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In order to Run Tomcat as a linux service, you should follow these steps:
Install the wrapper service
Create a tomcat environment definition script
Create a tomcat launcher script
Configure the wrapper service to run tomcat
Link the tomcat launcher script to the init scripts directory
Link the tomcat init script to the revelant init levels
Install the wrapper service
Download the wrapper service binaries for Linux (http://wrapper.tanukisoftware.org)
Copy the binaries as defined in (http://wrapper.tanukisoftware.org/doc/english/integrate-simple-nix.html):
copy the wrapper file in $(tomcat.home)/bin,
copy the sh.script.in file in $(tomcat.home)/bin and rename it to tomcat.
Edit the newly renamed tomcat file to ensure the following lines are defined.
APP_NAME="tomcat"
APP_LONG_NAME="Tomcat Application Server"
Create the tomcat environment definition script
Create the $(server.home)/tomcat.env file with the content (dont forget to replace the $(xxx) variables with your defined values)
CATALINA_HOME=$(tomcat.home)
CATALINA_BASE=$(server.tomcat.home)
export CATALINA_HOME CATALINA_BASE
JAVA_HOME=$(java.home)
export JAVA_HOME
M2_HOME=$(m2.home)
export M2_HOME
PATH=$M2_HOME/bin:$CATALINA_HOME/bin:$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
export PATH