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Description of problem:
In this case, the customer would like to use options that
apply only at startup. The OS is RHEL 7 and the package in use is 7.0.54. They were using CATALINA_OPTS previously and it worked fine, but with the rebase we re-implemented all of the systemd service scripts and apparently this functionality was removed/forgotten.

the scripts used by systemd are completely different from the ones used previously on rhel-7/tomcat7. the ExecStart/Stop call different scripts

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
tomcat7 for rhel-7.0, 7.1, 7.2, & potentially 7.3

How reproducible:
Always -- Add a Java system property and start tomcat. tomcat will use CATALINA_OPTS and JAVA_OPTS both at start and stop. stopping tomcat could lead to errors e.g., if a port (like a jmx port), is opened. 

Actual results:
An error when stopping tomcat 

Expected results:
no error


Additional info:

Created attachment 1092226 [details]
Fix proivded by David which closed the case, but didn't go into the bug it seems

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2599.html