Apache Tomcat :java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused

Question

while i try to stop tomcat server its giving an error like this.

[root@server classes]# service tomcat restart Stopping Tomcat service:  Using CATALINA_BASE:   /opt/tomcat Using CATALINA_HOME:   /opt/tomcat Using CATALINA_TMPDIR: /opt/tomcat/temp Using JRE_HOME:       /usr Apr 17, 2011 10:11:53 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina stopServer SEVERE: Catalina.stop:  java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused     at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)     at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:310)     at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:176)     at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:163)     at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(SocksSocketImpl.java:381)     at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:537)     at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:487)     at java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:384)     at java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:198)     at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.stopServer(Catalina.java:421)     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)     at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:616)     at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.stopServer(Bootstrap.java:337)     at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:415)                                                            [  OK  ]  Starting Tomcat service: Using CATALINA_BASE:   /opt/tomcat Using CATALINA_HOME:   /opt/tomcat Using CATALINA_TMPDIR: /opt/tomcat/temp Using JRE_HOME:       /usr 

Can anyone help me to fix this problem?

Answer 1

I've seen a lot of inadequate answers while trying to figure this one out. General response has been "you are trying to stop something that hasn't started" or "some other program is running on the port you need".

The problem for me turned out to be my firewall. I hadn't even considered this, but port 8005 (the port used for shutdown, thanks mindas), was blocked. I changed it, and now, no more error. Good luck.

Answer 2

Was the Tomcat running before you restarted it? Was there any other app listening on this port?

The exception is thrown because there was nobody listening on the command port (see <Server port="..." in $tomcat_home/conf/server.xml).