Hi, i'm using log4j 1.1.2 with the following code in my servlet: String prefix = getServletContext().getRealPath("/"); String file = prefix + this.getServletContext().getInitParameter("LOG4J_XML_FILE"); DOMConfigurator.configureAndWatch(file, 10000); I started Tomcat 3.2.1 with the option -Dlog4j.debug so i can see when log4j reloads the file. At runtime i added new categories, with lower priority levels(INFO, DEBUG) in the file. Log4j automatically updates the configuration so that i could see more details. This works all very fine. Then i deleted this entries because i wanted to see less informations. The next time when logging informations should be displayed i got the following message: log4j:ERROR Attempted to append to closed appender named [CMD]. log4j:WARN Not allowed to write to a closed appender. The not deleted categories can still display their informations. What i've to do that log4j does not longer try to display these now unwanted informations? Regards Stefan --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]