I'm actually seeing some logging - it's going to /var/log/syslog instead of into /var/log/tomcat5.5, fwiw.
Sample ps output shows SYSLOG:
mthaddon@gpsdb-jasperserver:~$ ps auwxx | grep tomcat | grep -v grep root 11332 0.0 0.0 2064 356 ? Ss 06:36 0:00 /usr/bin/jsvc -user tomcat55 -cp /usr/share/java/commons-daemon.jar:/usr/share/tomcat5.5/bin/bootstrap.jar -outfile SYSLOG -errfile SYSLOG -pidfile /var/run/tomcat5.5.pid -Djava.awt.headless=true -Xms128m -Xmx768m -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/share/tomcat5.5/common/endorsed -Dcatalina.base=/var/lib/tomcat5.5 -Dcatalina.home=/usr/share/tomcat5.5 -Djava.io.tmpdir=/var/lib/tomcat5.5/temp org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap root 11333 0.0 0.0 2064 472 ? S 06:36 0:00 /usr/bin/jsvc -user tomcat55 -cp /usr/share/java/commons-daemon.jar:/usr/share/tomcat5.5/bin/bootstrap.jar -outfile SYSLOG -errfile SYSLOG -pidfile /var/run/tomcat5.5.pid -Djava.awt.headless=true -Xms128m -Xmx768m -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/share/tomcat5.5/common/endorsed -Dcatalina.base=/var/lib/tomcat5.5 -Dcatalina.home=/usr/share/tomcat5.5 -Djava.io.tmpdir=/var/lib/tomcat5.5/temp org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap tomcat55 11334 0.6 7.9 434900 138828 ? Sl 06:36 0:26 /usr/bin/jsvc -user tomcat55 -cp /usr/share/java/commons-daemon.jar:/usr/share/tomcat5.5/bin/bootstrap.jar -outfile SYSLOG -errfile SYSLOG -pidfile /var/run/tomcat5.5.pid -Djava.awt.headless=true -Xms128m -Xmx768m -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/share/tomcat5.5/common/endorsed -Dcatalina.base=/var/lib/tomcat5.5 -Dcatalina.home=/usr/share/tomcat5.5 -Djava.io.tmpdir=/var/lib/tomcat5.5/temp org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap
I'm actually seeing some logging - it's going to /var/log/syslog instead of into /var/log/tomcat5.5, fwiw.
Sample ps output shows SYSLOG:
mthaddon@ gpsdb-jasperser ver:~$ ps auwxx | grep tomcat | grep -v grep java/commons- daemon. jar:/usr/ share/tomcat5. 5/bin/bootstrap .jar -outfile SYSLOG -errfile SYSLOG -pidfile /var/run/ tomcat5. 5.pid -Djava. awt.headless= true -Xms128m -Xmx768m -Djava. endorsed. dirs=/usr/ share/tomcat5. 5/common/ endorsed -Dcatalina. base=/var/ lib/tomcat5. 5 -Dcatalina. home=/usr/ share/tomcat5. 5 -Djava. io.tmpdir= /var/lib/ tomcat5. 5/temp org.apache. catalina. startup. Bootstrap java/commons- daemon. jar:/usr/ share/tomcat5. 5/bin/bootstrap .jar -outfile SYSLOG -errfile SYSLOG -pidfile /var/run/ tomcat5. 5.pid -Djava. awt.headless= true -Xms128m -Xmx768m -Djava. endorsed. dirs=/usr/ share/tomcat5. 5/common/ endorsed -Dcatalina. base=/var/ lib/tomcat5. 5 -Dcatalina. home=/usr/ share/tomcat5. 5 -Djava. io.tmpdir= /var/lib/ tomcat5. 5/temp org.apache. catalina. startup. Bootstrap java/commons- daemon. jar:/usr/ share/tomcat5. 5/bin/bootstrap .jar -outfile SYSLOG -errfile SYSLOG -pidfile /var/run/ tomcat5. 5.pid -Djava. awt.headless= true -Xms128m -Xmx768m -Djava. endorsed. dirs=/usr/ share/tomcat5. 5/common/ endorsed -Dcatalina. base=/var/ lib/tomcat5. 5 -Dcatalina. home=/usr/ share/tomcat5. 5 -Djava. io.tmpdir= /var/lib/ tomcat5. 5/temp org.apache. catalina. startup. Bootstrap
root 11332 0.0 0.0 2064 356 ? Ss 06:36 0:00 /usr/bin/jsvc -user tomcat55 -cp /usr/share/
root 11333 0.0 0.0 2064 472 ? S 06:36 0:00 /usr/bin/jsvc -user tomcat55 -cp /usr/share/
tomcat55 11334 0.6 7.9 434900 138828 ? Sl 06:36 0:26 /usr/bin/jsvc -user tomcat55 -cp /usr/share/