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Good: C:\opt\tomcat\, C:\sakaistuff\installs\tomcat\
Bad: C:\program files\tomcat\, C:\opt\apache tomcat 57.50.3334\
Tomcat permissions
Unix/Mac users should make sure that they have write permissions to the Tomcat servlet container files and directories before proceeding or startup permission errors may occur.
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Do not download and install the JDK 1.4 Compatibility Package. Sakai 2.8 will not run should you install it. Sakai 2.9 requires JDK 1.6 or later.