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[11:16:04 CST(-0600)] <EricDalquist> starting tomcat ...
[11:17:26 CST(-0600)] <EricDalquist> looks good to me
[11:17:37 CST(-0600)] <EricDalquist> have you both tried clean tomcat installs?
[11:18:00 CST(-0600)] <cwaymire> yes. I went so far as to completely re-install my O/S
[11:18:11 CST(-0600)] <EricDalquist> ...
[11:18:17 CST(-0600)] <cwaymire> after nothing else worked