Access log for Jboss AS

[jbchurn]

Hi,

How do I get the access log for Jboss As? The access log here refers to something like what Apache Web Server has where it contains details for all accessed url.

Please advise.
Thank you.

[visolvejboss]

Hello,

If i have understand it correctly, you are looking for server.log file. JBoss creates this log file inside <JBOSS_HOME>/server/<configuration-type>/log/server.log directory

[jaikiran]

I guess what jbchurn is looking for is the "localhost_accessxxx.log" files that get created in the %JBOSS_HOME%/server/default/log directory.
The contents will be similar to:

127.0.0.1 - admin [12/Apr/2006:18:04:37 +0530] "GET /myApp/myApp/jsp/framework/notificationCounter.jsp?message=Notifications HTTP/1.1" 200 442
127.0.0.1 - - [12/Apr/2006:18:04:37 +0530] "GET /myApp/myApp/script/resource_en.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - admin [12/Apr/2006:18:05:07 +0530] "GET /myApp/myApp/jsp/framework/notificationCounter.jsp?message=Notifications HTTP/1.1" 200 442
127.0.0.1 - - [12/Apr/2006:18:05:07 +0530] "GET /myApp/myApp/script/resource_en.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - admin [12/Apr/2006:18:05:37 +0530] "GET /myApp/myApp/jsp/framework/notificationCounter.jsp?message=Notifications HTTP/1.1" 200 442
127.0.0.1 - - [12/Apr/2006:18:05:37 +0530] "GET /myApp/myApp/script/resource_en.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - admin [12/Apr/2006:18:06:08 +0530] "GET /myApp/myApp/jsp/framework/notificationCounter.jsp?message=Notifications HTTP/1.1" 200 442
127.0.0.1 - - [12/Apr/2006:18:06:08 +0530] "GET /myApp/myApp/script/resource_en.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - admin [12/Apr/2006:18:06:38 +0530] "GET /myApp/myApp/jsp/framework/notificationCounter.jsp?message=Notifications HTTP/1.1" 200 442
127.0.0.1 - - [12/Apr/2006:18:06:38 +0530] "GET /myApp/myApp/script/resource_en.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - admin [12/Apr/2006:18:07:08 +0530] "GET /myApp/myApp/jsp/framework/notificationCounter.jsp?message=Notifications HTTP/1.1" 200 442
127.0.0.1 - - [12/Apr/2006:18:07:08 +0530] "GET /myApp/myApp/script/resource_en.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - admin [12/Apr/2006:18:07:38 +0530] "GET /myApp/myApp/jsp/framework/notificationCounter.jsp?message=Notifications HTTP/1.1" 200 442
127.0.0.1 - - [12/Apr/2006:18:07:38 +0530] "GET /myApp/myApp/script/resource_en.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - admin [12/Apr/2006:18:08:08 +0530] "GET /myApp/myApp/jsp/framework/notificationCounter.jsp?message=Notifications HTTP/1.1" 200 442
127.0.0.1 - - [12/Apr/2006:18:08:08 +0530] "GET /myApp/myApp/script/resource_en.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - admin [12/Apr/2006:18:08:38 +0530] "GET /myApp/myApp/jsp/framework/notificationCounter.jsp?message=Notifications HTTP/1.1" 200 442
127.0.0.1 - - [12/Apr/2006:18:08:38 +0530] "GET /myApp/myApp/script/resource_en.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - admin [12/Apr/2006:18:09:08 +0530] "GET /myApp/myApp/jsp/framework/notificationCounter.jsp?message=Notifications HTTP/1.1" 200 442
127.0.0.1 - - [12/Apr/2006:18:09:08 +0530] "GET /myApp/myApp/script/resource_en.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - admin [12/Apr/2006:18:09:39 +0530] "GET /myApp/myApp/jsp/framework/notificationCounter.jsp?message=Notifications HTTP/1.1" 200 442
127.0.0.1 - - [12/Apr/2006:18:09:39 +0530] "GET /myApp/myApp/script/resource_en.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - - [12/Apr/2006:18:10:09 +0530] "GET /myApp/myApp/jsp/framework/notificationCounter.jsp?message=Notifications HTTP/1.1" 500 848

The file name for these log files is mentioned in the jboss-service.xml present in %JBOSS_HOME%/server/default/deploy/jbossweb-tomcatxxx.sar/META-INF folder:

<Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve"
 prefix="localhost_access" suffix=".log"
 pattern="common" directory="${jboss.server.home.dir}/log"/>

[jbchurn]

Hi,

that's right, i'm looking for localhost_accessxxx.log.

Jaikiran, do you mean i have to add in the entry from what you provided in the jboss-service.xml in order to get the log?


Just an extra question to ask you, if i'm not using jboss, but Apache tomcat alone, where should I look for the localhost_accessxxx.log?

Thank you.

[jaikiran]

You dont have to add that entry. Its already there in that file.

As far as standalone tomcat is concerned, i think the logs will be available in catalina_log.log file, but i am not very sure as i havent worked much with tomcat

[grahambrown11]

If you are useing JBoss 4 and up
the <Valve ...> entry is now found in
<JBOSS_HOME>/server/<configuration-type>/jbossweb-tomcatxx.sar/server.xml