[jboss-user] [Installation, Configuration & DEPLOYMENT] - Configuring separate log file for application

jplenhart do-not-reply at jboss.com
Thu May 8 11:56:15 EDT 2008


Hi,

We have scoured the internet and forums here and found a number of posts regarding our problem - however we have failed to reache resolution around something on the face seems relatively simplistic.  We would like to log our application loggers to a different file.

Couple of observations:

1)  The file is created on the server
2) I only see what appears to be transaction monitoring logging (Arjuna)

One Note about the File below:
1) The category is right below the appender entry

Any help would be much appreciated -- thank you.


  | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  | <!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd">
  | 
  | <!-- ===================================================================== -->
  | <!--                                                                       -->
  | <!--  Log4j Configuration                                                  -->
  | <!--                                                                       -->
  | <!-- ===================================================================== -->
  | 
  | <!-- $Id: jboss-log4j.xml 65459 2007-09-19 00:25:51Z dimitris at jboss.org $ -->
  | 
  | <!--
  |    | For more configuration infromation and examples see the Jakarta Log4j
  |    | owebsite: http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j
  |  -->
  | 
  | <log4j:configuration xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/" debug="false">
  | 
  |    <!-- ================================= -->
  |    <!-- Preserve messages in a local file -->
  |    <!-- ================================= -->
  | 
  |    <!-- A time/date based rolling appender -->
  |    <appender name="FILE" class="org.jboss.logging.appender.DailyRollingFileAppender">
  |       <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
  |       <param name="File" value="${jboss.server.log.dir}/server.log"/>
  |       <param name="Append" value="false"/>
  | 
  |       <!-- Rollover at midnight each day -->
  |       <param name="DatePattern" value="'.'yyyy-MM-dd"/>
  | 
  |       <!-- Rollover at the top of each hour
  |       <param name="DatePattern" value="'.'yyyy-MM-dd-HH"/>
  |       -->
  | 
  |       <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
  |          <!-- The default pattern: Date Priority [Category] Message\n -->
  |          <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p [%c] %m%n"/>
  | 
  |          <!-- The full pattern: Date MS Priority [Category] (Thread:NDC) Message\n
  |          <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5r %-5p [%c] (%t:%x) %m%n"/>
  |           -->
  |       </layout>
  |    </appender>
  | 
  |    <!-- A size based file rolling appender
  |    <appender name="FILE" class="org.jboss.logging.appender.RollingFileAppender">
  |      <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
  |      <param name="File" value="${jboss.server.log.dir}/server.log"/>
  |      <param name="Append" value="false"/>
  |      <param name="MaxFileSize" value="500KB"/>
  |      <param name="MaxBackupIndex" value="1"/>
  | 
  |      <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
  |        <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p [%c] %m%n"/>
  |      </layout>	    
  |    </appender>
  |    -->
  | 
  |    <!-- ============================== -->
  |    <!-- Append messages to the console -->
  |    <!-- ============================== -->
  | 
  |    <appender name="CONSOLE" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender">
  |       <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
  |       <param name="Target" value="System.out"/>
  |       <param name="Threshold" value="INFO"/>
  | 
  |       <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
  |          <!-- The default pattern: Date Priority [Category] Message\n -->
  |          <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{ABSOLUTE} %-5p [%c{1}] %m%n"/>
  |       </layout>
  |    </appender>
  |   
  |    <!-- ====================== -->
  |    <!-- More Appender examples -->
  |    <!-- ====================== -->
  | 
  |    <!-- Buffer events and log them asynchronously
  |    <appender name="ASYNC" class="org.apache.log4j.AsyncAppender">
  |      <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
  |      <appender-ref ref="FILE"/>
  |      <appender-ref ref="CONSOLE"/>
  |      <appender-ref ref="SMTP"/>
  |    </appender>
  |    -->
  | 
  |    <!-- EMail events to an administrator
  |    <appender name="SMTP" class="org.apache.log4j.net.SMTPAppender">
  |      <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
  |      <param name="Threshold" value="ERROR"/>
  |      <param name="To" value="admin at myhost.domain.com"/>
  |      <param name="From" value="nobody at myhost.domain.com"/>
  |      <param name="Subject" value="JBoss Sever Errors"/>
  |      <param name="SMTPHost" value="localhost"/>
  |      <param name="BufferSize" value="10"/>
  |      <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
  |        <param name="ConversionPattern" value="[%d{ABSOLUTE},%c{1}] %m%n"/>
  |      </layout>
  |    </appender>
  |    -->
  | 
  |    <!-- Syslog events
  |    <appender name="SYSLOG" class="org.apache.log4j.net.SyslogAppender">
  |      <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
  |      <param name="Facility" value="LOCAL7"/>
  |      <param name="FacilityPrinting" value="true"/>
  |      <param name="SyslogHost" value="localhost"/>
  |      <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
  |        <param name="ConversionPattern" value="[%d{ABSOLUTE},%c{1}] %m%n"/>
  |      </layout>
  |    </appender>
  |    -->
  | 
  |    <!-- Log events to JMS (requires a topic to be created)
  |    <appender name="JMS" class="org.apache.log4j.net.JMSAppender">
  |      <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
  |      <param name="Threshold" value="ERROR"/>
  |      <param name="TopicConnectionFactoryBindingName" value="java:/ConnectionFactory"/>
  |      <param name="TopicBindingName" value="topic/MyErrorsTopic"/>
  |    </appender>
  |    -->
  | 
  |    <!-- Log events through SNMP
  |    <appender name="TRAP_LOG" class="org.apache.log4j.ext.SNMPTrapAppender">
  |      <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
  |      <param name="ImplementationClassName" value="org.apache.log4j.ext.JoeSNMPTrapSender"/>
  |      <param name="ManagementHost" value="127.0.0.1"/>
  |      <param name="ManagementHostTrapListenPort" value="162"/>
  |      <param name="EnterpriseOID" value="1.3.6.1.4.1.24.0"/>
  |      <param name="LocalIPAddress" value="127.0.0.1"/>
  |      <param name="LocalTrapSendPort" value="161"/>
  |      <param name="GenericTrapType" value="6"/>
  |      <param name="SpecificTrapType" value="12345678"/>
  |      <param name="CommunityString" value="public"/>
  |      <param name="ForwardStackTraceWithTrap" value="true"/>
  |      <param name="Threshold" value="DEBUG"/>
  |      <param name="ApplicationTrapOID" value="1.3.6.1.4.1.24.12.10.22.64"/>
  |      <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
  |             <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d,%p,[%t],[%c],%m%n"/>
  |      </layout>
  |    </appender>
  |    -->
  | 
  |    <!--  Emit events as JMX notifications
  |    <appender name="JMX" class="org.jboss.monitor.services.JMXNotificationAppender">
  |       <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
  |       
  |       <param name="Threshold" value="WARN"/>
  |       <param name="ObjectName" value="jboss.system:service=Logging,type=JMXNotificationAppender"/>
  |       
  |       <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
  |          <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p [%c] %m"/>
  |       </layout>
  |    </appender>
  |    -->
  |    
  |        <appender name="MYAPP" class="org.jboss.logging.appender.DailyRollingFileAppender">
  |          <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
  |          <param name="File" value="${jboss.server.log.dir}/myapp.log"/>
  |          <param name="Append" value="false"/>
  |     
  |          <!-- Rollover at midnight each day -->
  |          <param name="DatePattern" value="'.'yyyy-MM-dd"/>
  |     
  |          <!-- Rollover at the top of each hour
  |          <param name="DatePattern" value="'.'yyyy-MM-dd-HH"/>
  |          -->
  |     
  |          <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
  |             <!-- The default pattern: Date Priority [Category] Message\n -->
  |             <param name="ConversionPattern" value="[%5p] %d{mm:ss} (%F:%M:%L)%n%m%n%n"/>
  |     
  |             <!-- The full pattern: Date MS Priority [Category] (Thread:NDC) Message\n
  |             <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5r %-5p [%c] (%t:%x) %m%n"/>
  |              -->
  |          </layout>
  |       </appender>
  |     
  |    
  |    <category name="com.myapp">
  |     <priority value="DEBUG" />
  |     <appender-ref ref="MYAPP" />
  | </category>
  |    
  |    <!-- ================ -->
  |    <!-- Limit categories -->
  |    <!-- ================ -->
  | 
  |    <!-- Limit the org.apache category to INFO as its DEBUG is verbose -->
  |    <category name="org.apache">
  |       <priority value="WARN"/>
  |    </category>
  | 
  |    <!-- Limit the jacorb category to WARN as its INFO is verbose -->
  |    <category name="jacorb">
  |       <priority value="WARN"/>
  |    </category>
  |    
  |    <!-- Limit the org.jgroups category to WARN as its INFO is verbose -->
  |    <category name="org.jgroups">
  |       <priority value="WARN"/>
  |    </category>
  |    
  |    <!-- Limit the org.quartz category to INFO as its DEBUG is verbose -->
  |    <category name="org.quartz">
  |       <priority value="WARN"/>
  |    </category>
  | 
  |    <!-- Limit JBoss categories
  |    <category name="org.jboss">
  |       <priority value="WARN"/>
  |    </category>
  |    -->
  | 
  |    <!-- Limit the JSR77 categories -->
  |    <category name="org.jboss.management">
  |       <priority value="WARN"/>
  |    </category>
  | 
  |    <!-- Show the evolution of the DataSource pool in the logs [inUse/Available/Max]
  |    <category name="org.jboss.resource.connectionmanager.JBossManagedConnectionPool">
  |      <priority value="TRACE"/>
  |    </category>
  |    -->
  |    
  |    <!-- Limit the org.jboss.serial (jboss-serialization) to INFO as its DEBUG is verbose -->
  |    <category name="org.jboss.serial">
  |       <priority value="WARN"/>
  |    </category>
  |    
  |    <!-- Decrease the priority threshold for the org.jboss.varia category
  |    <category name="org.jboss.varia">
  |      <priority value="WARN"/>
  |    </category>
  |    -->
  | 
  |    <!-- Enable JBossWS message tracing
  |    <category name="org.jboss.ws.core.MessageTrace">
  |     <priority value="TRACE"/>
  |    </category>
  |    -->
  | 
  |    <!--
  |       | An example of enabling the custom TRACE level priority that is used
  |       | by the JBoss internals to diagnose low level details. This example
  |       | turns on TRACE level msgs for the org.jboss.ejb.plugins package and its
  |       | subpackages. This will produce A LOT of logging output.
  |       |
  |       | Note: since jboss AS 4.2.x, the trace level is supported natively by
  |       | log4j, so although the custom org.jboss.logging.XLevel priority will
  |       | still work, there is no need to use it. The two examples that follow
  |       | will both enable trace logging.
  |    <category name="org.jboss.system">
  |      <priority value="TRACE" class="org.jboss.logging.XLevel"/>
  |    </category>
  |    <category name="org.jboss.ejb.plugins">
  |      <priority value="TRACE"/>
  |    </category>
  |    -->
  |   
  |    <!--
  |        | Logs these events to SNMP:
  |            - server starts/stops
  |            - cluster evolution (node death/startup)
  |            - When an EJB archive is deployed (and associated verified messages)
  |            - When an EAR archive is deployed
  |       	 
  |    <category name="org.jboss.system.server.Server">
  |      <priority value="WARN" />
  |      <appender-ref ref="TRAP_LOG"/>
  |    </category>
  |   
  |    <category name="org.jboss.ha.framework.interfaces.HAPartition.lifecycle">
  |      <priority value="WARN" />
  |      <appender-ref ref="TRAP_LOG"/>
  |    </category>
  | 
  |    <category name="org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer">
  |      <priority value="ERROR" />
  |      <appender-ref ref="TRAP_LOG"/>
  |    </category>
  |    
  |    <category name="org.jboss.ejb.EJBDeployer">
  |      <priority value="WARN" />
  |      <appender-ref ref="TRAP_LOG"/>
  |    </category>
  |    
  |    <category name="org.jboss.deployment.EARDeployer">
  |      <priority value="WARN" />
  |      <appender-ref ref="TRAP_LOG"/>
  |    </category>
  |    -->
  | 
  |    <!-- Clustering logging -->
  |    <!-- Uncomment the following to redirect the org.jgroups and
  |       org.jboss.ha categories to a cluster.log file.
  | 
  |    <appender name="CLUSTER" class="org.jboss.logging.appender.RollingFileAppender">
  |      <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
  |      <param name="File" value="${jboss.server.log.dir}/cluster.log"/>
  |      <param name="Append" value="false"/>
  |      <param name="MaxFileSize" value="500KB"/>
  |      <param name="MaxBackupIndex" value="1"/>
  | 
  |      <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
  |        <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p [%c] %m%n"/>
  |      </layout>
  |    </appender>
  |    <category name="org.jgroups">
  |      <priority value="WARN" />
  |      <appender-ref ref="CLUSTER"/>
  |    </category>
  |    <category name="org.jboss.ha">
  |      <priority value="WARN" />
  |      <appender-ref ref="CLUSTER"/>
  |    </category>
  |    -->
  |    
  |    <!-- ======================= -->
  |    <!-- Setup the Root category -->
  |    <!-- ======================= -->
  | 
  |    <root>
  |       <appender-ref ref="CONSOLE"/>
  |       <!-- <appender-ref ref="FILE"/> -->
  |       <appender-ref ref="MYAPP"/>
  |    </root>
  | 
  | </log4j:configuration>
  | 
  | 

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