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There is "The IDE will not modify any files within the specified Tomcat installation". This is false because at least the IDE tries to remove "server/lib/monitor-valve.jar" file.
Tomcat4 plugin was replaced by Tomcat5 plugin. This issue isn't relevant to new plugin.