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linuxapachepermission-deniedtomcat

a lots of (Permission denied) in catalina.out

How can i install Apache web server and Apache tomcat to avoid get errors like this:

java.io.FileNotFoundException: /usr/local/apache-tomcat-7.0.5/work/Catalina/localhost/_/SESSIONS.ser (Permission denied)

in /usr/local/apache-tomcat-7.0.5/logs/catalina.out

I think I should do something for Apache user, because when I chmod 777 -R ./ on tomcat folder all errors disappear.

Solution

  • Can't vouch for the security of doing so, but

    $ cd /usr/local/tomcat/ #or /usr/shared/tomcat6, whatever your $TOMCAT_BASE dir
$ chown -R tomcat6 webapps temp logs work conf
$ chmod -R 777 webapps temp logs work conf

    works a treat for these situations.

    My tomcat install was borked with permission errors, but throwing open the gates thusly fixed everything.