I haven't done this because my brain is too one-dimensional today. Great suggestion.
Thanks. Marc Matt Brown-20 wrote: > > > Just a suggestion, but if this is a development server, and the > application is already getting re-deployed more than daily, why not > experiment with a smaller rollover time (daily or hourly)? Just to make > sure that DailyRollingAppender isn't somehow borked in your combination of > OS / app server / application. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Marc Farrow [mailto:marc.far...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 8:34 AM > To: log4j-user@logging.apache.org > Subject: Re: DailyRollingAppender - How does it know when to rollover? > > > I checked the log file for my container (Tomcat) and there were no error > messages that I could see for any rollover messages. However, I guess I > am going to have to wait til next month to verify. Since my container is > Tomcat and my container gets restarted fairly often (multiple times a day > because this is a our development server), could this affect the rollover > logic? > > Thank you, > > Marc > > > > Paul Smith-2 wrote: >> >> the first logging event _after_ the time period computed should roll >> the file over, however if there is any failure (perhaps because >> another process has the file handle open, a common problem on >> Windows), the rollover can fail, and you'll need to wait to the next >> window (another month). >> >> When the failure occurs, it does log to StdErr (from the source code >> to DailyRollingFileAppender): >> >> protected void subAppend(LoggingEvent event) { >> long n = System.currentTimeMillis(); >> if (n >= nextCheck) { >> now.setTime(n); >> nextCheck = rc.getNextCheckMillis(now); >> try { >> rollOver(); >> } >> catch(IOException ioe) { >> if (ioe instanceof InterruptedIOException) { >> Thread.currentThread().interrupt(); >> } >> LogLog.error("rollOver() failed.", ioe); >> } >> } >> super.subAppend(event); >> } >> >> It tries it's best to continue logging until next roll over period. >> >> Paul >> >> On 11/05/2009, at 9:31 PM, Marc Farrow wrote: >> >>> >>> This is a fairly simple question. Does anyone that maintains or >>> create LOG4J read these posts anymore? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> -- >>> View this message in context: >>> http://www.nabble.com/DailyRollingAppender---How-does-it-know-when-to >>> -rollover--tp23390773p23481523.html >>> Sent from the Log4j - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org >>> >> >> Paul Smith >> Production Engineering Manager >> >> Aconex >> The easy way to save time and money on your project >> >> 696 Bourke Street, Melbourne, >> VIC 3000, Australia >> Tel: +61 3 9240 0200 Fax: +61 3 9240 0299 >> Email: psm...@aconex.com www.aconex.com >> >> This email and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee. >> The contents may be privileged, confidential and/or subject to >> copyright or other applicable law. No confidentiality or privilege is >> lost by an erroneous transmission. If you have received this e-mail in >> error, please let us know by reply e-mail and delete or destroy this >> mail and all copies. If you are not the intended recipient of this >> message you must not disseminate, copy or take any action in reliance >> on it. The sender takes no responsibility for the effect of this >> message upon the recipient's computer system. >> >> >> >> >> >> > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/DailyRollingAppender---How-does-it-know-when-to-rollover--tp23390773p23482416.html > Sent from the Log4j - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/DailyRollingAppender---How-does-it-know-when-to-rollover--tp23390773p23483680.html Sent from the Log4j - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org
