I know you can use the log4j API call PropertyConfigurator.configureAndWatch to set a check/reload interval for the config file. Is there a setting you can put in the config file that will specify how often it should be checked for changes, so that default initialization will check and reload the config file? Thanks........ Larry --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]