Tomcat not starting on reboot

[Janet Norton]

I am running apache 1.3.22, java 1.4, jakarta-tomcat-3.3 and compiled mod_jk on hpux 11.11. Tomcat has been running fine for months, but must be manually started. I have added logs & debug code to confirm env is correct in startup script. The tomcat process actually starts and is assigned a valid pid,
## ps -ef |grep java
root 1423 1 17 14:51:13 console 0:04 /opt/java1.4/bin/PA_RISC2.0/java -Djava.security.policy==/opt/j

but within seconds the process disappears with the following error in apache error.log
[Wed May 1 21:51:20 2002] [notice] Apache/1.3.22 (Unix) mod_jk/1.1.0 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Wed May 1 21:51:20 2002] [notice] Accept mutex: fcntl (Default: fcntl)

Apache httpd.conf has valid user/group defined.
User web
Group apache
In the startup scripts I have tried to su - web to start tomat as web user and had same results.

I am able to restart tomcat from cron after scheduled reboot or manually. Any ideas on how to get my startup script to work?

[JACQUIN Joachim]

I have exactly the same problem ... and I am running apache 1.3.26, java 1.3, jakarta-tomcat 3.3 and compiled mod_jk on hpux 11.0.
An idea, please?

[Paula J Frazer-Campbell]

Janet

An Idea - where in your boot sequence is the tomcat start, if too early that not all dependences will be there. Try moving it to last item to start.

Paula

[Steven E. Protter]

The prior post was exactly the beginning of what I was thinking.

The most common cause of this problem is environment problems.

The startup environment is missingh many things that you have when you start the program via a telnet or ssh session.

TERM is generally not set
PATH is different.

Try adding this line to your startup script.

env > /tmp/env.txt

start and stop the product.

mv /tmp/env.txt /tmp/envnormal.txt

Reboot the server.

When it comes up diff /tmp/env.txt /tmp/envnormal.txt

Resolve all of the differences and the product will start.

The normal way start up these programs is as follows:

/usr/bin/su - username -c "commandline"

Unless root owns the binaries, its safer to start the product up that way, but follow the tomcat guidelines, not this post for working on this issue.

SEP

[Karl Balsmeier]

Janet,

I am in a similar situation, -I was wondering if you could give me the info on how to start Tomcat from cron after a scheduled reboot?

In regard to your question, is this the HP version of Tomcat or the Apache version? I am using the Apache version and will forward you any info get today if that's the case : )

-karlski

[JACQUIN Joachim]

I inserted command "sleep 300" before and after the startup of tomcat and move it to last item to start on boot but with no results.
And environment is the same when tomcat start on the boot and when I start the product manually.
The process java seems to be stopped just after the boot sequence is finished. and if I do init 2 and after init 3 : it works ! but on reboot it doesn't work!
An another idea please?
I use the apache version of tomcat.

[Allen Byington_4]

I'm seeing the exact same behaviour but with apache 2.0.45 and tomcat 4.1.24 under hpux 11 and it happens on 4 different servers in my environment. The version of Java we're using is:
java version "1.4.1.02"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.1.02-030502-13:44)

[Mark Greene_1]

Tomcat has problems if the java processes are not up and running before Tomcat startup is attempted.

As noted, you may also have to define the environment variables in the start-up scripts, specifically TOMCAT_HOME and JAVA_HOME.

What user are you starting it as? If not as root, try as root and then look at ownership and permissions of the various components (tomcat, java, and the application).

mark

[Terri Roden]

I am having the same problem exactly! I can run my init.d scripts manually and it starts fine, but during reboot, the process starts and stops. I've followed this thread and all it's suggestions. Has anyone gotton this to work?