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Tomcat FAQ

Q). Can PINsafe run on different ports than 8080 or 8443

A). Yes. Tomcat can be set to run on almost any required port for http and https communication. Note that for Unix machines, ports below 1024 need to run as root, so for security reasons it is not recommended to run Tomcat using these ports. Note Port Address Translation on the firewall is often a good way of connecting by a different port such as 80 and 443.

Q). How do I delete pinsafe

A). The clean way to do this is to remove the pinsafe.war file in the Tomcat Webapps folder while Tomcat is running. This will automatically uninstall the pinsafe application folder. To remove references to previously installed versions of PINsafe clear out the relevant files in <tomcat_root>\conf\Catalina\localhost.

Q). Can I run multiple instances of PINsafe on Tomcat

A). Yes. Install the pinsafe.war file under a different name, this name is the link to the pinsafe application, e.g. pinsafe2.war would be http://IP:8080/pinsafe2. Note that if RADIUS is enabled, each PINsafe instance would need to use differing RADIUS ports. Note also that you should not run different versions of PINsafe, whether on the same server or not, linked to the same database. In particular, do not simply rename old versions of PINsafe when upgrading unless the database is internal, as this may result in the database becoming corrupted.

Q). Is it possible to monitor Tomcat and alert if it stops and starts

A). Yes see the following article MON Service Monitor How to guide