can't get past jserv.log, JVM unable to start

[John Hager <ro...@inetarena.com>]

hey there tomcat-users,

with:

rehat6.2
jdk1.3(beta_refresh)
tomcat3.1 (but the jserv-status servlet says tomcat1.0...)

i can't get past this error trace in my jserv.log file:
=====================================
[10/08/2000 09:11:06:598] (INFO) Apache-JServ 1rst	initialization: JVM will
be started later 1 7784 7783
[10/08/2000 09:11:06:647] (INFO) Apache Module was cleaned-up
[10/08/2000 09:11:06:741] (INFO) Apache-JServ 2nd  initialization starting
JVM now: 1 7785 1
[10/08/2000 09:11:07:196] (INFO) wrapper
classpath:/mnt/vol2/opt/jakarta-tomcat/lib/jasper.jar:/mnt/vol2/opt/jakarta-
tomcat/lib/servlet.jar:/mnt/vol2/opt/jakarta-tomcat/lib/webserver.jar:/mnt/v
ol2/opt/jakarta-tomcat/lib/xml.jar:/mnt/vol2/opt/jdk1.3/lib/tools.jar:/mnt/v
ol2/opt/jdk1.3/jre/lib/rt.jar
=====================================
[10/08/2000 09:11:07:197] (INFO) wrapper: Java VM spawned (PID=7787,
PPID=7786)
[10/08/2000 09:11:07:199] (INFO) wrapper: Java Virtual Machine unable to
start (ERR=13: Permission denied)
[10/08/2000 09:11:07:199] (ERROR) wrapper: printing debugging information
(command line, env)
[10/08/2000 09:11:07:199] (ERROR) wrapper: argument[ 0]
/mnt/vol2/opt/jdk1.3/bin
[10/08/2000 09:11:07:199] (ERROR) wrapper:
argument[ 1] -Dtomcat.home=/mnt/vol2/opt/jakarta-tomcat/
[10/08/2000 09:11:07:199] (ERROR) wrapper: argument[ 2]
org.apache.tomcat.startup.Tomcat
[10/08/2000 09:11:07:199] (ERROR) wrapper: argument[ 3]
/mnt/vol2/opt/jakarta-tomcat/conf/tomcat.properties
[10/08/2000 09:11:07:199] (ERROR) wrapper: environment[ 0]
PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
======================================

i don't think its a configuration issue with tomcat, but with my JVM... even
if i completely open up permissions on all the vm files, it still gives me
the 'err=13, permission denied', so if anyone has any ideas how to get over
this hump, let me know..   i can see in the ps list that tomcat is running,
but it has yet to write any log info and all requests get the 500 error.
the only thing that works in the jserv module / status..  it is wide open
for the httpd user.

thanks, john.