--- /etc/init.d/tomcat-6	2010-03-18 08:11:29.429952228 +0100
+++ /etc/init.d/tomcat-6	2010-03-18 09:16:47.707924849 +0100
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 	if [ ! -f "${CATALINA_BASE}logs/catalina.out" ]; then
 		touch "${CATALINA_BASE}logs/catalina.out"
-		chown tomcat:tomcat "${CATALINA_BASE}logs/catalina.out"
+		chown "${CATALINA_USER}:${CATALINA_GROUP}" "${CATALINA_BASE}logs/catalina.out"
 	fi
 }