The context.xml file is loaded by all web applications and sets certain configuration options. It is recommended that access to this file properly protect from unauthorized changes. Rationale: Restricting access to this file will prevent local users from maliciously or inadvertently altering Tomcat's security policy.
Solution
Perform the following to restrict access to context.xml: Set the ownership of the $CATALINA_HOME/conf/context.xml to tomcat_admin:tomcat. # chown tomcat_admin:tomcat $CATALINA_HOME/conf/context.xml Set the permissions for the $CATALINA_HOME/conf/context.xml to 600. # chmod 600 $CATALINA_HOME/conf/context.xml Default Value: The default permissions of context.xml are 600.