Sorry, i should have used the Preview button before posting. Here's what i meant: <root> | <priority value="INFO"/> | <appender-ref ref="FILE"/> | <appender-ref ref="CONSOLE"/> | </root> You have set the priority level of the root logger to INFO. TRACE level is lower than info and hence wont make it to the log file. Remove the priority setting from the root configuration and see if the trace logs are visible. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4109154#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...