Unable to start JBoss Web Server JWS (Apache Tomcat) as systemd service
Issue
- Unable to start JBoss Web Server JWS (Apache Tomcat) as systemd service.
- JBoss Web Server JWS (Apache Tomcat) as systemd service throws permission error while starting Apache Tomcat.
Jan 24 12:47:35 user systemd[1]: Starting Apache Tomcat Web Application Container...
Jan 24 12:47:35 user startup.sh[1067098]: touch: cannot touch '/JBoss/jws-5.7/tomcat/logs/catalina.out': Permission denied
Jan 24 12:47:35 user startup.sh[1067086]: /JBoss/jws-5.7/tomcat/bin/catalina.sh: line 504: /JBoss/jws-5.7/tomcat/logs/catalina.out: Permission denied
Jan 24 12:47:35 user systemd[1]: jws5-tomcat.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1
Jan 24 12:47:35 user systemd[1]: jws5-tomcat.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 24 12:47:35 user systemd[1]: Failed to start Apache Tomcat Web Application Container.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7,8,9
- Red Hat JBoss Web Server (JWS) 5.
- Tomcat 9
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