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  1. JBoss Web Server
  2. JWS-666

[RHEL 7 RPM] TOMCAT_USER variable ignored

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    • Bug
    • Resolution: Done
    • Major
    • JWS 5.0_RHEL DR1
    • JWS 3.1.0 CR7
    • rpm, tomcat
    • None
    • Release Notes
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      The `__TOMCAT_USER__` and `__TOMCAT_GROUP__` environment variables defined in the sysconfig and tomcat configuration files have been deprecated in favor of the `_User_` and `_Group_` variables within the systemd service unit ([filename]`/usr/lib/systemd/system/tomcat.service`).
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      The `__TOMCAT_USER__` and `__TOMCAT_GROUP__` environment variables defined in the sysconfig and tomcat configuration files have been deprecated in favor of the `_User_` and `_Group_` variables within the systemd service unit ([filename]`/usr/lib/systemd/system/tomcat.service`).
    • Documented as Resolved Issue
    • Workaround Exists
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      In order to update the user/group owner of the tomcat processes with the new systemd service unit on RHEL 7 users will need to update the User and/or Group properties of the service unit (/usr/lib/systemd/system/tomcat7.service and/or /usr/lib/systemd/system/tomcat8.service) rather than the sysconfig or tomcat conf files.

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      In order to update the user/group owner of the tomcat processes with the new systemd service unit on RHEL 7 users will need to update the User and/or Group properties of the service unit (/usr/lib/systemd/system/tomcat7.service and/or /usr/lib/systemd/system/tomcat8.service) rather than the sysconfig or tomcat conf files.

    Description

      The following is an excerpt from /usr/share/tomcat8/conf/tomcat8.conf showing that TOMCAT_USER is configured there:

      # What user should run tomcat
TOMCAT_USER="tomcat"

      However, this is quite misinforming as updating TOMCAT_USER or TOMCAT_GROUP has no effect on the service. This is because the service unit (/usr/lib/systemd/system/tomcat8.service) explicitly configures the User/Group which owns the service:

      [Service]
...
User=tomcat
Group=tomcat
...

      This is done because using environment variables in the systemd unit does not work by design (they only work when used with ExecStart/ExecStop and a couple other directives, read more here).

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          is caused by

          Bug - A problem that impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JWS-156 replace init scripts for tomcat7 and 8 on RHEL7 by systemd units

          • Major - To be worked after higher priority work items are addressed. When the severity is high and the effort to change it is low to moderate, this term is chosen. Issues in this category likely have an existing workaround but implementation or execution may be non-trivial.
          • Closed
          is related to

          Bug - A problem that impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JWS-189 tomcat init scripts should use variable CATALINA_PID

          • Critical - To be worked on immediately following BLOCKER issues.
          • Closed

          Bug - A problem that impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JWS-696 [RHEL 7 RPM] Tomcat needs sysconfig and conf files specific to systemd

          • Major - To be worked after higher priority work items are addressed. When the severity is high and the effort to change it is low to moderate, this term is chosen. Issues in this category likely have an existing workaround but implementation or execution may be non-trivial.
          • Closed
          relates to

          Bug - A problem that impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JWS-845 tomcat-jsvc.service has TOMCAT_USER value hard-coded

          • Minor - To be worked after urgent, high, and medium priorities are resolved. This term is chosen when the severity of the issue is low, or the complexity or effort to correct it may be higher, relatively speaking. For low priority issues, known workarounds exist or are not needed due to the trivial effort needed to address the issue.
          • Closed

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              rhn-support-csutherl Coty Sutherland
              bsikora Bogdan Sikora (Inactive)
              Jan Onderka Jan Onderka
              Tyler Kelly Tyler Kelly (Inactive)
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