using log4j in jboss--help needed please!!!

[vasundhara Neeraj]

Could anyone tell me please how to configure a log file in xml
so that all log messages are written in a local C:/log/test.log file.

i am using jboss 4.0.3

please guide !

Thanks in advance!

[ak pillai]

under "JBOSS_HOME/<your server>/conf" thre should be a log4j.xml

<appender name="FILE" class="org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender">
       <param name="File" value="[B]${jboss.server.home.dir}/log/server_dev.log[/B]"/>
       <param name="DatePattern" value="ddMMyy'.log'"/>
       <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
           <param name="ConversionPattern"
               value="%d %-5p [%t] %C{2} (%F:%L) - %m%n"/>
       </layout>
   </appender>

specify your path there. Also have a look at jboss-service.xml under conf/ dir.

[vasundhara Neeraj]

Thanks Ak!

Could you send me the exact code please...
ie what all changes need to be done in the xml...

as i tried this way prevously it did not work.
i tried using properties file as in weblogic
and it also failed..

I am seriously seeking the solution to it..in my work.

Please help!
Thanks!

[Paul Sturrock]

as i tried this way prevously it did not work

Can you show us what you tried? ak pillai has already correctly shown you how to configure an appender that logs to a file, so if you've done the same it will work.

[vasundhara Neeraj]

 
<param name="File" value="${jboss.server.home.dir}/log/server_dev.log"/>

Hi,
I changed only the above line to the following line

<param name="File" value="C:\log\test.log"/>


see with the code mentioned by Ak..we can very well define a path inside server directory..what i want is to deifne a path inside C: which i am not able to.
Please guide !
Thanks!

[Paul Sturrock]

Is your appender listed in the root category? Look in log4j.xml for an entry like:

   <root>
      <appender-ref ref="CONSOLE"/>
      <appender-ref ref="FILE"/>
   </root>

Make sure your appender is listed there.

[Padma Lalwani]

Try

<param name="File" value="/log/test.log"/>

or

<param name="File" value="C:\\log\\test.log"/>


Both work for us in Windows

Padma

[vasundhara Neeraj]

Thanks Padma

Thanks a lot!! to everybuddy!!

The first option you gave---

It Worked !!