More problems for file permissions

[Marvin Addison]

> I am having log file permission problems trying to get CAS to work on
> Ubuntu Dapper (6.06).

I have successfully run CAS on Ubuntu Dapper and Edgy, in fact the 
latter is what I use daily for CAS development.  That said, it appears 
you are using the Ubuntu Tomcat package, correct?  I have two 
recommendations in any case.

  1. If this is for a developer workstation, I recommend installing 
Tomcat from the Apache site into a subdirectory of your home directory, 
e.g. /home/marvin/apps/tomcat.  This is a very convenient solution for a 
developer workstation because you own everything below your home 
directory.  You don't even have to remove the Ubuntu package as you can 
just set your TOMCAT_HOME, CATALINA_HOME, and CATALINA_BASE envrionment 
variables in ~/.bash_profile such that they point at your private 
installation.

  2. If this is for a server deployment, I would recommend creating a 
user account for tomcat (e.g. tomcat) and installing Tomcat inside that 
user's home directory as above.  You would then sudo to the tomcat user 
to deploy and manage your applications.  This is a good strategy for 
convenience, auditing, and security.

I realize I've just given two suggestions to circumvent your problems 
instead of solving them, but these strategies work well for our 
developers and production environment.

Regards,
Marvin Addison
Application Programming Analyst
Collaborative Technologies Unit
Virginia Tech