On 07/05/2010 18:20, Timothy J Schumacher wrote: >> I would like to give some test application users ability to start & >> restart >> the tomcat server but not the entire admin / manager interface. > > Actually this is possible in linux at least, though be very wary...
No, it's clearly not. You can't keep the admin app up, if the server is down. > one > can shell out of java and call things using nohup with run in the > background (trailing &) or use setsid(), after that the new process is > not connected to tomcat so it could restart tomcat. I have done this > and it works, though it's more academic and I wouldn't recommend writing > things like that :) You can shoot yourself in the foot too, if you have adequate medical insurance. p > -Tim > > > testwreq wreq wrote: >> I entered the following line <user name="ad" password="pw" >> roles="admin,manager" /> in tomcat-users.xm file. I can login to the >> admin >> http://localhost:8080/admin/ and application manager >> http://localhost:8080/manager/html >> >> I would like to give some test application users ability to start & >> restart >> the tomcat server but not the entire admin / manager interface. Is it >> possible to configure this? >> >> I am told that when the application (jsp/servelet code) changes, >> tomcat has >> to restart to clear the old cache. Is it true? >> >> My tomcat version is 5.5.23 >> >> thanks, vm >> >> >> On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 9:59 AM, Caldarale, Charles R < >> chuck.caldar...@unisys.com> wrote: >> >> >>>> From: testwreq wreq [mailto:testw...@gmail.com] >>>> Subject: tomcat administration >>>> >>>> I have a new installation of tomcat on centos. My $CATALINA_HOME is >>>> /usr/share/tomcat5 and tomcat is running. >>>> >>> Care to tell us the *exact* version of Tomcat you installed? And how >>> you >>> installed it? (Is it a 3rd-party repackaged version, or a real one from >>> tomcat.apache.org?) >>> >>> >>>> http://localhost:8080 brings up the tomcat page & one of the option is >>>> "Administration". >>>> >>> That looks like it comes from a defunct 5.0.x version, which has not >>> been >>> supported for quite some time now. Install a current Tomcat from >>> tomcat.apache.org and try again. >>> >>> >>>> I would like to use this web interface and even give >>>> some of the test webapp users ability to restart tomcat. >>>> >>> That's not going to happen, at least not via internal manipulation of >>> Tomcat. >>> >>> - 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: 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 >
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