Hi kirti, As per http://logback.qos.ch/manual/configuration.html#autoScan document the logback configuration loads automatically on modifications.Even though if you want it to load manually look around joran configurator.
HTH Kind Regards, Praveen Patil HotWax Media Pvt. Ltd. [email protected] Direct - +91 9039689196 On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 5:51 PM, Kriti Wadhwa <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > > > I am using external properties file(*process_settings.properties*) for > variable substitution to programmatically configure the following logger > parameters:****** > > BACKUP_COUNT (backup history)**** > > FILE_SIZE**** > > *LOG_LEVEL***** > > ** ** > > From my application, after I set the above mentioned params in properties > file, I want the logback configuration(and hence the new properties file) > to be reloaded and restarted again.**** > > ** ** > > For that I am doing:**** > > LoggerContext loggerContext = (LoggerContext) LoggerFactory.* > getILoggerFactory*();**** > > loggerContext.reset();**** > > ContextInitializer ci = *new* ContextInitializer(loggerContext);**** > > ci.autoConfig();**** > > ** ** > > On restart, logback.xml is not using the updated properties file, instead > it is still substituting values which were set previously. **** > > ** ** > > Please suggest how to restart logback such that the updated properties > file is picked up.**** > > (Properties file is being correctly updated – this has been verified) *** > * > > ** ** > > *Logback.xml* > > <?xml version=*"1.0"* encoding=*"UTF-8"*?>**** > > <configuration>**** > > *<**property** resource="process_settings.properties" />* > > **** > > <appender name=*"STDOUT"* class=* > "ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender"*>**** > > encoders are by default assigned the type > ch.qos.logback.classic.encoder.PatternLayoutEncoder**** > > <encoder>**** > > <pattern>%d [%thread] %-5level %class{0} %*msg*%n</ > pattern>**** > > </encoder>**** > > </appender>**** > > ** ** > > <appender name=*"FILE"***** > > class=*"ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.RollingFileAppender"*>** > ** > > <file>C:/cpm.log</file>**** > > <rollingPolicy class=* > "ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.FixedWindowRollingPolicy"*> > **** > > <!-- <fileNamePattern>/*var*/log/*cloudprovider*-*mgr > */*cpm*.%i.log</fileNamePattern> -->**** > > <fileNamePattern>C:/*cpm*.%i.log</fileNamePattern>*** > * > > <minIndex>1</minIndex>**** > > <maxIndex>${BACKUP_COUNT}</maxIndex> > **** > > </rollingPolicy>**** > > **** > > <triggeringPolicy class=* > "ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy"*>**** > > <maxFileSize>${FILE_SIZE}</maxFileSize>**** > > </triggeringPolicy>**** > > **** > > <encoder>**** > > <pattern>%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%thread] %-5level > %class{0} %*msg*%n</pattern>**** > > </encoder>**** > > </appender>**** > > ** ** > > <root level=*"DEBUG"*>**** > > <appender-ref ref=*"STDOUT"* />**** > > <appender-ref ref=*"FILE"* />**** > > </root>**** > > <logger name=*"com.xyz"*>**** > > <level value=*"${LOG_LEVEL}"* />**** > > </logger>**** > > </configuration>**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Thanks,**** > > Kriti**** > > > > =====-----=====-----===== > Notice: The information contained in this e-mail > message and/or attachments to it may contain > confidential or privileged information. If you are > not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, > review, distribution, printing or copying of the > information contained in this e-mail message > and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If > you have received this communication in error, > please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and > immediately and permanently delete the message > and any attachments. Thank you > > > _______________________________________________ > Logback-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.qos.ch/mailman/listinfo/logback-user >
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