My guess is that the log4j.xml isn't being picked up. Where exactly is that located?
John Mazzitelli wrote:
Oh, and where exactly is log4j getting is configuration if not from my module's own logj4.xml?
Adding -Dlog4j.debug=true system property while starting the server might help in understanding that (you'll see the system.out messages from log4j, telling you what it's upto).