Since you define your log files relatively, they will end up relative to the
directory where the JVM was started from. I you use Tomcat scripts, then it
will be in CATALINA_HOME/bin. If you use the Tomcat service, then the files
will end up in c:\winnt\System32 (unless you changed the base directory from
which the service starts the JVM.
I suggest you use...
log4j.appender.stdout.File=${catalina.home}/logs/catalina.out
Tomcat creates the "catalina.home" system property at startup. You can use it
to reference Tomcat's home directory and then put the file anywhere you want
relative to that.
Jake
Quoting Brian McGovern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Thats the same approach im using. I have a commons-logging.properties and a
> log4j.properties file in my WEB-INF\classes directory. But I only get the
> same loggin as before in stdout.log Im using Win2k as OS. Where do my
> defined log files go? Im confused. Everything compiles.
>
> I have this line in my classes:
> --------------------------------------------------------
> private static final Logger zLogger = Logger.getLogger("MYCLASSNAME.CLASS");
>
> Logging like this:
> --------------------------------------------------------
> zLogger.debug("New Session Was Created");
>
>
> commons-logging.properties file has 1 line.
> --------------------------------------------------------
> org.apache.commons.logging.Log=org.apache.commons.logging.impl.Log4JLogger
>
> log4j.properties file is here:
> --------------------------------------------------------
> log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, stdout, nycbbuilder_log
> log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
> log4j.appender.stdout.File=catalina.out
> log4j.appender.stdout.MaxFileSize=100KB
> log4j.appender.stdout.MaxBackupIndex=2
> log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
> log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%5p [%t] (%F:%L) - %m%n
>
> log4j.appender.nycbbuilder_log=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
> log4j.appender.nycbbuilder_log.File=nycbbuilder.log
> log4j.appender.nycbbuilder_log.MaxFileSize=100KB
> log4j.appender.nycbbuilder_log.MaxBackupIndex=2
> log4j.appender.nycbbuilder_log.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
> log4j.appender.nycbbuilder_log.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ABSOLUTE} - %p %c
> - %m%n
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 1:52 PM
> To: Tomcat Users List
> Subject: Re: log4j best practices
>
>
> I just implemented this over the weekend.
>
> Still not totally sure what I am doing, but I do have all my classes
> outputting to a log file I have specified. I went with a simple approach
> creating a reference to a Logger object in each class (I have an external
> properties file supplying all the config options). My problem is
> everything ends up in one giant file and it is hard to interpret.
>
> I am now thinking about having each class create and configure a logger
> object and write to its own file. One log per class.
>
> The good thing is it is log4j is easy to set up and start logging with.
>
> Here is the tutorial I got started with:
>
> http://www.developer.com/open/article.php/10930_3097221_1
>
> HTH
>
> Luke
>
>
> > Hi everyone
> > Im looking for some tips on implementing a logging system in tomcat. Ive
> > got log4j installed and am about to write code but im just looking for
> > some tips before i get started. My idea is to write a central logger
> > class for my app that imports the log4j package and supplys static methods
> > to my app but I don't know if thats a bad idea?
> >
> > thanks
> > -B
> >
>
>
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