Thanks gurus (Luis -n- Thomas ) That oughtaa get me started ;-). I'll try it out.
Regards SimpleMortal ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Muller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 19:16:32 +0100 To: "Log4J Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Help with RMI > Simple, > > There are several solutions to your problem. The "simplest" is to have one > or several overloaded log methods defined in your remote interfaces, and > your client can remote-log via these interfaces. A better solution might be > to have an RMIAppender that communicates with a remote object which handles > the LoggingEvents. > > I took the liberty to scratch a few lines to start you on the second > approach. Please find attached file RemoteLogger.java, RemoteLoggerImpl.java > and RMIAppender.java. > > Here is how you do it: > > 1. On the server side you need to register the RemoteLoggerImpl in the > Registry, e.g. during application startup. > > 2. On the client side you can add the RMIAppender to any Logger you like (in > the log4j.properties or log4j.xml file). The RMIAppender accept these > parameters: host, port, remoteLoggerRegistryName. They all have sensible > default values. > > 3. The server side log4j configuration file must pair sensible Loggers and > Appenders. If you e.g. have a client side Logger named x.y.z, you add a > Logger x.y.z and pair it with e.g. a FileAppender. > > Note: The code is totally untested, but it does compile without errors. It > does by _no_ means hold up to production quality standards. > > Hope this helps, > > -- > > Thomas > > > > > | -----Original Message----- > | From: Simple Mortal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > | Sent: 16 July 2003 06:41 > | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | Subject: Help with RMI > | > | > | Hi gurus, > | > | Kudos for this excellent logging tool. > | > | I'm just stuck with a dilemma. I've used Log4j on standalone > | applications before this and it work fine. But now I wanna use it > | with a client-Server application ( RMI communication ). > | > | Confused regarding how I can configure log4j loggers on Client > | and Server side.. The Client logger must be able to send crucial > | failure logs over to the Server and maintain program execution > | logs on Client side itself. The Server logger will be just > | another basic logger. > | > | Please gimme some tips on how to set up the loggers for this one. > | > | Regards > | SimpleMortal > | > | -- > | __________________________________________________________ > | Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com > | http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup > | > | CareerBuilder.com has over 400,000 jobs. Be smarter about your job search > | http://corp.mail.com/careers > | > | > | --------------------------------------------------------------------- > | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | > | > > > ************************************************************************* > Copyright ERA Technology Ltd. 2003. (www.era.co.uk). All rights reserved. > The information supplied in this Commercial Communication should be treated > in confidence. > No liability whatsoever is accepted for any loss or damage > suffered as a result of accessing this message or any attachments. > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email > Security System. For more information on a proactive email security > service working around the clock, around the globe, visit > http://www.messagelabs.com > ________________________________________________________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- __________________________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup CareerBuilder.com has over 400,000 jobs. Be smarter about your job search http://corp.mail.com/careers --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
