log4j prints all levels

Question

Hello,

I've got log4j configured on my Java project with the following log4j.properties:

log4j.rootLogger=WARNING, X

log4j.appender.X=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
log4j.appender.X.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.X.layout.ConversionPattern=%p %m %n

log4j.logger.org.hibernate.SQL=WARNING
log4j.logger.com.****.services.clarity.dao.impl=WARNING
log4j.logger.com.****.services.clarity.controller=WARNING
log4j.logger.com.****.services.clarity.services.impl=WARNING
log4j.logger.com.****.services.clarity.feeds.impl=WARNING

As configured, it should only print WARNING messages, however it prints all levels to DEBUG.

any ideas where this can come from ?

Thanks !

Answer 1

Isnt the severity level called "WARN"?

Answer 2

The log level should be "WARN" and not "WARNING"

Answer 3

It is true that the log level should be WARN, but this still won't prevent the root logger from displaying the DEBUG messages.

I've learned two ways to suppress those DEBUG messages. See my solution to a practically identical question which I derived from two different answers to a similar question.