How to Install Tomcat in linux

Get the package first

# http://www.bizdirusa.com/mirrors/apache//tomcat/tomcat-6/v6.0.29/bin/apache-tomcat-6.0.29.tar.gz

To run Tomcat, you need Java Standard Edition (Java SE), also known as the JDK

Then follow the steps below

# groupadd tomcat

# useradd -g tomcat -s /sbin/nologin -m -d /home/tomcat tomcat 

# md5sum /opt/src/apache-tomcat-6.0.29.tar.gz 

# cd /opt/src/ 

# tar -xzvf apache-tomcat-6.0.29.tar.gz 

# mv apache-tomcat-6.0.29  /usr/local/src/ 

# cd /usr/local/src/apache-tomcat-6.0.29/

# chown -R tomcat.tomcat apache-tomcat-6.0.29/ 

# cd apache-tomcat-6.0.29/ 

# cd bin/ 

# ./version.sh 

# export CATALINA_HOME=/usr/local/src/apache-tomcat-6.0.29

# export CATALINA_BASE=/usr/local/src/apache-tomcat-6.0.29

# su - tomcat -s /bin/sh -c /usr/local/src/apache-tomcat-6.0.29/bin/startup.sh

# top -u tomcat 

# su - tomcat -s /bin/sh -c /usr/local/src/apache-tomcat-6.0.29/bin/shutdown.sh

# top -u tomcat

# cd bin 

# ./catalina.sh run or sh startup.sh or ./startup.sh

To switch as tomcat user

# su - tomcat -s /bin/sh
# su - tomcat -s /bin/bas


if not switching as tomcatuser use the following to run a command
# su - tomcat -s /bin/sh -c path/of/the/command/to/run

change ports of tomcat

# vim conf/server.xml

Tomcat logs

# cd logs/catalina.ou