in linux , u can write this to /etc/profile in windows 2000 , i think u have create new entity (from enviroment variables) which name must be TOMCAT_OPTS and then write the values .. u dont have to call "PropertyConfigurator.configure("init/log4j.lcf"); " in the constructors after making this setup, Regards -----Original Message----- From: Friedli Beat [UFA AG Her] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 9:43 AM To: 'LOG4J Users Mailing List' Subject: AW: Cannt find log4j.properties in Tomcat I am having the same problem But I don't understand, where I have to set the property. Is it in the startup.bat? Will I still have to call ' PropertyConfigurator.configure("init/log4j.lcf"); ' in the constructor of every class? I'm working with Tomcat 4.0 beta7 (Windows 2000) Thanks Beat Friedli email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Gesendet: Montag, 27. August 2001 14:42 An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: RE: Cannt find log4j.properties in Tomcat hi , u have to write this property in TOMCAT_HOME , like this TOMCAT_HOME= "-Dlog4j.configuration=file:/usr/local/tomcat/conf/log4j.properties" export TOMCAT_HOME Regards.. -----Original Message----- From: z k [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 12:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Cannt find log4j.properties in Tomcat Hello every one. I try to use log4j in Tomcat environment. i followed the instruction written in the log4j manual. but i doesnt work. my servlet still cannt find log4j.properties which i had put into WEB-INF/classes directory. thanks redbeebird _________________________________________________________________ ???? MSN Hotmail ?? http://www.hotmail.com/cn ???????? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]