Simple Script for running Tomcat as Linux Service


#!/bin/bash
#
# Tomcat

# chkconfig: 2345 90 20
# description: Tomcat Application Server


# Source function library.
. /etc/init.d/functions


RETVAL=$?
CATALINA_HOME="/usr/local/jakarta-tomcat"; export CATALINA_HOME
JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/java; export JAVA_HOME
TOMCAT_OWNER=tomcat; export TOMCAT_OWNER


case "$1" in
start)
if [ -f $CATALINA_HOME/bin/startup.sh ];
then
echo $"Starting Tomcat"
su tomcat -c $CATALINA_HOME/bin/startup.sh
fi
;;
stop)
if [ -f $CATALINA_HOME/bin/shutdown.sh ];
then
echo $"Stopping Tomcat"
su tomcat -c $CATALINA_HOME/bin/shutdown.sh
fi
;;
*)
echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop}"
exit 1
;;
esac

exit $RETVAL