Hi, my log4j2.xml specifies a pattern (%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} %-5level [%t] %c - %msg%n), which ought to include the category. However, my log file looks like below. Am I missing something obvious here?
Thanks, Jochen 2017-08-14 16:38:09,700 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG PluginManager 'Core' found 112 plugins 2017-08-14 16:38:09,700 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG PluginManager 'Level' found 0 plugins 2017-08-14 16:38:09,705 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG PluginManager 'Lookup' found 13 plugins 2017-08-14 16:38:09,707 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG Building Plugin[name=layout, class=org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.PatternLayout]. 2017-08-14 16:38:09,723 localhost-startStop-1 TRACE TypeConverterRegistry initializing. 2017-08-14 16:38:09,723 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG PluginManager 'TypeConverter' found 26 plugins 2017-08-14 16:38:09,745 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG PatternLayout$Builder(pattern="%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} %-5level [%t] %c - %msg%n", PatternSelector=null, Configuration(C:\opt\apache-tomcat-8.5.20\lib\common\log4j2.xml), Replace=null, charset="null", alwaysWriteExceptions="null", disableAnsi="null", noConsoleNoAnsi="null", header="null", footer="null") 2017-08-14 16:38:09,746 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG PluginManager 'Converter' found 41 plugins 2017-08-14 16:38:09,747 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG Building Plugin[name=appender, class=org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.ConsoleAppender]. 2017-08-14 16:38:09,761 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG ConsoleAppender$Builder(target="SYSTEM_OUT", follow="null", direct="null", bufferedIo="null", bufferSize="null", immediateFlush="null", ignoreExceptions="null", PatternLayout(%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} %-5level [%t] %c - %msg%n), name="Console", Configuration(C:\opt\apache-tomcat-8.5.20\lib\common\log4j2.xml), Filter=null) 2017-08-14 16:38:09,763 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG Jansi is not installed, cannot find org.fusesource.jansi.WindowsAnsiOutputStream 2017-08-14 16:38:09,764 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG Starting OutputStreamManager SYSTEM_OUT.false.false 2017-08-14 16:38:09,764 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG Building Plugin[name=appenders, class=org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AppendersPlugin]. 2017-08-14 16:38:09,767 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG createAppenders(={Console}) 2017-08-14 16:38:09,767 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG Building Plugin[name=AppenderRef, class=org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AppenderRef]. 2017-08-14 16:38:09,774 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG createAppenderRef(ref="Console", level="null", Filter=null) 2017-08-14 16:38:09,774 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG Building Plugin[name=root, class=org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig$RootLogger]. 2017-08-14 16:38:09,775 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG createLogger(additivity="null", level="TRACE", includeLocation="null", ={Console}, ={}, Configuration(C:\opt\apache-tomcat-8.5.20\lib\common\log4j2.xml), Filter=null) 2017-08-14 16:38:09,782 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG Building Plugin[name=loggers, class=org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggersPlugin]. 2017-08-14 16:38:09,784 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG createLoggers(={root}) 2017-08-14 16:38:09,785 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG Configuration XmlConfiguration[location=C:\opt\apache-tomcat-8.5.20\lib\common\log4j2.xml] initialized 2017-08-14 16:38:09,786 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG Starting configuration XmlConfiguration[location=C:\opt\apache-tomcat-8.5.20\lib\common\log4j2.xml] 2017-08-14 16:38:09,786 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG Started configuration XmlConfiguration[location=C:\opt\apache-tomcat-8.5.20\lib\common\log4j2.xml] OK. 2017-08-14 16:38:09,787 localhost-startStop-1 TRACE Stopping org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.DefaultConfiguration@79a417b3... 2017-08-14 16:38:09,787 localhost-startStop-1 TRACE DefaultConfiguration notified 1 ReliabilityStrategies that config will be stopped. 2017-08-14 16:38:09,787 localhost-startStop-1 TRACE DefaultConfiguration stopping root LoggerConfig. 2017-08-14 16:38:09,788 localhost-startStop-1 TRACE DefaultConfiguration notifying ReliabilityStrategies that appenders will be stopped. 2017-08-14 16:38:09,788 localhost-startStop-1 TRACE DefaultConfiguration stopping remaining Appenders. 2017-08-14 16:38:09,788 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG Shutting down OutputStreamManager SYSTEM_OUT.false.false-1 2017-08-14 16:38:09,789 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG Shut down OutputStreamManager SYSTEM_OUT.false.false-1, all resources released: true 2017-08-14 16:38:09,789 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG Appender DefaultConsole-1 stopped with status true 2017-08-14 16:38:09,789 localhost-startStop-1 TRACE DefaultConfiguration stopped 1 remaining Appenders. 2017-08-14 16:38:09,790 localhost-startStop-1 TRACE DefaultConfiguration cleaning Appenders from 1 LoggerConfigs. 2017-08-14 16:38:09,790 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG Stopped org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.DefaultConfiguration@79a417b3 OK 2017-08-14 16:38:09,793 localhost-startStop-1 TRACE Reregistering MBeans after reconfigure. Selector=org.apache.logging.log4j.core.selector.ClassLoaderContextSelector@101cadc2 2017-08-14 16:38:09,793 localhost-startStop-1 TRACE Reregistering context (1/1): '2562d363' org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext@4686002b 2017-08-14 16:38:09,794 localhost-startStop-1 TRACE Unregistering but no MBeans found matching 'org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=2562d363' 2017-08-14 16:38:09,794 localhost-startStop-1 TRACE Unregistering but no MBeans found matching 'org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=2562d363,component=StatusLogger' 2017-08-14 16:38:09,794 localhost-startStop-1 TRACE Unregistering but no MBeans found matching 'org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=2562d363,component=ContextSelector' 2017-08-14 16:38:09,795 localhost-startStop-1 TRACE Unregistering but no MBeans found matching 'org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=2562d363,component=Loggers,name=*' 2017-08-14 16:38:09,795 localhost-startStop-1 TRACE Unregistering but no MBeans found matching 'org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=2562d363,component=Appenders,name=*' 2017-08-14 16:38:09,796 localhost-startStop-1 TRACE Unregistering but no MBeans found matching 'org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=2562d363,component=AsyncAppenders,name=*' 2017-08-14 16:38:09,796 localhost-startStop-1 TRACE Unregistering but no MBeans found matching 'org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=2562d363,component=AsyncLoggerRingBuffer' 2017-08-14 16:38:09,797 localhost-startStop-1 TRACE Unregistering but no MBeans found matching 'org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=2562d363,component=Loggers,name=*,subtype=RingBuffer' 2017-08-14 16:38:09,801 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG Registering MBean org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=2562d363 2017-08-14 16:38:09,806 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG Registering MBean org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=2562d363,component=StatusLogger 2017-08-14 16:38:09,810 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG Registering MBean org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=2562d363,component=ContextSelector 2017-08-14 16:38:09,814 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG Registering MBean org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=2562d363,component=Loggers,name= 2017-08-14 16:38:09,817 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG Registering MBean org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=2562d363,component=Appenders,name=Console 2017-08-14 16:38:09,824 localhost-startStop-1 TRACE Using default SystemClock for timestamps. 2017-08-14 16:38:09,825 localhost-startStop-1 TRACE Using DummyNanoClock for nanosecond timestamps. 2017-08-14 16:38:09,825 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG Reconfiguration complete for context[name=2562d363] at URI C:\opt\apache-tomcat-8.5.20\lib\common\log4j2.xml (org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext@4686002b) with optional ClassLoader: null 2017-08-14 16:38:09,826 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG Shutdown hook enabled. Registering a new one. 2017-08-14 16:38:09,828 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG LoggerContext[name=2562d363, org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext@4686002b] started OK. 16:38:09.844 INFO [localhost-startStop-1] web.demo.servlet.Initializer - Logging initialized from file:/C:/opt/apache-tomcat-8.5.20/lib/common/web-demo/log4j2.xml 2017-08-14 16:38:09,852 localhost-startStop-1 DEBUG AsyncLogger.ThreadNameStrategy=CACHED 2017-08-14 16:38:09,853 localhost-startStop-1 TRACE Using default SystemClock for timestamps. -- The next time you hear: "Don't reinvent the wheel!" http://www.keystonedevelopment.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/evolution-of-the-wheel-300x85.jpg --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org