On Apr 4, 2005 12:23 PM, gaurav <gauravp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > when I start tomcat it doesnt displays any error on when I shut down scripts I get these errors > > [root@mars-attack ~]# service tomcat stop > java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused It's not running: the tomcat shutdown command tries to connect to a running server to give it a shutdown command and is failing in this case. Try to find the tomcat logfile directory (if you've installed via the zipfile it's under the "/home/tomcat/tomcat/logs" directory). There should be a hint or two about why it's not starting up. Klaasjan