The additivity flag should be set to appender and according to this debug statements the additivity for appender A was null.
Swami > -----Original Message----- > From: J IK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: September 9, 2002 3:39 PM > To: Log4J Users List > Subject: RE: multiple categories same config file > > > sorry that was a typo, categories were named as 'a' and 'b' and > their appenders as 'aa' and 'bb'. > > I have the log4j log which goes like this: > > log4j: Parsing for [root] with value=[DEBUG, Log2Console]. > log4j: Level token is [DEBUG]. > log4j: Category root set to DEBUG > log4j: Parsing appender named "Log2Console". > log4j: Parsing layout options for "Log2Console". > log4j: Setting property [conversionPattern] to [[%d{dd MMM yyyy > HH:mm:ss}]%c-%-5p: %m%n]. > log4j: End of parsing for "Log2Console". > log4j: Setting property [target] to [System.err]. > log4j: Parsed "Log2Console" options. > log4j: Parsing for [b] with value=[DEBUG, bb, Log2Console]. > log4j: Level token is [DEBUG]. > log4j: Category b set to DEBUG > log4j: Parsing appender named "bb". > log4j: Parsing layout options for "bb". > log4j: Setting property [conversionPattern] to [[%d{dd MMM yyyy > HH:mm:ss}]%c-%-5p: %m%n]. > log4j: End of parsing for "bb". > log4j: Setting property [file] to [bb.log]. > log4j: Setting property [maxBackupIndex] to [10]. > log4j: Setting property [maxFileSize] to [1KB]. > log4j: setFile called: bb.log, true > log4j: setFile ended > log4j: Parsed "bb" options. > log4j: Parsing appender named "Log2Console". > log4j: Appender "Log2Console" was already parsed. > log4j: Handling log4j.additivity.b=[null] > log4j: Parsing for [a] with value=[DEBUG, aa, Log2Console]. > log4j: Level token is [DEBUG]. > log4j: Category a set to DEBUG > log4j: Parsing appender named "aa". > log4j: Parsing layout options for "aa". > log4j: Setting property [conversionPattern] to [[%d{dd MMM yyyy > HH:mm:ss}]%c-%-5p: %m%n]. > log4j: End of parsing for "aa". > log4j: Setting property [maxBackupIndex] to [10]. > log4j: Setting property [maxFileSize] to [1KB]. > log4j: Setting property [file] to [aa.log]. > log4j: setFile called: aa.log, true > log4j: setFile ended > log4j: Parsed "aa" options. > log4j: Parsing appender named "Log2Console". > log4j: Appender "Log2Console" was already parsed. > log4j: Handling log4j.additivity.a=[null] > log4j: Finished configuring. > [09 Sep 2002 14:34:58]a-DEBUG: Testing-1 > [09 Sep 2002 14:34:58]a-DEBUG: Testing-2 > > when i use the category 'a' the file bb.log is being created > obviously locking it too.. > > Still fighting :-).... > -Jik > > --- Swami Iyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Can you try and rename your appender to be different than the > > category name, > > also try log4j.warn=true and log4j.debug=true, it will show > > during the > > startup what log files are going to be used and so on. > > > > Swami > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: J IK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: September 9, 2002 3:12 PM > > > To: Log4J Users List > > > Subject: RE: multiple categories same config file > > > > > > > > > made the changes still no help, when i start using the aa > > > appender the bb.log file is getting locked. I should have > > put > > > this before, am using log4j version 1.2.5 and this is on > > Windows > > > 2000. > > > > > > my config file now reads as follows: > > > > > > log4j.rootCategory=DEBUG, Log2Console > > > > > > # Log2Console is set to be a FileAppender sending > > > # its output to System.err > > > log4j.appender.Log2Console=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender > > > log4j.appender.Log2Console.Target=System.err > > > > > > log4j.appender.Log2Console.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout > > > log4j.appender.Log2Console.layout.ConversionPattern=[%d{dd > > MMM > > > yyyy HH:mm:ss}]%c-%-5p: %m%n > > > > > > # Main component's properties > > > log4j.category.aa=DEBUG, aa, Log2Console > > > log4j.category.bb=DEBUG, bb, Log2Console > > > log4j.category.notification=DEBUG, Notification > > > > > > log4j.additivity.aa=false > > > log4j.additivity.Notification=false > > > > > > # aa properties > > > log4j.appender.aa=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender > > > log4j.appender.aa.File=aa.log > > > #log4j.appender.aa.MaxFileSize=10MB > > > log4j.appender.aa.MaxFileSize=1KB > > > log4j.appender.aa.MaxBackupIndex=10 > > > log4j.appender.aa.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout > > > log4j.appender.aa.layout.ConversionPattern=[%d{dd MMM yyyy > > > HH:mm:ss}]%c-%-5p: %m%n > > > > > > # bb properties > > > log4j.appender.bb=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender > > > log4j.appender.bb.File=bb.log > > > log4j.appender.bb.MaxFileSize=1KB > > > log4j.appender.bb.MaxBackupIndex=10 > > > log4j.appender.bb.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout > > > log4j.appender.bb.layout.ConversionPattern=[%d{dd MMM yyyy > > > HH:mm:ss}]%c-%-5p: %m%n > > > > > > Thankx much for all your help. > > > -Jik > > > > > > --- Swami Iyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Oops my bad, because of the additivity flag you should > > specify > > > > your console > > > > as another appender in the category statement. > > > > > > > > Swami > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Swami Iyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: September 9, 2002 2:54 PM > > > > > To: 'Log4J Users List' > > > > > Subject: RE: multiple categories same config file > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Your root category says that WARN will appear in the > > > > console, > > > > > hence your > > > > > debugging may not appear in the console. > > > > > > > > > > Swami > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: J IK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > Sent: September 9, 2002 2:15 PM > > > > > > To: Log4J Users List > > > > > > Subject: RE: multiple categories same config file > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Swami: > > > > > > > > > > > > tried that too but it ended up not logging to the > > console, > > > > may > > > > > > be I'm doing something wrong. this is what I added > > > > > > > > > > > > log4j.additivity.a=false > > > > > > log4j.additivity.b=false > > > > > > > > > > > > to no avail. thankx for your pointers. > > > > > > -Jik > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Swami Iyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > I think using the additivity flag will avoid the > > log4j > > > > in > > > > > > > opening both the > > > > > > > files. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Swami > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > From: J IK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > > > Sent: September 9, 2002 2:01 PM > > > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > Subject: multiple categories same config file > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi All: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Following is my configuration file log4j.config: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > log4j.rootCategory=WARN, Log2Console > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > log4j.appender.Log2Console=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender > > > > > > > > log4j.appender.Log2Console.Target=System.err > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > log4j.appender.Log2Console.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout > > > > > > > > > > > > log4j.appender.Log2Console.layout.ConversionPattern=[%d{dd > > > > > > > MMM > > > > > > > > yyyy HH:mm:ss}]%c-%-5p: %m%n > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > # Main component's properties > > > > > > > > log4j.category.a=DEBUG, aa > > > > > > > > log4j.category.b=DEBUG, bb > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > # SyncServer properties > > > > > > > > > > log4j.appender.aa=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender > > > > > > > > log4j.appender.aa.File=aa.log > > > > > > > > log4j.appender.aa.MaxFileSize=1KB > > > > > > > > log4j.appender.aa.MaxBackupIndex=10 > > > > > > > > > > > > log4j.appender.aa.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout > > > > > > > > log4j.appender.aa.layout.ConversionPattern=[%d{dd > > MMM > > > > yyyy > > > > > > > > HH:mm:ss}]%c-%-5p: %m%n > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > # Admin properties > > > > > > > > > > log4j.appender.bb=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender > > > > > > > > log4j.appender.bb.File=bb.log > > > > > > > > log4j.appender.bb.MaxFileSize=1KB > > > > > > > > log4j.appender.bb.MaxBackupIndex=10 > > > > > > > > > > > > log4j.appender.bb.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout > > > > > > > > log4j.appender.bb.layout.ConversionPattern=[%d{dd > > MMM > > > > yyyy > > > > > > > > HH:mm:ss}]%c-%-5p: %m%n > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Now log4j is opening both the files aa.log and > > bb.log > > > > when i > > > > > > > > just instantiate the 'aa' appender in a JVM. This > > is > > > > locking > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > file 'bb.log' which is used by another application > > in > > > > a > > > > > > > > different JVM. This is causing rollover problems > > etc. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I can eliminate the problem by using two different > > > > log4j > > > > > > > config > > > > > > > > files and by listing different appender properties > > in > > > > those > > > > > > > two > > > > > > > > but I want to avoid that and use a single config > > file > > > > for > > > > > > > ease > > > > > > > > of maintenance. Please let me know if/how I can do > > > > that. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > -Jik > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > > > > > Yahoo! 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