log4j configuration headaches on AIX

[balan subramanian]

Hi All,
I have been struggling with this problem for a long time now and would definitely appreciate your help. I am trying to configure log4j using a properties file. This file is in the lib folder within my primary folder. I run the java program from the primary folder with a -Dlog4j.configuration=lib/log4j.properties. Here is that file,
# Set root category priority to INFO and its only appender to CONSOLE.
# log4j.rootCategory=DEBUG, LOGFILE
# log4j.rootCategory=ERROR, CONSOLE, LOGFILE
# log4j.rootCategory=INFO, LOGFILE
# CONSOLE is set to be a ConsoleAppender using a PatternLayout.
log4j.appender.CONSOLE=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
log4j.appender.CONSOLE.Threshold=ERROR
log4j.appender.CONSOLE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.CONSOLE.layout.ConversionPattern=- %m%n
# LOGFILE is set to be a File appender using a PatternLayout.
log4j.appender.LOGFILE=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
log4j.appender.LOGFILE.File=balan_acadapter.log
log4j.appender.LOGFILE.Append=true
log4j.appender.LOGFILE.Threshold=DEBUG
log4j.appender.LOGFILE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.LOGFILE.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
Now if I change the file name it works fine, it writes to the new file etc. But if I change the rootcategory to have it write only to a file it doesn't seem to take that. I can't seem to change the level either.
All this is on AIX. Please help!
Balan