From what you are describing I would set log4jConfiguration in your web
application’s web.xml as a context parameter. See
http://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/webapp.html
<http://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/webapp.html>.
Ralph
> On Dec 5, 2018, at 7:54 AM, paginas <paralaspagin...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Log4j Team,
>
> First of all, thanks for your work. I am Leo, an Spanish web developer that
> need some help.
>
> I am migrating one of our project from slf4j v. 1.7.21 to log4j v.2.11.1 and
> I have this problem:
>
> -In my web project, we need to have the log4j.configurationFile with a
> particular name: Particular_web_app_log4j2.properties (example name)
>
> We cannot set the default log4j2.properties, log4j2.xml, etc in our
> repository.
> In slf4j we solved this situation with this code. (with this, all sl4j
> configuration is loaded from our custom log4j.properties):
>
> URL log4jURL = Loader.getResource(Log4javaFileName);
> if (log4jURL == null) {
> throw new Exception();
> }
> PropertyConfigurator.configure(log4jURL);
>
> In log4j2 this method is deprecated and I found some alternatives, but any of
> them worked.
> Solution one:
> Set this property in my first line of code:
> System.setProperty("log4j.configurationFile",Log4java2FileName);
> It not works in my Websphere Application Server because log4j2
> try to charge before my first web app line of code.
> Solution two:
> using java -D option which sets a system
> property on server start.
> It not works in my Websphere Application
> Server because it is an application server with other applications and we
> share the node, this change can affect to other apps.
> Solution three:
> Using an recharge of properties from custom XML properties:
> InputStream log4javaFile =
> getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(Log4java2FileName);
> ConfigurationSource configuration =
> newConfigurationSource(log4javaFile);
> Configurator.initialize(null, configuration);
> It not works in my project because a regret to include this code in my
> InitContext (first point of code), this change only affect in some class, not
> in all context. (I have different servlets in my application and there are
> not affected by this change)
>
> Question:
> Is there an easy alternative for adjusting the properties
> file? (some like slf4j configuration)
>
> I would be very grateful if you could help me because I can not find a
> solution and I would like to be able to use the new log4j2.
> Best regards!
