Log4j doesn't split the log files as it supposed to

[Guy Roth]

I am using the following appender as the properties file to configure log4j:

<appender name="errorAppender" class="org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender">
<param name="Threshold" value="ERROR" />
<param name="File" value="C:/Data/logs/error.log" />
<param name="MaxFileSize" value="5MB" />
<param name="MaxBackupIndex" value="3" />
<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %c{1} %-4r %-5p %x - %m%n" />
</layout>
</appender>

Even though, the file that it creates got so far to the monster size of 12MB although as far as I understand log4j should have stop when the file reached 5MB and start another file.
What do I do wrong?

[Chinna Eranna]

Can you post your complete log4j.xml file ?

[Guy Roth]

With pleasure. It goes as following:

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

<log4j:configuration>
	<appender name="errorAppender" class="org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender">
		<param name="Threshold" value="ERROR" />
		<param name="File" value="C:/Data/logs/error.log" />
		<param name="MaxFileSize" value="5MB" />
		<param name="MaxBackupIndex" value="3" />
		<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
			<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %c{1} %-4r %-5p  %x - %m%n" />
		</layout>
	</appender>
	<appender name="debugAppender" class="org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender">
		<param name="Threshold" value="DEBUG" />
		<param name="File" value="C:/Data/logs/debug.log" />
		<param name="MaxFileSize" value="5MB" />
		<param name="MaxBackupIndex" value="3" />
		<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
			<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %c{1} %-5p  %x - %m%n" />
		</layout>
	</appender>
	
	<appender name="trafficAppender" class="org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender">
		<param name="Threshold" value="INFO" />
		<param name="File" value="C:/Data/logs/traffic.log" />
		<param name="MaxFileSize" value="5MB" />
		<param name="MaxBackupIndex" value="3" />
		<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
			<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p  %x - %m%n" />
		</layout>
	</appender>

	<appender name="stdout" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender">
		<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
			<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%-4r %-5p %c %x - %m%n" />
		</layout>
	</appender>


	<logger name="rtm" additivity="true">
		<level value="DEBUG" />
		<appender-ref ref="errorAppender" />
		<appender-ref ref="debugAppender" />
	</logger>
	
	<logger name="traffic" additivity="true">
		<level value="DEBUG" />
		<appender-ref ref="trafficAppender" />
	</logger>

	
</log4j:configuration>