Kevin & Ceki,
One reason I can suggest that DailyRollingFileAppender uses 'file.log' as
the current log filename and only appends the date to logs that have been
rolled, is that it is easier to type...
$ tail -f myApp.log
... rather than ...
$ tail -f myApp.log.2001-06-3^H28^H ("oh, darnit,
Yogi,
I had done something similar with my own logging framework, but used an RSA
key pair and javax.security.Signature to essentially get a 'true' digital
signature, as opposed to a MAC. But I agree that in many situations (my own
included) a MAC is better for non-repudiation purposes that don'
> It seems like you may be asking, "Can I change a config file
> and have log4j change along with it, without having to restart the
> app?" You can also do this. Check out the configAndWatch method on the
> configurator class.
But will those changes affect Category instances that have already be
> It seems like you may be asking, "Can I change a config file
> and have log4j change along with it, without having to restart the
> app?" You can also do this. Check out the configAndWatch method on the
> configurator class.
But will those changes affect Category instances that have already b
> It seems like you may be asking, "Can I change a config file
> and have log4j change along with it, without having to restart the
> app?" You can also do this. Check out the configAndWatch method on the
> configurator class.
But will those changes affect Category instances that have already be
Folks,
Is it going to be possible to change the categories of an application
whilst it is still running? I would like to be able to turn on categories
for a class when it becomes necessary to debug a particular part of the
application, without having to restart it...
Regards,
James W.
