jboss-5.1, changing jboss-log4j.xml on startup (through -D params)

rob_ Dec 5, 2012 5:30 AM

Hi there,

I'm currently working with an (old) jboss-5.1, which I want to read different jboss-log4j.xml files, based on the start script.

Is there a simple way to tell jboss, that it should use a different jboss-log4j.xml file (for example a jboss-log4f-local.xml, if started by a run.local.bat).

I tried pointing there, using -Dlogging.configuration=file:C:/path/to/alternate/jboss-logf4j-local.xml. Unluckily the server fully ignored

this property and simply loaded the standard xml file.

Regs

Rob

1. Re: jboss-5.1, changing jboss-log4j.xml on startup (through -D params)

rob_ Dec 7, 2012 8:58 AM (in response to rob_)

Found a possible solution to this...

The easiest way seems to be overwriting jboss-service.xml:

<mbean code="org.jboss.logging.Log4jService" name="jboss.system:type=Log4jService,service=Logging" xmbean-dd="resource:xmdesc/Log4jService-xmbean.xml">
<attribute name="ConfigurationURL">${log4j.configuration.XmlFile}</attribute>
[...]
</mbean>

While starting the server I could simply add -Dlog4j.configuration.XmlFile=resource:my-personal-log4j.xml and the server fully pulls it in.

Regs,
Rob
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