Bug#457956: /etc/init.d/tomcat5.5 doesn't check user right to start or stop tomcat and hangs

[Vera Mickael]

Michael Koch a écrit :
> On Thu, Dec 27, 2007 at 03:40:30PM +0100, Vera Mickael wrote:
>> Package: tomcat5.5
>> Version: 5.5.20-2
>> Severity: important
>>
>>
>> The script should warn the user that has no rights for this 
>> operation.
>>
>> As you may notice I use my own jdk package but I don't think 
>> this has an effect on this problem.
> 
> Which user do you mean? Its normal that scripts in /etc/init.d/ are
> executed by root. /etc/init.d/ is no exception from this rule.
> 
> If thats not your problem please describe in more detail.

I understand the script has to be runned by root and I 
always use "sudo" command to run it. But as I launch this 
command about 30 times a day, sometimes I forget the "sudo".

Then the script stops and it's difficult to take control on 
the terminal. The script doesn't check that the user has 
rights to stop/start tomcat and it fails badly. If the check 
was done, the script wouldn't stop like this. Maybe it would 
display a warning message to the user.

Regards,
Mickaël