How to read server.log/boot.log ?

[roberto]

I want to integrate in my j2ee application a console to read the jboss server.log and/or boot.log (jboss 4.x and 5.x).
How can I implement it ?
there is same example around ?
using JMX or directly jboss API....
I haven't found something like this in the jmx and web console
thanks

[peterj]

You can open the file as a read-only file stream. Or were you looking for something else?

I once had a servlet that opened the log files as read-only text streams and then displayed the last 100 or so lines to the user and let the user navigate through the log file.

[roberto]

Hi Peter (and Merry Xmas!) and Thank you for you reply.

I prefer to don't open directly myself log file.
I prefer to call some jboss API in order to obtain log information.

Open directly log file I need to know where log files are located, rollover policy and so on.

But if this is the only way to have it, no problem.
I prefer also to have a JMX or something like it because in the future I would like to build this log console inside my ear application connected to JBoss or WebSphere or NetWeaver ..... Maybe having a JMX can be more simple to implemement the right adapter