log4j

How do I turn off warning messages in httpclient for log4j?

I have the following in my log4j file #set httpclient debug levels log4j.logger.org.apache.component=ERROR,stdout log4j.logger.httpclient.wire=ERROR,stdout log4j.logger.org.apache.commons.httpclient=ERROR,stdout but I'm still getting warnings when I run my httpclient code... am I missing something? thanks! WARN [pool-1-thread-69]...

In Linux, where is the default root directory for log4j.appender.R.File?

Hi all, in windows, when I use the following File path, log4j will write the file to C:\eclipse\logs\appLog.log (I am using eclipse as the IDE in windows): log4j.appender.R.File=logs/appLog.log Then when I deploy the jsp to the apache tomcat in a Linux server, where does the log file go? (I try to avoid using absolute path because I w...

log4j and java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/log4j/Layout

I am trying to get a piece of code working with log4j. If I run it via junit tests (ant task), I am getting proper log outputs and all is fine. If I run the code from the command line, I get this: Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/log4j/Layout at uk.co.bytemark.flexnbd.Main.main(Main.java:29...

Log4j formatting: Is it possible to truncate stacktraces?

I want to log only the first few lines of Exceptions in my program. I know, I can do something like this to print only the first 5 lines of a stacktrace: Throwable e = ...; StackTraceElement[] stack = e.getStackTrace(); int maxLines = (stack.length > 4) ? 5 : stack.length; for (int n = 0; n < maxLines; n++) { System.err.println(stac...

Can I substitute Eclipse and Maven variables into a log4j.properties file?

You can use system properties in log4j configuration files using a ${variablename} syntax. Can you include Eclipse variables (like the project name) and Maven variables (like the artifact ID) in there too, and have them substituted during the respective build? ...

How to format a String onto one line, StringUtils?

Hi, I have a String that I'm passing to log4j to have it logged to a file, the contents of that string is XML, and it is formatted to be on multiple lines with indentations and so forth, to make it easy to read. However, I would like that XML to be all on one line, how can I do this? I've had a look at StringUtils, I guess I could stri...

allowing a logger to override a specific appender's parameter?

Using log4net, can I configure a logger so that it can override a single parameter of one of the appenders? Some examples: <log4net> <appender name="A1" type="log4net.Appender.FileAppender"> <file value="log4net.log"> </appender> <root> <level value="ERROR" /> <appender-ref ref="A1" /> </root> <logger name="MyLogge...

Is it possible to put all output from show_sql in a seperate file?

When developing or running a spring mvc app locally that uses hibernate, it would be nice if I could get the output of all sql to a seperate file. Is this possible? I know there is a hibernate property show_sql but I believe that will just get jumbled together with all other log4j logging info correct? ...

Websphere Application Debug logging

Hi There, I am trying to get my web application deployed on Websphere 6.1 to display debug level logs. Originally I was using log4j, but have changed all loggers to use commons logging since it seems this is supported by Websphere. I have set the log level under Logging and Tracing > server1 > Change Log Detail Levels to: *=info: com...

Log4J and Java Web Start, how to alternate between different configurations?

Hello, i'm starting with Log4J and i want to have a default log4j.properties in our Java Web Start distributed application, which only logs errors and important events. But if something was wrong in one client i want to have a more detailed log, the way to do this is to define an alternate log4j configuration file in this client. This ...

How to get a .jar to recognise and use a bundled log4j.xml file?

I'm building a project with ant and during the build I'd like to bundle a log4j.xml file directly into the .jar to make distribution simpler. I've been successful in adding the file to the .jar, but it doesn't seem to be recognised. What do I need to do to ensure the file is recognised and used by log4j? I'm new to Java, so a clear desc...

Log files not generated with Hibernate and slf4j

In my application I'm using Hibernate, Apache Commons Logging and Log4J. But my log files are not getting generated. Is these because Hibernate uses slf4j? In my classpath I have the following jars. hibernate-3.2.7.ga.jar hibernate-annotations-3.4.0.GA.jar hibernate-commons-annotations-3.3.0.ga.jar hibernate-core-3.3.2.GA.jar hibernat...

log4j log message during log4j initialization

Hello, I was trying to setup log4j (xml based) configuration, Use LevelRangeFilter, as described in the official site. Everything is fine so far, except log4j spit out its own log messages till it initializes. After the 'finished configuration' line, everything is normal. Also, there is an error stating "log4j: Could not find root log...

Compress Log4j files

Is it possible to compress log files (I doing it via RollingFileAppender )? ...

Set System Property With Spring Configuration File

Configuration: Spring 2.5, Junit 4, Log4j The log4j file location is specified from a system property ${log.location} At runtime, system property set with -D java option. All is well. Problem / What I Need: At unit test time, system property not set, and file location not resolved. App uses Spring, would like to simply configure Sp...

Infinite number of backup files with RollingFileAppender

Hi. Do you know a way to create an infinite number of backup files with the RollingFileAppender? When I don't specify any maxBackupIndex at all, I end up with only one backup file. ...

How to configure Tomcat to log everything via syslog ?

Hi, I'm trying to configure Tomcat and a webapp (Atlassian JIRA) to log everything over syslog. Here is what I added to the webapp log4j.properties (atlassian-jira/WEB-INF/classes/log4j.properties) : log4j.rootLogger=WARN, syslog log4j.appender.syslog=org.apache.log4j.net.SyslogAppender log4j.appender.syslog.facility=LOCAL0 log4j.app...

How to log ip address on JBoss

I want to log the IP address of the client who is calling my WS. How can I do that on JBoss? EDIT: I would like to use log4J configuration on JBOSS if possible. ...

JTextArea as listener for log4j Logger

How can I set up a JTextArea to receive anything that I log (short of creating an interface such as "MyLoggerListener" and implementing it into my JTextArea) EDIT: I fixed this problem by creating a TextAreaOutputStream, making a printwriter with it, and adding a WriterAppender with the printwriter in the constructor. ...

Logging those hidden stack traces

Hi, I'm develping a GWT application with Ebean. When I deploy it to my Tomcat 6 server, I get an Exception related to Ebean, but I don't know what it is. The stack trace is truncated, and shows the message "... 28 more". How can I see those 28 more? I also use log4j 1.2. Thanks in advanced. This is a copy of the output. Caused by: ja...