[jboss-rpm] Using RPM packaged JBoss AS in different location by different user

[Itamar Heim]

On 04/13/2012 06:51 PM, Marek Goldmann wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> With the upcoming jboss-as-7.1.0-3 the usage outside of
> /usr/share/jboss-as directory and by different user to jboss-as was
> simplified. Below you can find steps how you'll be able to use it.
>
> Let's go with an example. I'm assuming you have a user called "tom".
>
> 1. Create required directory structure
>
> # Let's go to his home directory
> cd /home/tom
> # Create the root directory where we want to store
> # JBoss AS configuration and temporary data
> mkdir jboss-as
> cd jboss-as
> # Create required direcotries
> mkdir data deployments log tmp configuration
>
> 2. Copy required configuration files (feel free to use your own!)
>
> # Let's copy the logging.properties
> cp /usr/share/jboss-as/standalone/configuration/logging.properties
> configuration/
> # Let's copy the mgmt-users.properties
> cp /usr/share/jboss-as/standalone/configuration/mgmt-users.properties
> configuration/
> # Copy standalone.xml
> cp /usr/share/jboss-as/standalone/configuration/standalone-web.xml
> configuration/

are these considered .conf files under /etc?
if not, what happens on yum update of jboss, which will not update these 
files?

>
> 3. Boot the server! (yep, that's all)
>
> JBOSS_BASE_DIR=/home/tom/jboss-as /usr/share/jboss-as/bin/standalone.sh
> -c standalone-web.xml
>
>
>
> But if you want to run a JBoss AS service by different user using
> different configuration (hi oVirt guys!) then you need to create two
> additional files:
>
> /home/tom/jboss-as.conf:
>
> ===============
> JBOSS_PIDFILE=/home/tom/jboss-as.pid
> JBOSS_BASE_DIR=/home/tom/jboss-as
> JBOSS_CONFIG=standalone-web.xml
> ===============
>
> /usr/lib/systemd/system/tom.service:
>
> ===============
> [Unit]
> Description=Tom's JBoss Application Server
> After=syslog.target network.target
>
> [Service]
> Environment=LAUNCH_JBOSS_IN_BACKGROUND=1
> EnvironmentFile=-/home/tom/jboss-as.conf
> User=tom
> LimitNOFILE=102642
> PIDFile=/home/tom/jboss-as.pid
> ExecStart=/usr/share/jboss-as/bin/standalone.sh -c $JBOSS_CONFIG
> StandardOutput=null
>
> [Install]
> WantedBy=multi-user.target
> ===============
>
> Of course feel free to tweak these files.
>
> Remember, everything you see above will work after 7.1.0-3 gets released.
>
> Opinions?
>
> --Marek
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