Why are you trying to do this? What problem are you trying to solve? Simply 
trying to port code from Log4j 1 to Log4j 2 without evaluating what the best 
way is to achieve the desired results is not an approach I recommend.

Ralph 

> On Dec 16, 2017, at 1:18 PM, Paladox <thomasmulhall...@yahoo.com.INVALID> 
> wrote:
> 
> Would like to add more to this question.
> Im wondering is it possible to also reset log levels?
> In log4j1.x we did
>  private static void reset() throws MalformedURLException {    for 
> (Enumeration<Logger> logger = LogManager.getCurrentLoggers(); 
> logger.hasMoreElements(); ) {      logger.nextElement().setLevel(null);    }
>    String path = System.getProperty(JAVA_OPTIONS_LOG_CONFIG);    if 
> (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(path)) {      
> PropertyConfigurator.configure(Loader.getResource(LOG_CONFIGURATION));    } 
> else {      PropertyConfigurator.configure(new URL(path));    }  }
> in log4j2 i carn't find any good replacements. Setting setLevel results in 
> null pointer same would be for setAllLevels. (Works in log4j1).
> Then when i try to reload the properties file it just resets everything then 
> loads the file. Thus if you used some java code it would be lost and you 
> would have to restart your java application to get the appenders or anything 
> added with java code.
> In log4j1 you need PropertyConfigurator.configure which re added the log 
> levels that were from the file without resetting anything.
>   On Friday, 15 December 2017, 16:50:28 GMT, Paladox 
> <thomasmulhall...@yahoo.com.INVALID> wrote:  
> 
> Hi, im wondering if i could have some help with migrating from log4j1 to 
> log4j2 please?
> Im trying to update gerrit to log4j2 but am stuck on some things. [1]
> 1. How do i migrate from 
> PropertyConfigurator.configure(Loader.getResource(LOG_CONFIGURATION)); to 
> something log4j2 compatible please?
> Im trying to migrate all the way without trying to use log4j1 compatible api 
> log4j2. (Though im still pulling it in i am trying not to use it).
> I found doing something like
>    String path = System.getProperty(JAVA_OPTIONS_LOG_CONFIG);    if 
> (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(path)) {      ConfigurationSource source = 
> ConfigurationSource.fromResource(LOG_CONFIGURATION, null);      
> Configurator.initialize(null, source);    } else {      URL in = new 
> URL(path);      Configurator.initialize((String) null, null, in.toURI());    }
> could work but then it wont reload the configuation without restarting the 
> configuation as new (ie gets rid of everything). which .reconfigure() does.
> Im trying to reset log levels to null so that we can reload the configuation 
> but reconfigure gets rid of everything thus causing problems if you used java 
> to add appenders or anything else. see [2]
> Also how would i migrate from using removeAllAppenders to log4j2 compatible 
> code please?
> [1] https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/#/c/gerrit/+/142811/
> [2] 
> https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/#/c/gerrit/+/142811/46/java/com/google/gerrit/sshd/commands/SetLoggingLevelCommand.java
>  



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