Posted on 2007-05-15
The correct place for custom java parameters on Debian Etch is in /etc/default/tomcat5.5: look for the line:
CATALINA_OPTS="-Djava.awt.headless=true -Xmx128M -server"
I usually bump up -Xmx (my server is just for Tomcat) and add -Xss2m.
Tags: debian etch tomcat