Also you can use configureAndWatch() but there could be some problems when using it with application servers, threading issues; but there might be some improvement on this in log4j 1.3
BTW there is currently a discussion on log4j-user list on configureAndWatch().
oleg
Mark D. Hansen wrote:
Is there any way to get Axis to reconfigure logging (based on an updated log4j.properties) without rebooting the servlet container that it is running inside of?
Thanks,
Mark