Log4j and JBoss web app

[ddieterle]

I was wondering if anyone could give me insight into why I am unable to have my web application put logging information into a separate file?


Below are the settings I am using for log4j.

From server\default\conf\jboss-service.xml:

<!-- ==================================================================== -->
 <!-- Log4j Initialization -->
 <!-- ==================================================================== -->

 <mbean code="org.jboss.logging.Log4jService"
 name="jboss.system:type=Log4jService,service=Logging"
 xmbean-dd="resource:xmdesc/Log4jService-xmbean.xml">
 <attribute name="ConfigurationURL">resource:jboss-log4j.xml[</attribute>
 <!-- Set the org.apache.log4j.helpers.LogLog.setQuiteMode. As of log4j1.2.8
 this needs to be set to avoid a possible deadlock on exception at the
 appender level. See bug#696819.
 -->
 <attribute name="Log4jQuietMode">true</attribute>
 <!-- How frequently in seconds the ConfigurationURL is checked for changes -->
 <attribute name="RefreshPeriod">60</attribute>
 </mbean>

From server\default\conf\jboss-log4j.xml:

<!-- ========================================================= -->
 <!-- Preserve messages in a local file for AdvPlan application -->
 <!-- ========================================================= -->
 <appender name="AdvPlanLog" class="org.apache.log4j.FileAppender">
 <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
 <param name="Append" value="false"/>
 <param name="File" value="${jboss.server.home.dir}/log/AdvPlan.log"/>
 <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
 <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{ABSOLUTE} %-5p [%c{1}] %m%n"/>
 </layout>
 </appender>

<!-- ======================================== -->
 <!-- Limit categories for AdvPlan application -->
 <!-- ======================================== -->

 <category name="com.lmco.lever">
 <priority value="DEBUG"/>
 <appender-ref ref="AdvPlanLog"/>
 </category>

From applications log4j.properties file in the applications classes directory:

log4j.rootCategory=, dest1
#log4j.category.TestLogging=DEBUG, dest2
#log4j.category.AdvPlanLog=DEBUG, AdvPlanLog
log4j.category.AdvPlanLog=DEBUG, dest2
#log4j.rootCategory=DEBUG, AdvPlanLog
#DEBUG, dest1 INFO WARN ERROR FATAL
log4j.appender.dest1=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
#log4j.appender.dest1.layout=org.apache.log4j.SimpleLayout
log4j.appender.dest1.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
#log4j.appender.dest1.layout.ConversionPattern=%-5p %l %x: %m%n

#See http://logging.apache.org/log4j/docs/manual.html
log4j.appender.dest1.layout.ConversionPattern=%r [%t] %-5p %c - %m%n
#Example output
#176 [main] INFO org.foo.Bar - Located nearest gas station.

! WRITE LOG TO A FILE, ROLL THE FILE EVERY WEEK
log4j.appender.dest2=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
! Specify the file name
log4j.appender.dest2.File=F:/EnterpriseLogistics/jboss-portal-2.0-jboss-4.0.2/server/default/log/AdvPlan.log
! Control the maximum log file size
#log4j.appender.dest2.MaxFileSize=500KB
! Rollover log file at the start of each week
log4j.appender.dest2.DatePattern='.'yyyy-ww
! Specify the pattern of the output of the logger
log4j.appender.dest2.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.dest2.layout.ConversionPattern=%r [%t] %-5p %c - %m%n


Call in the code to get the logger:

private static Logger log = Logger.getLogger("AdvPlanLog");


All of my logging statements are debug level.

Thanks,
Dave (logging newbie)

[ddieterle]

In case anyone was interested I found some example code in the attachments at the bottom of the page here:

http://wiki.jboss.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Logging

Did not see it earlier today, but it is there now.

Dave (logging newbie)