JBoss 7.1.1.Final - Log4j - EAR File application - Logging not working

[Santhosh Kalisamy]

Friends,

I found few details about the log4j configuration.

We do have few application already running on JBoss 3.x and I am migrating them to JBoss 7.1.1.Final.

Few of the WAR file, JAR files and EAR files. I found some documents to configure the Log4j within JBoss.

It worked great with WAR files. Still, I couldn't make it work on EAR files.

	MyApp.ear
		|
		|- META-INF
			|
			|- application.xml
			|- jboss-deployment-structure.xml
		|
		|- lib
			|
			|- *.jar
		|
		|- MyApp1.war
			|- lib
				|
				|- *.jar
			|- WEB-INF
				|
				|- server-config.wsdd
				|- web.xml
				|- classes
		|
		|- MyApp2.war
			|- WEB-INF
				|
				|- ApplicationResources.properties
				|- web.xml
				|- classes
		|
		|- MyApp.jar
			|
			|- META-INF
				|- jboss-service.xml
				|- jboss.xml
			|- com

log4j.appender.file=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender log4j.appender.file.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd log4j.appender.file.File=./../standalone/log/quote.log log4j.appender.file.MaxFileSize=2000KB log4j.appender.file.MaxBackupIndex=60 log4j.appender.file.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout log4j.appender.file.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%-5p] - %C{1} - %m%n log4j.appender.file.Append=false log4j.rootCategory=DEBUG, file

I can't use JBoss logging because it is a big application and all classes using Log4j. Now, what is the best place for log4j.properties?

I can have all EAR classes Logging to 1 configuration....

[Santhosh Kalisamy]

I have fixed it. 2 solutions.

1. add log4j.xml in to a blank jar and place it on EAR/lib directory.
2. Create a custom module which just has log4j.xml and module.xml. Include that module on JBoss deployment structure xml file. It will be picked up.

Good luck buddies. If anyone need more information, I will post the solution code here later.

[BingBing Wang]

Santhosh,

I created a custome module which has log4j.xml and module.xml. The module is included on JBoss deployment structure xml file. But I did not see the log created in the defined directory.

Please give me some pointers when you get a chance.

Thank you!

[Santhosh Kalisamy]

BingBing Wang wrote:Santhosh,

I created a custome module which has log4j.xml and module.xml. The module is included on JBoss deployment structure xml file. But I did not see the log created in the defined directory.

Please give me some pointers when you get a chance.

Thank you!

Hi Wang,

could you please paste here (or new thread and give me the link) your log4j.xml, module.xml with module directory structure and jboss-deployment-structure.xml.

Will see, how can I help...

Good Luck!

[BingBing Wang]

Santhosh,

Thank you for your reply. I actually found the code you posted on this link https://community.jboss.org/thread/219871

It is really helpful. I configured my external logging module as the one you posted. It works fine.

Thank you so much!!!

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