Trouble in Starting Tomcat server

Question

Hi,
I installed Eclipse & Tomcat. I started Tomcat using Eclipse. In console it showed as
Jun 24, 2006 4:55:09 PM org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol init
INFO: Initializing Coyote HTTP/1.1 on http-8080
Starting service Tomcat-Standalone
Apache Tomcat/4.1.31
Jun 24, 2006 4:55:11 PM org.apache.struts.util.PropertyMessageResources <init>
INFO: Initializing, config='org.apache.struts.util.LocalStrings', returnNull=true
Jun 24, 2006 4:55:11 PM org.apache.struts.util.PropertyMessageResources <init>
INFO: Initializing, config='org.apache.struts.action.ActionResources', returnNull=true
Jun 24, 2006 4:55:12 PM org.apache.struts.util.PropertyMessageResources <init>
INFO: Initializing, config='org.apache.webapp.admin.ApplicationResources', returnNull=true
Jun 24, 2006 4:55:14 PM org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol start
INFO: Starting Coyote HTTP/1.1 on http-8080
Jun 24, 2006 4:55:15 PM org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket init
INFO: JK2: ajp13 listening on /0.0.0.0:8009
Jun 24, 2006 4:55:15 PM org.apache.jk.server.JkMain start
INFO: Jk running ID=0 time=0/100 config=C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Tomcat 4.1\conf\jk2.properties
Error compiling file: C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Tomcat 4.1\work\Standalone\localhost\_\/index_jsp.java [javac] Compiling 1 source file
But When gave this link in URL: http://localhost:8080
I got an error as follows:
type Exception report
message
description The server encountered an internal error () that prevented it from fulfilling this request.
exception
org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSP
An error occurred at line: -1 in the jsp file: null
Generated servlet error:
[javac] Compiling 1 source file.
Then I tried from command promt to start Tomcat:
I checked environment variable JAVA_HOME, the Value is "C:\j2sdk1.4.2_11\bin;". Also PATH:;C:\j2sdk1.4.2_11\bin;
But Igot an error as follows
C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Tomcat 4.1\bin>startup
The JAVA_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly
This environment variable is needed to run this program
NB: JAVA_HOME should point to a JDK not a JRE
Using CATALINA_BASE: ..
Using CATALINA_HOME: ..
Using CATALINA_TMPDIR: ..\temp
Using JAVA_HOME: C:\j2sdk1.4.2_11\bin;
The system cannot find the file -Dsun.io.useCanonCaches=false.
C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Tomcat 4.1\bin>
Can any one guide me, to correct this error.
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

did you edit the catalina.bat file in Tomcat?
It requires that you do so...I don't think by default it will have your JDK that resides on your machine.
I've edited various versions of Tomcat and the catalina.bat, server.xml and web.xml files before, and usually I've just about always had to add a line (SET JAVA_HOME) and then the variable %JAVA_HOME% will read it.