Hi, I'm having a bit of a headache with my ActiveMQ setup and could use some savvy advice from the pros.
I've got this config setup (pasting it below) where I'm trying to put a cap on the number of log files that get generated. But no matter what I try, those log files keep piling up like there's no tomorrow! # Log4J 2 configuration # Monitor config file every X seconds for updates monitorInterval = 5 rootLogger.level = INFO rootLogger.appenderRef.console.ref = console rootLogger.appenderRef.log_file.ref = log_file logger.activemq.name=org.apache.activemq logger.activemq.level=INFO logger.artemis_server.name=org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server logger.artemis_server.level=INFO logger.artemis_journal.name=org.apache.activemq.artemis.journal logger.artemis_journal.level=INFO logger.artemis_utils.name=org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils logger.artemis_utils.level=INFO # CriticalAnalyzer: If you have issues with the CriticalAnalyzer, setting this to TRACE would give # you extra troubleshooting info, but do not use TRACE regularly as it would incur extra CPU usage. logger.critical_analyzer.name=org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.critical logger.critical_analyzer.level=INFO # Audit loggers: to enable change levels from OFF to INFO logger.audit_base.name = org.apache.activemq.audit.base logger.audit_base.level = OFF logger.audit_base.appenderRef.audit_log_file.ref = audit_log_file logger.audit_base.additivity = false logger.audit_resource.name = org.apache.activemq.audit.resource logger.audit_resource.level = OFF logger.audit_resource.appenderRef.audit_log_file.ref = audit_log_file logger.audit_resource.additivity = false logger.audit_message.name = org.apache.activemq.audit.message logger.audit_message.level = OFF logger.audit_message.appenderRef.audit_log_file.ref = audit_log_file logger.audit_message.additivity = false # Jetty logger levels logger.jetty.name=org.eclipse.jetty logger.jetty.level=WARN # web console authenticator too verbose for impatient client logger.authentication_filter.name=io.hawt.web.auth.AuthenticationFilter logger.authentication_filter.level=ERROR # Quorum related logger levels logger.curator.name=org.apache.curator logger.curator.level=WARN logger.zookeeper.name=org.apache.zookeeper logger.zookeeper.level=ERROR # Console appender appender.console.type=Console appender.console.name=console appender.console.layout.type=PatternLayout appender.console.layout.pattern=%d %-5level [%logger] %msg%n # Log file appender appender.log_file.type = RollingFile appender.log_file.name = log_file appender.log_file.fileName = ${sys:artemis.instance}/log/artemis.log appender.log_file.filePattern = ${sys:artemis.instance}/log/artemis.log.%d{yyyy-MM-dd}-%i.log appender.log_file.layout.type = PatternLayout appender.log_file.layout.pattern = %d %-5level [%logger] %msg%n appender.log_file.policies.type = Policies appender.log_file.policies.size.type = SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy appender.log_file.policies.size.size = 10MB appender.log_file.policies.cron.type = CronTriggeringPolicy appender.log_file.policies.cron.schedule = 0 0 0 * * ? appender.log_file.policies.cron.evaluateOnStartup = true appender.log_file.strategy.type = DefaultRolloverStrategy appender.log_file.strategy.max = 3 # Audit log file appender appender.audit_log_file.type = RollingFile appender.audit_log_file.name = audit_log_file appender.audit_log_file.fileName = ${sys:artemis.instance}/log/audit.log appender.audit_log_file.filePattern = ${sys:artemis.instance}/log/audit.log.%d{yyyy-MM-dd}-%i.log appender.audit_log_file.layout.type = PatternLayout appender.audit_log_file.layout.pattern = %d [AUDIT](%t) %msg%n appender.audit_log_file.policies.type = Policies appender.audit_log_file.policies.size.type = SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy appender.audit_log_file.policies.size.size = 10MB appender.audit_log_file.policies.cron.type = CronTriggeringPolicy appender.audit_log_file.policies.cron.schedule = 0 0 0 * * ? appender.audit_log_file.policies.cron.evaluateOnStartup = true appender.audit_log_file.strategy.type = DefaultRolloverStrategy appender.audit_log_file.strategy.max = 3 I've tried diving into the docs and scouring forums for solutions, but it feels like I'm chasing my tail here. So, I'm turning to you all for some fresh ideas. Thanks a ton for lending a hand and looking forward to your insights! Cheers, Paul Reinking