CATALINA_HOME /conf/server.xml can’t be read Error | Solution | Tomcat And Netbeans

First make sure you have Java Web apps plugin installed in Netbeans.

Then if you're using tomcat7:

# ln -s /etc/tomcat7 /usr/share/tomcat7/conf

Now enter your <CATALINA_HOME>  as "/usr/share/tomcat7/conf

This should resolve the problem.

Installing and Running 'Tomcat' on Kali Linux

You can install Tomcat by typing in Shell :

$ apt-get install tomcat7

then to Start the Tomcat, type :

$ service tomcat7 start

Test if its running by typing the following URL in your browser :

http://127.0.0.1:8080

The directory from where it loads index.html and JSP is :

PATH :   /var/lib/tomcat7/webapps/ROOT/