Can't figure out why my log4j.log file isn't being populated

[Dave Alvarado]

Hi,

I'm using JBoss 4.2.3.GA (can't change this), and log4j 1.2.15. I have deployed an EAR file to JBoss containing

EAR file
	log4j.properties
	META-INF
		application.xml
	...
	lib
		myclient.jar

In "myclient.jar", I have a class with this

	private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger(ProcessOrdersJob.class);
	static { 
		System.out.println("static called.");
		LOG.info("Log started.");
	}	// static

Sadly my log message doesn't appear and I can't figure out why. Here's my log4j.properties file ...

log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, CA, FA
 
#Console Appender
log4j.appender.CA=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
log4j.appender.CA.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.CA.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
 
#File Appender
log4j.appender.FA=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
log4j.appender.FA.File=/opt/jboss-4.2.3.GA/server/default/log/log4j.log
log4j.appender.FA.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.FA.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{${datestamp}} [%t] %-5p %m%n
 
# Set the logger level of File Appender to DEBUG
log4j.appender.FA.Threshold = DEBUG

I have verified that the parent directory exists. Any ideas why nothing is showing up in my log file? Any other ideas on how to troubleshoot this? The JBoss server log tells me the EAR got deployed successfully.

Thanks, - Dave

[Guillaume Jourdan]

Your static method (or static block) is called only the first time you refer to your class (by the class loader) else your static method (or block) is never called.

Do you have a reference to this class when you deploy your application?

[Peter Johnson]

The standard way of configuring logging in 4.2.3 is to modify the server/xxx/config/jboss-log4j.xml file. Logging config files within your EAR or WAR will not be picked up.

Also, have you seen this: https://community.jboss.org/message/198691#198690