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log4j configuration via JVM argument(s)?

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Where can I find log4j configuration file?

The file is named log4j. properties and is located in the $DGRAPH_HOME/dgraph-hdfs-agent/lib directory. The file defines the ROLLINGFILE appenders for the root logger and also sets the log level for the file. The level of the root logger is defined as INFO and attaches the ROLLINGFILE appender to it.

What is log4j configuration status?

Configuration: the root element of a log4j2 configuration file; the status attribute represents the level at which internal log4j events should be logged. Appenders: this element contains a list of appenders; in our example, an appender corresponding to the System console is defined.


Do you have a log4j configuration file ? Just reference it using

-Dlog4j.configuration={path to file}

where {path to file} should be prefixed with file:

Edit: If you are working with log4j2, you need to use

-Dlog4j.configurationFile={path to file}

Taken from answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/34001970/552525


The solution is using of the following JVM argument:

-Dlog4j.configuration={path to file}

If the file is NOT in the classpath (in WEB-INF/classes in case of Tomcat) but somewhere on you disk, use file:, like

-Dlog4j.configuration=file:C:\Users\me\log4j.xml

More information and examples here: http://logging.apache.org/log4j/1.2/manual.html


This seems to have changed (probably with log4j2) to:

-Dlog4j.configurationFile=file:C:\Users\me\log4j.xml

See: https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/configuration.html


I know this is already answered, but because you said, this isn't exactly what you are looking for, I would like to point out the following alternative:

You can also use a configuration class instead of the properties or xml file.

-Dlog4j.configuratorClass=com.foo.BarConfigurator

See http://logging.apache.org/log4j/1.2/manual.html for details.