diff -Nru biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/changelog biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/changelog
--- biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/changelog	2014-06-23 09:13:13.000000000 +0200
+++ biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/changelog	2014-12-15 11:26:27.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+biomaj-watcher (1.2.2-2) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Switch to Tomcat 8 (Closes: #769348). 
+
+
 biomaj-watcher (1.2.2-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New usptream release:
diff -Nru biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/control biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/control
--- biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/control	2014-06-23 09:13:56.000000000 +0200
+++ biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/control	2014-12-15 08:04:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 Package: biomaj-watcher
 Architecture: all
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, default-jdk, tomcat6 (>=6.0.32-3), biomaj (>= 1.2.1), debconf,
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, default-jdk, tomcat8 , biomaj (>= 1.2.1), debconf,
  liblog4j1.2-java, libjsch-java (>= 0.1.42),libjdom1-java (>= 1.1), libcommons-lang-java (>=2.4),
  libcommons-logging-java (>=1.1),libquartz-java(>=1.6),libxerces2-java, unzip, zip, libgnumail-java
 Description: biological data-bank updater - web interface
diff -Nru biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/patches/series biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/patches/series
--- biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/patches/series	2014-01-09 16:25:31.000000000 +0100
+++ biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/patches/series	2014-12-15 10:37:02.000000000 +0100
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 prevent_jobs_file_move
+use_tomcat8
diff -Nru biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/patches/use_tomcat8 biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/patches/use_tomcat8
--- biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/patches/use_tomcat8	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/patches/use_tomcat8	2014-12-15 10:40:03.000000000 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Subject: adapt xml for Tomcat8
+Description: use tomcat8, this impact the context descriptor
+Last-Updated: 2014-12-15
+Forwarded: No
+--- a/usr/share/biomaj-watcher/bin/WatcherConfigurator.java
++++ b/usr/share/biomaj-watcher/bin/WatcherConfigurator.java
+@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@
+ 			PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(biomajConf + "/BmajWatcher.xml");
+ 			
+ 			pw.println("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>");
+-			pw.println("<Context path=\"/BmajWatcher\" docBase=\"/usr/share/java/webapps/biomaj-watcher\"  reloadable=\"false\" allowLinking=\"true\">");
++			pw.println("<Context path=\"/BmajWatcher\" docBase=\"/usr/share/java/webapps/biomaj-watcher\"  reloadable=\"false\" >");
++			pw.println("<Resources allowLinking=\"true\"/>");
+ 
+ 			pw.println("<Parameter name=\"ADMIN_LOGIN\" value=\"" + params.get("app_login") + "\" override=\"false\"/>");
+ 			
diff -Nru biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/postinst biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/postinst
--- biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/postinst	2014-01-09 16:25:31.000000000 +0100
+++ biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/postinst	2014-12-15 11:05:48.000000000 +0100
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
       ln -s /usr/share/java/gnumail.jar /usr/share/java/webapps/biomaj-watcher/WEB-INF/lib/gnumail.jar
 
       #cp /usr/share/biomaj/lib/biomaj.jar /var/lib/tomcat6/shared/
-      rm -f /var/lib/tomcat6/shared/biomaj.jar
-      cp /usr/share/biomaj/lib/biomaj.jar /var/lib/tomcat6/shared/biomaj.jar
+      rm -f /usr/share/java/webapps/biomaj-watcher/WEB-INF/lib/biomaj.jar
+      cp /usr/share/biomaj/lib/biomaj.jar /usr/share/java/webapps/biomaj-watcher/WEB-INF/lib/biomaj.jar
       # Install latest definition
       cp /usr/share/java/webapps/biomaj-watcher/jobs.xsd /etc/biomaj-watcher/jobs.xsd
 
@@ -62,24 +62,17 @@
       # Update logs
       set_perms /var/log/biomaj
 
-      #chown -R tomcat6 /etc/biomaj/db_properties
-      chown -R tomcat6 /usr/share/java/webapps/biomaj-watcher
-      #chmod -R 775 /etc/biomaj/db_properties
-      #chown -R tomcat6 /var/log/biomaj
-      #chmod -R 775 /var/log/biomaj
-      #chown -R tomcat6 /var/lib/biomaj
-      #chmod -R 775 /var/lib/biomaj
-      chown -R tomcat6 /etc/biomaj-watcher
+      chown -R tomcat8 /usr/share/java/webapps/biomaj-watcher
+      chown -R tomcat8 /etc/biomaj-watcher
       # Update context
       java -cp $biomajwatcher_root/bin UpdateToBiomaj1_2 /usr/share/java/webapps/biomaj-watcher admin
-      chown -R tomcat6 /etc/biomaj-watcher
-      #cp /etc/biomaj-watcher/BmajWatcher*.xml /var/lib/tomcat6/conf/Catalina/localhost/
-      rm -f /etc/tomcat6/Catalina/localhost/BmajWatcher.xml
-      rm -f /etc/tomcat6/Catalina/localhost/BmajWatcher#logs.xml
-      ln -s /etc/biomaj-watcher/BmajWatcher.xml /etc/tomcat6/Catalina/localhost/BmajWatcher.xml
-      ln -s /etc/biomaj-watcher/BmajWatcher#logs.xml /etc/tomcat6/Catalina/localhost/BmajWatcher#logs.xml
+      chown -R tomcat8 /etc/biomaj-watcher
+      rm -f /etc/tomcat8/Catalina/localhost/BmajWatcher.xml
+      rm -f /etc/tomcat8/Catalina/localhost/BmajWatcher#logs.xml
+      ln -s /etc/biomaj-watcher/BmajWatcher.xml /etc/tomcat8/Catalina/localhost/BmajWatcher.xml
+      ln -s /etc/biomaj-watcher/BmajWatcher#logs.xml /etc/tomcat8/Catalina/localhost/BmajWatcher#logs.xml
 
-      invoke-rc.d tomcat6 restart
+      invoke-rc.d tomcat8 restart
 
 
     ;;
diff -Nru biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/postrm biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/postrm
--- biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/postrm	2014-01-09 16:25:31.000000000 +0100
+++ biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/postrm	2014-12-15 11:24:50.000000000 +0100
@@ -14,21 +14,23 @@
     ;;
     remove|failed-upgrade|abort-install|abort-upgrade|disappear)
 
-      if [ -e /var/lib/tomcat6/shared/biomaj.jar ]; then
-        rm  /var/lib/tomcat6/shared/biomaj.jar
-      fi
-      rm -f /etc/tomcat6/Catalina/localhost/BmajWatcher.xml
-      rm -f /etc/tomcat6/Catalina/localhost/BmajWatcher#logs.xml
+      #if [ -e /var/lib/tomcat6/shared/biomaj.jar ]; then
+      #  rm  /var/lib/tomcat6/shared/biomaj.jar
+      #fi
+      rm -f /etc/tomcat8/Catalina/localhost/BmajWatcher.xml
+      rm -f /etc/tomcat8/Catalina/localhost/BmajWatcher#logs.xml
       rm -f /usr/share/java/webapps/biomaj-watcher/WEB-INF/lib/*.jar
+      rm -rf /usr/share/java/webapps/biomaj-watcher
     ;;
 
     purge)
-      if [ -e /var/lib/tomcat6/shared/biomaj.jar ]; then
-        rm  /var/lib/tomcat6/shared/biomaj.jar
-      fi
-      rm -f /etc/tomcat6/Catalina/localhost/BmajWatcher.xml
-      rm -f /etc/tomcat6/Catalina/localhost/BmajWatcher#logs.xml
+      #if [ -e /var/lib/tomcat6/shared/biomaj.jar ]; then
+      #  rm  /var/lib/tomcat6/shared/biomaj.jar
+      #fi
+      rm -f /etc/tomcat8/Catalina/localhost/BmajWatcher.xml
+      rm -f /etc/tomcat8/Catalina/localhost/BmajWatcher#logs.xml
       rm -f /usr/share/java/webapps/biomaj-watcher/WEB-INF/lib/*.jar
+      rm -rf /usr/share/java/webapps/biomaj-watcher
       rm -rf /etc/biomaj-watcher
 
     ;;
diff -Nru biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/README.Debian biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/README.Debian
--- biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/README.Debian	2014-01-09 16:25:31.000000000 +0100
+++ biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/README.Debian	2014-12-15 08:05:09.000000000 +0100
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 
 
- Biomaj watcher updates the access rights of most of Biomaj directories to add write access to the user tomcat6. Indeed, all configuration and bank updates will be done via the Tomcat application. Those modifications are needed only while biomaj-watcher is installed.
+ Biomaj watcher updates the access rights of most of Biomaj directories to add write access to the user tomcat8. Indeed, all configuration and bank updates will be done via the Tomcat application. Those modifications are needed only while biomaj-watcher is installed.
diff -Nru biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/setperms.sh biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/setperms.sh
--- biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/setperms.sh	2014-01-09 16:25:31.000000000 +0100
+++ biomaj-watcher-1.2.2/debian/setperms.sh	2014-12-15 08:08:21.000000000 +0100
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 if ! dpkg-statoverride --list "$1" >/dev/null; then
   if [ "$1" == "/etc/biomaj/db_properties/global.properties" ]; then
-    dpkg-statoverride --update --add tomcat6 root 0660  $1
+    dpkg-statoverride --update --add tomcat8 root 0660  $1
   else
-    dpkg-statoverride --update --add tomcat6 root 0775  $1
+    dpkg-statoverride --update --add tomcat8 root 0775  $1
   fi
 fi