Hello Log4J Gurus, I have a bit of a problem with Log4J writing into multiple log files. I searched the mailing list for a similar problem/solution but I've either missed it somewhere or didn't find an exact problem posted. I did read the fine manual, How-to and the troubleshooting guide also. *grin*
Let me explain a little about what I'm trying to do: I have three classes GrandParent, Parent and Child. All three of them are individually configured and write to their own log files. The additivity of all the three are explicitly set to false. The problem is that if the Child writes a log entry, the entry is written to all the three log files - Child.log, Parent.log and GrandParent.log. I know I'm goofing up somewhere in defining categories, but I just can't figure out where. Can someone please help me troubleshooting this problem? Will the fact that I have aliased MyFileAppender thrice play a part in writing multiple times? I can give you more details about the extended classes if anyone requires. Pardon me if this has been answered before and kindly point me to the correct resources. Thanks for your help. Ashwin. My log4j.properties looks something like this: ============Begin Properties file========================= log4j.appender.SyslogAppender=com.abc.sle.logging.SLESyslogAppender log4j.appender.SyslogAppender.Threshold=FATAL log4j.appender.default=com.abc.sle.logging.MyFileAppender log4j.appender.GParentAppender=com.abc.sle.logging.MyFileAppender log4j.appender.ParentAppender=com.abc.sle.logging.MyFileAppender log4j.appender.ChildAppender=com.abc.sle.logging.MyFileAppender log4j.appender.default.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout log4j.appender.GParentAppender.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout log4j.appender.ParentAppender.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout log4j.appender.ChildAppender.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout log4j.appender.default.layout.ConversionPattern=[%p] %d %m %n log4j.appender.GParentAppender.layout.ConversionPattern=[%p] %d %m %n log4j.appender.ParentAppender.layout.ConversionPattern=[%p] %d %m %n log4j.appender.ChildAppender.layout.ConversionPattern=[%p] %d %m %n log4j.appender.default.Append=true log4j.appender.GParentAppender.Append=true log4j.appender.ParentAppender.Append=true log4j.appender.ChildAppender.Append=true log4j.appender.default.File=default.log log4j.appender.GParentAppender.File=GParent.log log4j.appender.ParentAppender.File=Parent.log log4j.appender.ChildAppender.File=Child.log log4j.category.default=DEBUG, default, SyslogAppender log4j.category.GParent=DEBUG, GParentAppender, SyslogAppender log4j.category.Parent=DEBUG, ParentAppender, SyslogAppender log4j.category.Child.DEBUG, ChildAppender, SyslogAppender log4j.additivity.category.default=false log4j.additivity.category.GParentAppender=false log4j.additivity.category.ParentAppender=false log4j.additivity.category.ChildAppender=false ====================== End Properties File ======================= Notes: MyFileAppender is a simple extension of org.apache.log4j.FileAppender SyslogAppender is a simple extension of AppenderSkeleton. Calls a custom Syslog API also written in Java. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
