How to setup tomcat in linux?

After downloading the Tomcat, you will set up something to make it work.

1. Set the JAVA_HOME to start the Tomcat.

 Add the follong lines into the /bin/catalina.sh

 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------  #Add by Robert Lee - Only the JAVA_HOME is mandatory.

 JAVA_HOME="../../jdk1.5.0_15"  export JAVA_HOME

 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. Make sure there is no space in the java path or tomcat path.

3. Add the role for manager and administrator.    Add the following lines in /conf/tomcat-users.xml  <role rolename="manager"/>  <role rolename="admin"/>  <user username="sys" password="manager" roles="admin,manager"/>    Then you can log in the manager and administration interface by webconsole.