > > > > > > Tomcat 5.5.x versions are all very compatible with a few exceptions. > > IF > > > you read the changelog, you can see any changes that might break your > > > application. Some significant bugs and security problems have been > > fixed > > > between 5.5.17 and 5.5.28 (the current version of 5.5.x). You should > > > seriously consider upgrading no matter what else you do. > > > > > > > I am sure there is fix for this but I was unable to find it. > > > > > > The "fix" depends on the problem. get back to us after you've tried > > my > > > suggestions above and we'll see what's going on. > > > > > > - -chris > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (MingW32) > > > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > > > > > iEYEARECAAYFAkq7pXcACgkQ9CaO5/Lv0PBG2wCgnXUP4IlbQFyInr3JTizShreO > > > /XcAn2xURKdrju3laS4jWavXQQhdDd+a > > > =GWj3 > > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > BingT brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. > > Try it now. > > http://www.bing.com/search?q=restaurants&form=MLOGEN&publ=WLHMTAG&crea= > > TEXT_MLOGEN_Core_tagline_local_1x1 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > _________________________________________________________________ Lauren found her dream laptop. 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