From 0f1228b57d2f631280b4aa12f85b7ff4169744d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: audhee Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2025 14:07:07 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Docs: clarify Windows PowerShell startup and root 404 behavior --- RUNNING.txt | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/RUNNING.txt b/RUNNING.txt index 18c2032e677c..2fee1d377372 100644 --- a/RUNNING.txt +++ b/RUNNING.txt @@ -195,11 +195,23 @@ launches Java directly and does not use the script files. $CATALINA_HOME/bin/catalina.sh start +NOTE: When using Windows PowerShell, scripts in the current directory +must be executed with an explicit path. For example + + .\startup.bat + +Running startup.bat without the leading ".\" may fail because +PowerShell does not execute local scripts by default. + (4.2) After startup, the default web applications included with Tomcat will be available by visiting: http://localhost:8080/ +NOTE: If no web application is deployed at the root context, accessing +http://localhost:8080/ may return a 404 response. This indicates that +Tomcat is running but no application is deployed. + (4.3) Further information about configuring and running Tomcat can be found in the documentation included here, as well as on the Tomcat web site: