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Avoid additional server.log debug lines

 
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Hi all, I am using Jboss5.1x

I have configured jboss-log4j.xml so I will have a seperate log file for my application on jboss(with the name "ecms.log").

for some reason in addition the logs under DEBUG level being also printed to the server.log file. I want to avoid it but in the other hand I do want to keep the server.log debug message of the server itself

What have I configured wrong?

this is the jboss-log4j.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd">

<!-- ===================================================================== -->
<!-- -->
<!-- Log4j Configuration -->
<!-- -->
<!-- ===================================================================== -->

<!-- $Id: jboss-log4j.xml 87678 2009-04-22 16:47:08Z bstansberry@jboss.com $ -->

<!--
| For more configuration information and examples see the Jakarta Log4j
| owebsite: http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j
-->

<log4j:configuration xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/" debug="false">

<!-- ================================= -->
<!-- Preserve messages in a local file -->
<!-- ================================= -->

<!-- A time/date based rolling appender -->
<appender name="FILE" class="org.jboss.logging.appender.DailyRollingFileAppender">
<errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
<param name="File" value="${jboss.server.log.dir}/server.log"/>
<param name="Append" value="true"/>
<!-- In AS 5.0.x the server log threshold was set by a system
property. In 5.1 and later we are instead using the system
property to set the priority on the root logger (see <root/> below)
<param name="Threshold" value="${jboss.server.log.threshold}"/>
-->

<!-- Rollover at midnight each day -->
<param name="DatePattern" value="'.'yyyy-MM-dd"/>

<!-- Rollover at the top of each hour
<param name="DatePattern" value="'.'yyyy-MM-dd-HH"/>
-->

<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
<!-- The default pattern: Date Priority [Category] (Thread) Message\n -->
<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p [%c] (%t) %m%n"/>

<!-- The full pattern: Date MS Priority [Category] (Thread:NDC) Message\n
<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5r %-5p [%c] (%t:%x) %m%n"/>
-->
</layout>
</appender>

<!-- A size based file rolling appender
<appender name="FILE" class="org.jboss.logging.appender.RollingFileAppender">
<errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
<param name="File" value="${jboss.server.log.dir}/server.log"/>
<param name="Append" value="false"/>
<param name="MaxFileSize" value="500KB"/>
<param name="MaxBackupIndex" value="1"/>

<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p [%c] %m%n"/>
</layout>
</appender>
-->

<!-- ============================== -->
<!-- Append messages to the console -->
<!-- ============================== -->

<appender name="CONSOLE" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender">
<errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
<param name="Target" value="System.out"/>
<param name="Threshold" value="INFO"/>

<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
<!-- The default pattern: Date Priority [Category] Message\n -->
<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{ABSOLUTE} %-5p [%c{1}] %m%n"/>
</layout>
</appender>






<appender name="ecms" class="org.apache.log4j.FileAppender">
<param name="File" value="${jboss.server.home.dir}/log/ecms.log" />
<param name="Append" value="true" />

<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{dd MMM yyy HH:mm:ss}, %-6p %C:%M:%L %m %n" />
</layout>
</appender>


<category name="ecms.log">
<priority value="DEBUG" />
<appender-ref ref="ecms" />
</category>




<!-- ====================== -->
<!-- More Appender examples -->
<!-- ====================== -->

<!-- Buffer events and log them asynchronously
<appender name="ASYNC" class="org.apache.log4j.AsyncAppender">
<errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
<appender-ref ref="FILE"/>
<appender-ref ref="CONSOLE"/>
<appender-ref ref="SMTP"/>
</appender>
-->

<!-- EMail events to an administrator
<appender name="SMTP" class="org.apache.log4j.net.SMTPAppender">
<errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
<param name="Threshold" value="ERROR"/>
<param name="To" value="admin@myhost.domain.com"/>
<param name="From" value="nobody@myhost.domain.com"/>
<param name="Subject" value="JBoss Sever Errors"/>
<param name="SMTPHost" value="localhost"/>
<param name="BufferSize" value="10"/>
<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
<param name="ConversionPattern" value="[%d{ABSOLUTE},%c{1}] %m%n"/>
</layout>
</appender>
-->

<!-- Syslog events
<appender name="SYSLOG" class="org.apache.log4j.net.SyslogAppender">
<errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
<param name="Facility" value="LOCAL7"/>
<param name="FacilityPrinting" value="true"/>
<param name="SyslogHost" value="localhost"/>
<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
<param name="ConversionPattern" value="[%d{ABSOLUTE},%c{1}] %m%n"/>
</layout>
</appender>
-->

<!-- Log events to JMS (requires a topic to be created)
<appender name="JMS" class="org.apache.log4j.net.JMSAppender">
<errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
<param name="Threshold" value="ERROR"/>
<param name="TopicConnectionFactoryBindingName" value="java:/ConnectionFactory"/>
<param name="TopicBindingName" value="topic/MyErrorsTopic"/>
</appender>
-->

<!-- Log events through SNMP
<appender name="TRAP_LOG" class="org.apache.log4j.ext.SNMPTrapAppender">
<errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
<param name="ImplementationClassName" value="org.apache.log4j.ext.JoeSNMPTrapSender"/>
<param name="ManagementHost" value="127.0.0.1"/>
<param name="ManagementHostTrapListenPort" value="162"/>
<param name="EnterpriseOID" value="1.3.6.1.4.1.24.0"/>
<param name="LocalIPAddress" value="127.0.0.1"/>
<param name="LocalTrapSendPort" value="161"/>
<param name="GenericTrapType" value="6"/>
<param name="SpecificTrapType" value="12345678"/>
<param name="CommunityString" value="public"/>
<param name="ForwardStackTraceWithTrap" value="true"/>
<param name="Threshold" value="DEBUG"/>
<param name="ApplicationTrapOID" value="1.3.6.1.4.1.24.12.10.22.64"/>
<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d,%p,[%t],[%c],%m%n"/>
</layout>
</appender>
-->

<!-- Emit events as JMX notifications
<appender name="JMX" class="org.jboss.monitor.services.JMXNotificationAppender">
<errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>

<param name="Threshold" value="WARN"/>
<param name="ObjectName" value="jboss.system:service=Logging,type=JMXNotificationAppender"/>

<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p [%c] %m"/>
</layout>
</appender>
-->

<!-- Security AUDIT Appender
<appender name="AUDIT" class="org.jboss.logging.appender.DailyRollingFileAppender">
<errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
<param name="File" value="${jboss.server.log.dir}/audit.log"/>
<param name="Append" value="true"/>
<param name="DatePattern" value="'.'yyyy-MM-dd"/>
<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p [%c] (%t:%x) %m%n"/>
</layout>
</appender>
-->

<!-- ================ -->
<!-- Limit categories -->
<!-- ================ -->

<!-- Limit the org.apache category to INFO as its DEBUG is verbose -->
<category name="org.apache">
<priority value="INFO"/>
</category>

<!-- Limit the jacorb category to WARN as its INFO is verbose -->
<category name="jacorb">
<priority value="WARN"/>
</category>

<!-- Set the logging level of the JSF implementation that uses
| java.util.logging. The jdk logging levels can be controlled
| through the org.jboss.logging.log4j.JDKLevel class that
| in addition to the standard log4j levels it adds support for
| SEVERE, WARNING, CONFIG, FINE, FINER, FINEST
-->
<category name="javax.enterprise.resource.webcontainer.jsf">
<priority value="INFO" class="org.jboss.logging.log4j.JDKLevel"/>
</category>

<!-- Limit the org.jgroups category to WARN as its INFO is verbose -->
<category name="org.jgroups">
<priority value="WARN"/>
</category>

<category name="org.jboss.ejb3.interceptors">
<priority value="ERROR" />
</category>

<!-- Limit the org.quartz category to INFO as its DEBUG is verbose -->
<category name="org.quartz">
<priority value="INFO"/>
</category>

<!-- Limit the com.sun category to INFO as its FINE is verbose -->
<category name="com.sun">
<priority value="INFO"/>
</category>

<!-- Limit the sun category to INFO as its FINE is verbose -->
<category name="sun">
<priority value="INFO"/>
</category>

<!-- Limit the javax.xml.bind category to INFO as its FINE is verbose -->
<category name="javax.xml.bind">
<priority value="INFO"/>
</category>

<!-- Limit JBoss categories
<category name="org.jboss">
<priority value="INFO"/>
</category>
-->

<!-- Limit the JSR77 categories -->
<category name="org.jboss.management">
<priority value="INFO"/>
</category>

<!-- Limit the verbose facelets compiler -->
<category name="facelets.compiler">
<priority value="WARN"/>
</category>

<!-- Limit the verbose ajax4jsf cache initialization -->
<category name="org.ajax4jsf.cache">
<priority value="WARN"/>
</category>

<!-- Limit the verbose embedded jopr categories -->
<category name="org.rhq">
<priority value="WARN"/>
</category>

<!-- Limit the verbose seam categories -->
<category name="org.jboss.seam">
<priority value="WARN"/>
</category>

<!-- Show the evolution of the DataSource pool in the logs [inUse/Available/Max]
<category name="org.jboss.resource.connectionmanager.JBossManagedConnectionPool">
<priority value="TRACE"/>
</category>
-->

<!-- Category specifically for Security Audit Provider
<category name="org.jboss.security.audit.providers.LogAuditProvider" additivity="false">
<priority value="TRACE"/>
<appender-ref ref="AUDIT"/>
</category>
-->

<!-- Limit the org.jboss.serial (jboss-serialization) to INFO as its DEBUG is verbose -->
<category name="org.jboss.serial">
<priority value="INFO"/>
</category>

<!-- Decrease the priority threshold for the org.jboss.varia category
<category name="org.jboss.varia">
<priority value="DEBUG"/>
</category>
-->

<!-- Enable JBossWS message tracing
<category name="org.jboss.ws.core.MessageTrace">
<priority value="TRACE"/>
</category>
-->

<!--
| An example of enabling the custom TRACE level priority that is used
| by the JBoss internals to diagnose low level details. This example
| turns on TRACE level msgs for the org.jboss.ejb.plugins package and its
| subpackages. This will produce A LOT of logging output.
|
| Note: since jboss AS 4.2.x, the trace level is supported natively by
| log4j, so although the custom org.jboss.logging.XLevel priority will
| still work, there is no need to use it. The two examples that follow
| will both enable trace logging.
<category name="org.jboss.system">
<priority value="TRACE" class="org.jboss.logging.XLevel"/>
</category>
<category name="org.jboss.ejb.plugins">
<priority value="TRACE"/>
</category>
-->

<!--
| Logs these events to SNMP:
- server starts/stops
- cluster evolution (node death/startup)
- When an EJB archive is deployed (and associated verified messages)
- When an EAR archive is deployed

<category name="org.jboss.system.server.Server">
<priority value="INFO" />
<appender-ref ref="TRAP_LOG"/>
</category>

<category name="org.jboss.ha.framework.interfaces.HAPartition.lifecycle">
<priority value="INFO" />
<appender-ref ref="TRAP_LOG"/>
</category>

<category name="org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer">
<priority value="ERROR" />
<appender-ref ref="TRAP_LOG"/>
</category>

<category name="org.jboss.ejb.EJBDeployer">
<priority value="INFO" />
<appender-ref ref="TRAP_LOG"/>
</category>

<category name="org.jboss.deployment.EARDeployer">
<priority value="INFO" />
<appender-ref ref="TRAP_LOG"/>
</category>
-->

<!-- Clustering logging -->
<!-- Uncomment the following to redirect the org.jgroups and
org.jboss.ha categories to a cluster.log file.

<appender name="CLUSTER" class="org.jboss.logging.appender.RollingFileAppender">
<errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
<param name="File" value="${jboss.server.log.dir}/cluster.log"/>
<param name="Append" value="false"/>
<param name="MaxFileSize" value="500KB"/>
<param name="MaxBackupIndex" value="1"/>

<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p [%c] %m%n"/>
</layout>
</appender>
<category name="org.jgroups">
<priority value="DEBUG" />
<appender-ref ref="CLUSTER"/>
</category>
<category name="org.jboss.ha">
<priority value="DEBUG" />
<appender-ref ref="CLUSTER"/>
</category>
-->

<!-- ======================= -->
<!-- Setup the Root category -->
<!-- ======================= -->

<root>
<!--
Set the root logger priority via a system property. Note this is parsed by log4j,
so the full JBoss system property format is not supported; e.g.
setting a default via ${jboss.server.log.threshold:WARN} will not work.
-->
<priority value="${jboss.server.log.threshold}"/>
<appender-ref ref="CONSOLE"/>
<appender-ref ref="FILE"/>
</root>

</log4j:configuration>

thanks, ray.


 
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The problem is that all categories inherit from root and root is going to CONSOLE and FILE. One way to fix this is add appender-refs to each category, and remove the ones from root (well, you could leave CONSOLE since it logs at the INFO level).

By the way, your config file would be easier to read if you used 'code' tags to format it. You can edit you post to add those tags.
 
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