You probably have a different/older version of the log4j.jar being loaded by the tomcat system classloader than the one needed by Axis. Replace the one used by Tomcat (common/lib) with the latest version.
-prabhakar > Am trying to deploy services on Tomcat 4.0.3 with Axis RC1. Am getting > these errors: > > log4j:ERROR A "org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender" object is not assignable to > a "org.apache.log4j.Appender" variable. > log4j:ERROR Could not instantiate appender named "CONSOLE" > > Anyone have any ideas?