Bug 1018394

Summary:	tomcat fails to start on ipv6
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Reporter:	Ade Lee <alee>
Component:	tomcat6	Assignee:	David Knox <dknox>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	tomcat-qe
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Version:	6.6	CC:	jclere, mhasko, nkinder
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Description Ade Lee 2013-10-11 20:55:19 UTC

Description of problem:

On a server on which ipv6 is enabled and ipv4 is not enabled - and the ipv4 localhost is configured in /etc/hosts, tomcat fails to start because the shutdown port will attempt to bind to the ipv4 localhost.

A better approach might be to cycle through both ipv4 and ipv6 interfaces - and only fail if neither is available.

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Comment 2 RHEL Program Management 2013-10-15 01:33:43 UTC

This request was not resolved in time for the current release.
Red Hat invites you to ask your support representative to
propose this request, if still desired, for consideration in
the next release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Comment 3 David Knox 2013-11-04 19:08:29 UTC

tomcat assumes localhost so perhaps a better solution is to use InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostAddress()

Comment 5 David Knox 2014-10-20 18:21:31 UTC

unfortunately, tomcat6-6.0.24 hard codes 'localhost' in several places.

there has been success on ipv6-only systems when localhost is mapped to the ipv6 address.

Comment 6 RHEL Program Management 2014-10-20 18:35:48 UTC

Development Management has reviewed and declined this request.
You may appeal this decision by reopening this request.