[Bug 1232258] [NEW] tomcat7 installer fails to create symbolic links

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On Ubuntu 13.04 I did "sudo apt-get install tomcat7".  Starting tomcat7
with "sudo service tomcat7 start" shows these warning messages in the
catalina.out log:

Sep 27, 2013 8:28:30 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.ClassLoaderFactory validateFile
WARNING: Problem with directory [/usr/share/tomcat7/common/classes], exists: [false], isDirectory: [false], canRead: [false]
Sep 27, 2013 8:28:30 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.ClassLoaderFactory validateFile
WARNING: Problem with directory [/usr/share/tomcat7/common], exists: [false], isDirectory: [false], canRead: [false]
Sep 27, 2013 8:28:31 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.ClassLoaderFactory validateFile
WARNING: Problem with directory [/usr/share/tomcat7/server/classes], exists: [false], isDirectory: [false], canRead: [false]
Sep 27, 2013 8:28:31 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.ClassLoaderFactory validateFile
WARNING: Problem with directory [/usr/share/tomcat7/server], exists: [false], isDirectory: [false], canRead: [false]
Sep 27, 2013 8:28:31 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.ClassLoaderFactory validateFile
WARNING: Problem with directory [/usr/share/tomcat7/shared/classes], exists: [false], isDirectory: [false], canRead: [false]
Sep 27, 2013 8:28:31 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.ClassLoaderFactory validateFile
WARNING: Problem with directory [/usr/share/tomcat7/shared], exists: [false], isDirectory: [false], canRead: [false]

The warnings go away when the following symbolic links are added to
/usr/share/tomcat7:

sudo ln -s /var/lib/tomcat7/common/ common
sudo ln -s /var/lib/tomcat7/server/ server
sudo ln -s /var/lib/tomcat7/shared/ shared

I believe the installer should create these links.

** Affects: tomcat7 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Confirmed


** Tags: apt-get install tomcat7
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tomcat7 installer fails to create symbolic links
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1232258
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