log4j.xml and output from a JBoss class

[ahardy66]

I can't configure log4j to output the logging from a JBoss class that I'm extending in my JAAS setup, and it's causing me major problems because I need the logging output to resolve a problem that's creating a brick wall in my path.

The class is org.jboss.security.auth.spi.AbstractServerLoginModule and I really, really need to know what it is doing.

I've tried several different category names to enable it, and in fact I currently have org.jboss set to TRACE for everything, and the logging is still not coming out, despite the fact that the rest of JBoss is logging virtually every executed line.

I know it should be outputting several statements, because I can see the log statements in the source code of the methods I'm calling.

This is what I've tried:

<category name="org.jboss.security.auth.spi.AbstractServerLoginModule"
also:
org.jboss.auth.spi
com.myclass.that.extends.it.LoginModule

[ahardy66]

In the latest push up the side of Mount Everest, err, I mean the JBoss learning curve, I have narrowed down the problem to the fact that the log statements are all TRACE priority.

Does that give any kind JBoss guru an idea what I need to do?

Strangely, setting the priority level in the log4j.xml to TRACE makes no difference.

Could it have anything to do with the app I'm working on using java.util.logging ? Do they interfere?

[ahardy66]

In the latest blind stumblings in the regions beyond the JBossLog4j.pdf, I have found that I am incapable of turning on JBoss's TRACE logging level.

Even with the XLevel class in the Priority setting.

Even (despairing laughter coming from off-stage) after commenting out all my commons-logging and java.util.logging code.

Is there a particular place on my computer which I should boot, or a special swear-word that I can use?

[adrian.brock]

Post your log4j.xml then you might get some help.

Regards,
Adrian

[ahardy66]

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd">

<!-- ===================================================================== -->
<!-- -->
<!-- Log4j Configuration -->
<!-- -->
<!-- ===================================================================== -->

<!-- $Id: log4j.xml,v 1.13.2.8 2003/09/23 14:16:27 slaboure Exp $ -->

<!--
 | For more configuration infromation and examples see the Jakarta Log4j
 | owebsite: http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j
 -->

<log4j:configuration xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/" debug="false">

 <!-- ================================= -->
 <!-- Preserve messages in a local file -->
 <!-- ================================= -->

 <!-- A time/date based rolling appender -->
 <appender name="FILE" class="org.jboss.logging.appender.DailyRollingFileAppender">
 <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
 <param name="File" value="/log/server.log"/>
 <param name="Append" value="false"/>

 <!-- Rollover at midnight each day -->
 <param name="DatePattern" value="'.'yyyy-MM-dd"/>

 <!-- Rollover at the top of each hour
 <param name="DatePattern" value="'.'yyyy-MM-dd-HH"/>
 -->

 <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
 <!-- The default pattern: Date Priority [Category] Message\n -->
 <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%-5p [%c] %m%n"/>

 <!-- The full pattern: Date MS Priority [Category] (Thread:NDC) Message\n
 <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5r %-5p [%c] (%t:%x) %m%n"/>
 -->
 </layout>
 </appender>

 <!-- ============================== -->
 <!-- Append messages to the console -->
 <!-- ============================== -->

 <appender name="CONSOLE" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender">
 <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
 <param name="Target" value="System.out"/>
 <param name="Threshold" value="DEBUG"/>

 <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
 <!-- The default pattern: Date Priority [Category] Message\n -->
 <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%-5p [%c] %m%n"/>
 </layout>
 </appender>

 <appender name="JSR77" class="org.apache.log4j.FileAppender">
 <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
 <param name="Append" value="false"/>
 <param name="File" value="/log/jsr77.log"/>
 <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
 <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%-5p [%c] %m%n"/>
 </layout>
 </appender>

 <!-- ================ -->
 <!-- Limit categories -->
 <!-- ================ -->

 <!-- Limit JBoss categories -->
 <category name="org.jboss">
 <priority value="WARN" class="org.jboss.logging.XLevel"/>
 </category>

 <category name="org.jboss.system.server.Server">
 <priority value="INFO" />
 </category>
 <category name="org.jboss.system">
 <priority value="INFO" />
 </category>
 <category name="org.jboss.ha.framework.interfaces.HAPartition.lifecycle">
 <priority value="INFO" />
 </category>
 <category name="org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer">
 <priority value="WARN" />
 </category>
 <category name="org.jboss.ejb.EJBDeployer">
 <priority value="INFO" />
 </category>
 <category name="org.jboss.deployment">
 <priority value="INFO" />
 </category>

 <category name="org.apache">
 <priority value="WARN"/>
 </category>
 <category name="org.apache.catalina.startup">
 <priority value="WARN"/>
 </category>
 <category name="org.apache.commons">
 <priority value="WARN"/>
 </category>

 <category name="org.gargantus">
 <priority value="TRACE"
 class="org.jboss.logging.XLevel"/>
 </category>

 <category name="org.gargantus.realm.JBossLoginModule">
 <priority value="TRACE"
 class="org.jboss.logging.XLevel"/>
 </category>

 <category name="org.jboss.security">
 <priority value="TRACE"
 class="org.jboss.logging.XLevel"/>
 </category>



 <!-- ======================= -->
 <!-- Setup the Root category -->
 <!-- ======================= -->

 <root>
 <appender-ref ref="CONSOLE"/>
 <!--appender-ref ref="FILE"/-->
 </root>


</log4j:configuration>

There you go!

[starksm64]

You have commented out the FILE appender, and the CONSOLE appender has a threshold of INFO, so there will be no output to server.log at any threshold. Try checking your server.log timestamps next time.

 <root>
 <appender-ref ref="CONSOLE"/>
 <appender-ref ref="FILE"/>
 </root>

[ahardy66]

Guess I know too many logging frameworks too poorly.

Actually I deliberately got rid of the file appender to speed it up a bit.

Thanks for the diagnosis.