Quoting Deep Chand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, > > In log4J, if I change the configuration i.e. increase/decrease the > level of a particular logger or add more appenders/categories in the > config file, then do I have to restart the web server for that setting > to take effect. >
Avoid configureAndWatch() in a J2EE environment. Instead use something like LogWeb... http://www.codeczar.com/products/logweb/index.html Jake > What I understand from the documentation is that if I use > DOMConfigurator.configureAndWatch(<configFileName>, <timeInMilliSec>) > then I don't have to restart the server. Is this the only way to > change the logging configuration during run time or there are some > other ways also? If you use this method, then a thread is launched > which continously monitors the config file changes. Is this technique > has some serious performance overhead and therefore not preffered in > production enviornment? > > What do people generally prefer - use this method OR simply use > DOMConfigurator.configure(fileName) and restart the server after > changing the config file? > > Thanks > Deep > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
