Serge, have you read HTTP://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=log4j-user&m=102509952605259&w=2 also? Should help your needs.
Regards Frank-Olaf Lohmann >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 30.07.2002 03.07 Uhr >>> I start using Log4j from 1.2beta4 Bay the way, I really like it and even wrote little article to convince colleagues use Lo4j instead of home-grown System.out's http://sergeypomytkin.boom.ru/Log4j.doc Idea of configuring from environment (vs. from main entry point) vital for me - some of my projects have multiple entry point like Servlets and console apps in same project. I fail to find way in 1.2beta4 to "configureAndWatch" using Default Initialization.. So, quick fix it by writing my WatchConfigurator expecting something like it embedded in 1.2 or later version. I guess it was wrong assumption at least I didn't find how to do it from documentation and mailing list ARChives except this idea http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=log4j-dev&m=102264988227469&w=2 to put it into config file (that is way better than my solution). So, do I miss something or this problem not solved? PS: if it's the case welcome to use/modify code below. package org.apache.log4j; import org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggerRepository; import org.apache.log4j.helpers.LogLog; /** * <p>Title: WatchConfigurator Extends {@link PropertyConfigurator} to enable PropertyWatchdog functionality for Default Initialization </p> * <p>Description: use log4j.configuratorClass=org.apache.log4j.WatchConfigurator log4j.configuration.delay=delay * to avoid server start/stop for configuration reload </p> * * <p>Example: -Dlog4j.configuration=file:/conf/Log4j.properties -Dlog4j.configuratorClass=org.apache.log4j.WatchConfigurator -Dlog4j.configuration.delay=3</p> * <p>Copyleft: Roga and Copyta 2002</p> * @author Sergey Pomtykin * @version 0.1 */ public class WatchConfigurator extends PropertyConfigurator{ public static final String INHERITED ="inherited"; public void doConfigure(java.net.URL configURL, LoggerRepository hierarchy) { String configFilename = configURL.getFile(); LogLog.debug("got file name from URL\"" + configFilename +"\" "); PropertyWatchdog pdog = new PropertyWatchdog(configFilename); String del = System.getProperty("log4j.configuration.delay"); long delay =3; if (del!=null) { try { delay = Long.parseLong(del); }catch (Exception ex) {/*forget it*/ LogLog.error("log4j.configuration.delay mast be valid long ("+del+")",ex); }; }; pdog.setDelay(delay); LogLog.debug("delay set to \"" + delay +"\" "); pdog.start(); } } Sergey Pomytkin cell 425 241 2782 desk 425 288 7127 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>