Personally I'd check for an additional log4j.xml/properties file that is used in the app without you knowing it. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4007670#4007670 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4007670