On (2003/12/15 15:21), Ari Suutari wrote: > Apache has "apachectl" - maybe idea for tomcat4ctl came > from it ? Almost certainly. However, apachectl doesn't allow non-priveleged users to start apache as www, and people who start Apache don't have the option to enable JVM debugging and other JVM settings. :-) Ciao, Sheldon.