Apache Tomcat 8.5 . Error: Service terminated with service specific error incorrect function

Question

i have installed apache tomcat 8.5 one month ago with java 1.8 on Windows Server 2008 and it works ok. now the service is stopped and i\'m not able to restart it from apache con

Answer 1

Currently I have a Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter running Tomcat 9 & had the same problem. This happened after I ran Windows updates & restarted the Server.

Error messages below. (The blanked out text is my private data.)

Error showed when attempting to start the service.

Error in System Event Log

The following steps fixed the issue...

1. Navigate to your tomcat9w.exe Location: \Tomcat9\bin\
2. Right click your tomcat9w.exe and select Run as administrator.
3. Select the Java tab. Select Use default, Apply, & OK
4. Start your service.

Note: I unchecked the "Use default" box after I was able to get the service running correctly. Because I wanted to retain my existing configuration. Going forward the service has continued to work correctly.

Hope this helps!