install tomcat on linux

ubunt16.04，comcat 9 core package tailed with tar.gz

unzip package

sudo su    // switch to root
cp apache-tomcat-9.0.10 /opt/
cd /opt/
tar vzxf apache-tomcat-9.0.10

add new user&group


sudo su
groupadd tomcat // add group tomcat
useradd -g tomcat -s /usr/sbin/nologin tomcat // add user tomcat which can't login
chown -R tomcat:tomcat /opt/apache-tomcat-9.0.10 // change tomcat directory owner


add current user access permission

usermod -a -G tomcat wxue    // add wxue to tomcat group

auto start on system boot if necessary

ln -s /opt/apache-tomcat-9.0.10/bin/daemon.sh /etc/init.d/tomcat9

tomcat9 start/stop  // manual operation

reference: https://www.cnblogs.com/svili/archive/2017/12/23/8088175.html