How to change java_opts for tomcat when we run it as a windows service manually?

Question

I\'m manually running tomcat 6 as a windows service on the console. I need to change java_opts before starting it. How do I do that? Also, Is there a way I can see the logs dyna

Answer 1

To alter the $JAVA_OPTS, you will probably need to edit the batch file you use to start Tomcat. I don't run Tomcat on Windows, but the $JAVA_OPTS appears in my catalina.sh inside the bin/ directory on my Linux installation.

As far as viewing logs dynamically on Windows, there are a couple of options I'm aware of.

1. Download and install Cygwin, and then on the command-line, use tail -f logfilename like you would in Linux.
2. Get the BearTail program and use that to follow your log files.