posted 19 years ago
First, it's easier to copy the logging.properties file from the JRE to your current working directory and make modifications to it there.
Second, you need to specify the following on the command line when starting your program so the JVM knows which logging.properties to use:
Third, in the logging.properties, you must specify the level at which your loggers should log. Add a line like this at the bottom:
Now, obviously, you can't expect the examiner to specify this logging.properties when he/she marks your assignment but it's a helpful debugging aid for you during development.