what is the difference between rootCategory and other categories in log4j.properties;
To get logged in prod1.log we access in java files like this;
private Log loggeMemory = LogFactory.getLog("com.common.java");
i want to know how to write in java file to get logged in prod.log file?
if i use log4j.xml file how to write for rootCategory??
log4j.properties
# Root category
log4j.rootCategory=debug, R
log4j.appender.R=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.R.File=log/prod.log
log4j.appender.R.MaxFileSize=1024KB
# Keep forty backup files
log4j.appender.R.MaxBackupIndex=4
log4j.appender.R.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.R.layout.ConversionPattern=%d [%-5p] %c{2} %M.%L - %m%n
# Events category
log4j.category.com.common.java=debug, E
log4j.appender.E=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.E.File=log/prod1.log
log4j.appender.E.MaxFileSize=512KB
log4j.appender.E.MaxBackupIndex=1
log4j.appender.E.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.E.layout.ConversionPattern=%d [%-5p] %c{2} %M.%L - %m%n
