Append imestamp to log file name for size based RollingFileAppender.

[raj2000]

JBoss Server version: 5.1.

I can not use daily or time based rotation based on our logging requirements.

I am using size based rotation and I would like to have timestamp appended to the file name.

My configuration:

  <!-- A size based file rolling appender -->

    <appender name="FILE" class="org.jboss.logging.appender.RollingFileAppender">

        <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>

        <param name="File" value="${jboss.server.log.dir}/server.log"/>

        <param name="Append" value="true"/>

        <param name="MaxFileSize" value="100MB"/>

        <param name="MaxBackupIndex" value="50"/>

            <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">

            <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{dd/MM/yy HH:mm:ss:SSS}|%t|%c|%5p|%m%n" />

        </layout>       

    </appender>

=> It rotates file based on 100 MB with names server.log.1, server.log.2......

I expect something similar to server.log.02122012.1

Please let me know. Thanks for the help.

[peterj]

What you are asking for is not possible with Log4J. In Log4J you can get timestamped files only when using a time-based rolling appended.

[wdfink]

You might implement your own appender.

Search for 'how to write a log4j appender' and you will find some examples.

[raj2000]

Thanks Peter Johnson & Wolf-Dieter Fink.