Java Logging creating multiple logfiles.

[Abhinav Srivastava]

I have a multithreaded application where each thread logs messages using a code similar to this:

static Logger log = Logger.getLogger(Application.class.getName()); // each class uses its own logger. all classes are in com.ks package or one of its subpackages.
...
log.info("Launching Application ... ");

What I have observed is that this results in creation of multiple files named like
application.log.N as well as application.lock.N irrespective of FileHandler.count value in logger properties.

handlers=java.util.logging.FileHandler, java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler
.level=OFF
com.ks.level=ALL
com.ks.handlers=java.util.logging.FileHandler
java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level=SEVERE
java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.formatter=com.ks.batch.application.SingleLineFormatter
java.util.logging.FileHandler.level=ALL
java.util.logging.FileHandler.pattern=application.log
java.util.logging.FileHandler.limit=10000000
java.util.logging.FileHandler.count=1
java.util.logging.FileHandler.formatter=com.ks.batch.application.SingleLineFormatter

What could be going wrong here?