Tomcat Service on Windows 2003 server

[zena sam]

Hi,
am running a batch file to create a tomcat service...
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"%CATALINA_HOME%\bin\tomcat.exe" -install VFarm "%JAVA_HOME%\jre\bin\server\jvm.dll" -Djava.class.path="%CATALINA_HOME%\common\lib;%CATALINA_HOME%\bin\bootstrap.jar;%JAVA_HOME%\lib\tools.jar" -Dcatalina.home="%CATALINA_HOME%" -djava.home="%JAVA_HOME%\jre" %CATALINA_OPTS% -Xrs -start org.apache.catalina.startup.BootstrapService -params start -config "%CATALINA_HOME%\conf\server.xml" -stop org.apache.catalina.startup.BootstrapService -params stop -out "%CATALINA_HOME%\logs\stdout.log" -err "%CATALINA_HOME%\logs\stderr.log" -current "%CATALINA_HOME%"
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are the contents of the file.am able to create a service but it does not start....when I start the service it pops up a message...
"The tomcat service on Local computer started and stopped.Some services stop automtically if they have no work to do........."
how can I make the service work...
Thanks in advance!!

[Rene Larsen]

there are no option named '-config' - try removing it and uninstall/install again..
-config "%CATALINA_HOME%\conf\server.xml"
You can see the valid options by typing 'tomcat /?' in a DOS box.
you could also look at this post: https://coderanch.com/t/81928/Tomcat/Tomcat-as-service
or do a search in the this forum - there has been a lot of post about this topic.
Rene
[ July 30, 2003: Message edited by: Rene Larsen ]

[zena sam]

Thanks Rene!
am not sure where am going wrong...I tried creating a service from command line and by running the command, the service gets created but I still have a problem in starting the service...Any ideas where am wrong,...
Thanks in Advance!!
Zena

[zena sam]

Here's the command I have used....
set SERVICENAME=Apache
set JAVACLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%
set JAVACLASSPATH=%JAVACLASSPATH%;"%CATALINA_HOME%\bin\bootstrap.jar"
set JAVACLASSPATH=%JAVACLASSPATH%;"%CATALINA_HOME%\common\lib\servlet.jar"
set JAVACLASSPATH=%JAVACLASSPATH%;"%JAVA_HOME%\lib\tools.jar"
tomcat.exe -install "%SERVICENAME%" "%JAVA_HOME%\jre\bin\server\jvm.dll" -Djava.class.path="%JAVACLASSPATH%" -Dcatalina.home="%CATALINA_HOME%" -Xrs -start org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap -params start -stop org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap -params stop -out "%CATALINA_HOME%\logs\catalina.out" -err "%CATALINA_HOME%\logs\stderr.log" -current "%CATALINA_HOME%\bin"...
Any idea as to how I can have the service started after installing the service...
Thanks in Advance!
zena