Overview

This article describes how to relocate the Tomcat logs directory to a custom path and create a symbolic link to maintain compatibility. 

In this example, a new directory is created at /u01/newlogs and linked to the standard Tomcat logs location.

For Versions Before 5.0

Run the following commands to stop the Tomcat service, move the logs to the new location, create a symbolic link, set the correct permissions, and restart the service:

service tomcat stop

mkdir /u01/newlogs

mv /usr/share/tomcat/default/logs/* /u01/newlogs

rm -rf /usr/share/tomcat/default/logs

ln -sf /u01/newlogs /usr/share/tomcat/default/logs

chmod 755 /usr/share/tomcat/default/logs

chown -R tomcat:tomcat /usr/share/tomcat/default/logs

service tomcat start