The Tomcat catalina.out Log

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Last updated: Aug 13, 2020 by David Judge (Deactivated)Version comment

The Tomcat catalina.out provides lots of details about what's going on with Tomcat application server, the database connection, and extra application details like authentication/authorization. It's an invaluable troubleshooting tool, and Semarchy support will often ask you to attach the catalina.out file to a support ticket. 

NOTE: If you're looking for the PDE log, and not the catalina.out log, follow these instructions to export the PDE log. 

For Linux

Find the catalina.out log at /var/log/tomcat8/catalina.out or <tomcat_install_dir>/logs depending on Tomcat version and/or installation process.

If Semarchy xDM is on the cloud, you can use scp or a tool like Filezilla to download the log file to your computer to email it to support.

For Microsoft

Find the catalina.out log at <tomcat_install_dir>\logs (example: C:\tomcat\logs)


If you're looking for the PDE log, and not the catalina.out log, follow these instructions to export the PDE log.