Start tomcat on linux with verbose

Question

When I want to start the tomcat service, I write

/etc/rc.d/init.d/tomcat start 

However, it does not give any signs of what is happening, and sometimes it takes time until the service is fully launched.

Is there a detailed command to run tomcat

Answer 1

You can launch another window and enter:

 tail -f /var/log/tomcat6/catalina.out 

or wherever you are, it will give you an indication of what is happening.