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Install Tomcat 6 in Debian

Rumi, February 19, 2012

This article outlines a procedure for installing Tomcat 6 in Debian Lenny. Keep in mind that this does not include Apache 2 installation or integration. Apache must be installed separately and integrated to work with Tomcat.

Add following line in sources list-

nano /etc/apt/sources.list

deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ squeeze non-free
 

Update and install java

apt-get update
apt-get install sun-java6-jdk sun-java6-jre libtcnative-1

Ensure installed

java -version

Set JAVA_HOME

nano ~/.bashrc

Add the following at the end of the file:

export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun

Download Tomcat 6 – Note: get the cores tar.gz

cd /tmp
wget http://apache.promopeddler.com/.../bin/apache-tomcat-6.0.20.tar.gz

Unzip package and move to permanant location

tar -zxvf apache-tomcat.....tar.gz
mv apache-tomcat-6.0.20/ /usr/local/tomcat

Create tomcat Group/user

groupadd tomcat
useradd -g tomcat -d /usr/local/tomcat tomcat
usermod -G www-data tomcat

Create the INIT File for Tomcat

nano /etc/init.d/tomcat

Add the following text and save:

# Tomcat auto-start
# description: Auto-starts tomcat
# processname: tomcat
# pidfile: /var/run/tomcat.pid
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun
case $1 in
start)
  sh /usr/local/tomcat/bin/startup.sh
  ;;
stop)  
  sh /usr/local/tomcat/bin/shutdown.sh
  ;;
restart)
  sh /usr/local/tomcat/bin/shutdown.sh
  sh /usr/local/tomcat/bin/startup.sh
  ;;
esac   
exit 0

Adjust permissions

chmod 755 /etc/init.d/tomcat

Add for auto-start on boot

update-rc.d tomcat defaults

Modify the default users file

nano /usr/local/tomcat/conf/tomcat-users.xml

Change to look like the following:
 

<tomcat–users>
        <role rolename="manager"/>
        <role rolename="admin"/>
        <user username="admin" password="YOURTOMCATPASS" roles="admin,manager"/>
</tomcat–users>

Restart tomcat

/etc/init.d/tomcat restart

Test Admin Interface

http://localhost:8080/manager/html/list

Enter username/password as shown above

admin
YOURTOMCATPASS
Add Firwall rule to adjust Iptables to allow tomcat on port 80:
 
nano /etc/iptables.up.rules
-A PREROUTING -p tcp -m tcp -i eth0 –dport 80 -j REDIRECT –to-ports 8080
-A PREROUTING -p tcp -m tcp -i eth0 –dport 80 -j REDIRECT –to-ports 8080
-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -i eth0 –dport 80 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -i eth0 –dport 8080 -j ACCEPT
 
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Hi, I am Hasan T. Emdad Rumi, an IT Project Manager & Consultant, Virtualization & Cloud Savvyfrom Dhaka, Bangladesh. I have prior experience in managing numerous local and international projects in the area of Telco VAS & NMC, National Data Center & PKI Naitonal Root and CA Infrastructure. Also engaged with several Offshore Software Development Team.

Worked with Orascom Telecom-Banglalink, Network Elites as VAS partner, BTRC, BTT (Turkey) , Mango Teleservices Limited and Access to Informaiton (A2I-UNDP)

Currently working at Oracle Corporation as Principal Technology Solution and Cloud Architect.

You can reach me [h.t.emdad at gmail.com] and I will be delighted to exchange my views.

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