Thanks. I was indeed pointing to the wrong jre. I got it working now. Thanks for all your patient help. I learned some basic things about troubleshooting tomcat.
Thanks again for your kind help and service. -----Original Message----- From: Mark Thomas [mailto:ma...@apache.org] Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 5:45 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Re: can't start tomcat5.5.31 On 09/01/2011 22:38, Tim Clotworthy wrote: > My tomcat5 is 76.5 kbytes, so a little less than what you say the 64 bit > tomcat5 should be. 78336/1024 = 76.5 Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: Konstantin Kolinko [mailto:knst.koli...@gmail.com] > Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 5:25 PM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: can't start tomcat5.5.31 > > 2011/1/10 Tim Clotworthy <tclotwor...@integratedsecure.com>: >> Thanks for your patient support. >> >> I did all as you instructed. With log set to debug, here is the output when >> attempting to start tomcat: >> >> [2011-01-09 16:35:44] [info] Commons Daemon procrun (1.0.2.0) started >> [2011-01-09 16:35:44] [info] Running Service... >> [2011-01-09 16:35:44] [info] Starting service... >> [2011-01-09 16:35:44] [206 javajni.c] [error] %1 is not a valid Win32 >> application. >> [2011-01-09 16:35:44] [985 prunsrv.c] [error] Failed creating java >> C:\Java\jre6\bin\client\jvm.dll >> [2011-01-09 16:35:44] [1280 prunsrv.c] [error] ServiceStart returned 1 >> [2011-01-09 16:35:44] [info] Run service finished. >> [2011-01-09 16:35:44] [info] Commons Daemon procrun finished. >> > > It is good to see that you have logs. It is some progress. > > Just to check: > 1) what is the size of your bin/tomcat5.exe ? > If it is 32-bit, it will be 61440 bytes, and you will need 32-bit JRE > The bin/tcnative-1.dll should in this case either be absent or be of > 868352 bytes. > > If it is 64-bit (aka x64, aka x64-86), it will be 78336 bytes, and > you will need 64-bit JRE > The bin/tcnative-1.dll should in this case either be absent or be of > 1157632 bytes. > > If you have "tcnative-1.dll" and you are in doubt, just delete/rename the > file. > > > 2) I guest that the path "C:\Java\jre6\bin\client\jvm.dll" mentioned > in the log is correct? I used to see "Program Files" in that path. > > > I an a bit out of ideas now. > Maybe the following: > 1. If you use Tomcat for development and will run it from inside of an > IDE, it is not necessary to "install" it at all. Just download the > zip file. See RUNNING.txt inside of it. > > 2. You may update commons-daemon to version 1.0.5 of it. I do not > expect that it'll fix the issue, but this new version now also prints > the OS-provided error message into the logs. That might give an > additional guess. > > To do so, > 1. go to http://commons.apache.org/daemon/download_daemon.cgi > 2. click Browse native binaries download area... > 3. go to "windows" subdirectory and download > commons-daemon-1.0.5-bin-windows.zip > 4. unpack the archive > 5. use the following files (rename them): > prunmgr.exe -> tomcat5w.exe > prunsrv.exe (32-bit) or amd64/prunsrv.exe (64-bit x64) -> tomcat5.exe > > prunmgr.exe is the same regardless of CPU. > prunsrv.exe is different. > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Konstantin Kolinko [mailto:knst.koli...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 4:05 PM >> To: Tomcat Users List >> Subject: Re: can't start tomcat5.5.31 >> >> That is not UASC. >> >> 1) Try to run the installer with explicit "Run as administrator" (from >> menu on that file). >> >> 2) Launch "Configure Tomcat" application (from Start/Programs menu, or >> click the Tomcat icon in the tray. or launch "tomcat5w" directly from >> the bin folder) >> check what JRE is selected there >> and set logging level to Debug there. >> You may need to use "Run as administrator" when launching this application. >> 3) Try to start the service. Look for logs. >> 4) If there are no logs at all, then check permissions for the "logs" >> folder where Tomcat is installed. >> >> >> >> 2011/1/9 Tim Clotworthy <tclotwor...@integratedsecure.com>: >>> Thanks. No I do NOT get a UASC. I do get the following (see attached), >>> however. Isn't this essentially the same warning? >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Konstantin Kolinko [mailto:knst.koli...@gmail.com] >>> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 12:11 AM >>> To: Tomcat Users List >>> Subject: Re: can't start tomcat5.5.31 >>> >>> 2011/1/9 Tim Clotworthy <tclotwor...@integratedsecure.com>: >>>> Thanks for assistance. I installed the 64bit 6u22. Tomcat still will not >>>> start, and I get the same error as I did with the 32 bit jre. I would be >>>> grateful for any other ideas. Thank you! >>>> >>> >>> Was there an UAC prompt displayed while you were installing it? If >>> not, try to reinstall it now with "Run as administrator". >>> >>> Here is how to install it manually: >>> http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/windows-service-howto.html#Installing_services >>> >>> Also >>> http://wiki.apache.org/tomcat/FAQ/Windows#Q8 >>> >>> http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/itprovistaact/thread/5a23a2d4-0fbf-42bf-b96f-4dc5401a5267 >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Konstantin Kolinko >>> >>> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org