I know this question could be asked on tomcat or possibly other mailing lists, but I'm hoping I can get some help here instead of joining yet another list.

I'm running tomcat5 on CentOS 5.8. I'm trying to setup Oracle/Sun java rather than icedtea. I've installed the latest jdk 1.7 and setup alternatives on centos for java and javac:

# java -version java version "1.7.0_03" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_03-b05) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 22.1-b02, mixed mode)

I've also set /etc/tomcat5/tomcat5.conf to point JAVA_HOME to this jdk.

When I try to start tomcat5 I get:

Starting tomcat5: /usr/bin/rebuild-jar-repository: error: Could not find jdbc-stdext Java extension for this JVM /usr/bin/rebuild-jar-repository: error: Could not find jndi Java extension for this JVM /usr/bin/rebuild-jar-repository: error: Some detected jars were not found for this jvm /usr/bin/rebuild-jar-repository: error: Could not find jaas Java extension for this JVM /usr/bin/rebuild-jar-repository: error: Some detected jars were not found for this jvm [ OK ] Using CATALINA_BASE: /usr/share/tomcat5 Using CATALINA_HOME: /usr/share/tomcat5 Using CATALINA_TMPDIR: /usr/share/tomcat5/temp Using JRE_HOME: /usr/bin/dtomcat5: line 343: /usr/lib/jvm/java/bin/java: No such file or directory Using CATALINA_BASE: /usr/share/tomcat5 Using CATALINA_HOME: /usr/share/tomcat5 Using CATALINA_TMPDIR: /usr/share/tomcat5/temp Using JRE_HOME: /usr/bin/dtomcat5: line 321: /usr/lib/jvm/java/bin/java: No such file or directory

I've been searching google all morning and haven't found a solution. I'd be willing to try jdk 1.5 or 1.6 if that is the fix, but I'm doubting that's the fix.

I'm also not sure where tomcat5 set JRE_HOME. Been searching and can't find it.

Anyone here know how to resolve this?

Any assistance is appreciated.

Thanks, James