Tommy, I hit this problem as well.  Turns out that all the logs were restructured in 3.4, and the log4j file was not updated accordingly.  I've updated mine and also added several more log points.  This one works for me.  Replace your /conf/log4j.properties file with this one, and play around with it:

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# See http://james.apache.org/server/3/config.html for usage

log4j.rootLogger=INFO

log4j.appender.CONS=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
log4j.appender.CONS.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.CONS.layout.ConversionPattern=%-5p %d{HH:mm:ss,SSS} | %c | %m%n

log4j.appender.FILE=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.FILE.File=../log/james-server.log
log4j.appender.FILE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.FILE.layout.ConversionPattern=%-5p %d{HH:mm:ss,SSS} | %c | %m%n

log4j.appender.MAILBOXMANAGER=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.MAILBOXMANAGER.File=../log/mailboxmanager.log
log4j.appender.MAILBOXMANAGER.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd
log4j.appender.MAILBOXMANAGER.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.MAILBOXMANAGER.layout.ConversionPattern=%-5p %d{HH:mm:ss,SSS} | %c | %m%n

log4j.appender.IMAPSERVER=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.IMAPSERVER.File=../log/imapserver.log
log4j.appender.IMAPSERVER.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd
log4j.appender.IMAPSERVER.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.IMAPSERVER.layout.ConversionPattern=%-5p %d{HH:mm:ss,SSS} | %c | %m%n

log4j.appender.MAILETCONTAINER=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.MAILETCONTAINER.File=../log/mailetcontainer.log
log4j.appender.MAILETCONTAINER.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd
log4j.appender.MAILETCONTAINER.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.MAILETCONTAINER.layout.ConversionPattern=%-5p %d{HH:mm:ss,SSS} | %c | %m%n

log4j.appender.DNSSERVICE=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.DNSSERVICE.File=../log/dnsservice.log
log4j.appender.DNSSERVICE.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd
log4j.appender.DNSSERVICE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.DNSSERVICE.layout.ConversionPattern=%-5p %d{HH:mm:ss,SSS} | %c | %m%n

log4j.appender.POP3SERVER=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.POP3SERVER.File=../log/pop3server.log
log4j.appender.POP3SERVER.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd
log4j.appender.POP3SERVER.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.POP3SERVER.layout.ConversionPattern=%-5p %d{HH:mm:ss,SSS} | %c | %m%n

log4j.appender.SMTPSERVER=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.SMTPSERVER.File=../log/smtpserver.log
log4j.appender.SMTPSERVER.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd
log4j.appender.SMTPSERVER.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.SMTPSERVER.layout.ConversionPattern=%-5p %d{HH:mm:ss,SSS} | %c | %m%n

log4j.appender.LMTPSERVER=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.LMTPSERVER.File=../log/lmtpserver.log
log4j.appender.LMTPSERVER.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd
log4j.appender.LMTPSERVER.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.LMTPSERVER.layout.ConversionPattern=%-5p %d{HH:mm:ss,SSS} | %c | %m%n

log4j.appender.MAILREPOSITORYSTORE=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.MAILREPOSITORYSTORE.File=../log/mailrepositorystore.log
log4j.appender.MAILREPOSITORYSTORE.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd
log4j.appender.MAILREPOSITORYSTORE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.MAILREPOSITORYSTORE.layout.ConversionPattern=%-5p %d{HH:mm:ss,SSS} | %c | %m%n

log4j.appender.USERSREPOSITORY=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.USERSREPOSITORY.File=../log/usersrepository.log
log4j.appender.USERSREPOSITORY.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd
log4j.appender.USERSREPOSITORY.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.USERSREPOSITORY.layout.ConversionPattern=%-5p %d{HH:mm:ss,SSS} | %c | %m%n

log4j.appender.FETCHMAIL=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.FETCHMAIL.File=../log/fetchmail.log
log4j.appender.FETCHMAIL.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd
log4j.appender.FETCHMAIL.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.FETCHMAIL.layout.ConversionPattern=%-5p %d{HH:mm:ss,SSS} | %c | %m%n

log4j.appender.DOMAINLIST=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.DOMAINLIST.File=../log/domainlist.log
log4j.appender.DOMAINLIST.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd
log4j.appender.DOMAINLIST.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.DOMAINLIST.layout.ConversionPattern=%-5p %d{HH:mm:ss,SSS} | %c | %m%n

log4j.appender.VIRTUALUSERTABLE=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.VIRTUALUSERTABLE.File=../log/virtualusertable.log
log4j.appender.VIRTUALUSERTABLE.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd
log4j.appender.VIRTUALUSERTABLE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.VIRTUALUSERTABLE.layout.ConversionPattern=%-5p %d{HH:mm:ss,SSS} | %c | %m%n

log4j.appender.MAILQUEUEFACTORY=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.MAILQUEUEFACTORY.File=../log/mailqueuefactory.log
log4j.appender.MAILQUEUEFACTORY.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd
log4j.appender.MAILQUEUEFACTORY.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.MAILQUEUEFACTORY.layout.ConversionPattern=%-5p %d{HH:mm:ss,SSS} | %c | %m%n

log4j.logger= DEBUG,      CONS, FILE
log4j.logger.org.apache.james= WARN,       CONS, FILE
log4j.logger.org.apache.activemq= WARN,       CONS, FILE
log4j.logger.org.apache.camel= WARN,       CONS, FILE
log4j.logger.org.apache.xbean.spring= WARN,       CONS, FILE
log4j.logger.org.springframework= WARN,       CONS, FILE
log4j.logger.etm.core.monitor.EtmMonitor= WARN,       CONS, FILE

log4j.logger.org.apache.james.dnsservice= WARN,       DNSSERVICE

log4j.logger.org.apache.james.domainlist= WARN,       DOMAINLIST

log4j.logger.org.apache.james.fetchmail= INFO,       FETCHMAIL

log4j.logger.org.apache.james.imap= INFO,       IMAPSERVER
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.imapserver= INFO,       IMAPSERVER
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.protocols.imap= INFO,       IMAPSERVER

log4j.logger.org.apache.james.lmtpserver= INFO,       LMTPSERVER

log4j.logger.org.apache.mailbox= INFO,       MAILBOXMANAGER
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.mailbox= INFO,       MAILBOXMANAGER
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.adapter.mailbox= INFO,       MAILBOXMANAGER
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.mailboxmanager= INFO,       MAILBOXMANAGER

log4j.logger.org.apache.james.mailetcontainer= DEBUG,      MAILETCONTAINER
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.mailetcontext= DEBUG,      MAILETCONTAINER
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.mailprocessor= DEBUG,      MAILETCONTAINER
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.mailspooler= DEBUG,      MAILETCONTAINER
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.spamassassin= DEBUG,      MAILETCONTAINER
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.transport= DEBUG,      MAILETCONTAINER
log4j.logger.org.apache.mailet.base= DEBUG,      MAILETCONTAINER

log4j.logger.org.apache.james.mailqueuefactory= INFO,      MAILQUEUEFACTORY

log4j.logger.org.apache.james.mailrepository= INFO,      MAILREPOSITORYSTORE

log4j.logger.org.apache.james.pop3server= INFO,      POP3SERVER

log4j.logger.org.apache.james.protocols.api= INFO,      SMTPSERVER
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.protocols.smtp= INFO,      SMTPSERVER
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.smtpserver= INFO,      SMTPSERVER

log4j.logger.org.apache.james.user= INFO,      USERSREPOSITORY
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.usersrepository= INFO,      USERSREPOSITORY

log4j.logger.org.apache.james.virtualusertable= INFO,      VIRTUALUSERTABLE

On 3/17/2020 10:40 PM, Tommy Pham wrote:
Hello folks,

Looking at the log4j.properties, I'm seeing the root at DEBUG and all the
org.pache.james.* at INFO.

log4j.logger.org.apache.james.mailboxmanager=INFO, MAILBOXMANAGER
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.imapserver=INFO, IMAPSERVER
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.mailetcontainer=INFO, MAILETCONTAINER
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.mailetcontext=INFO, MAILETCONTAINER
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.mailspooler=INFO, MAILETCONTAINER
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.mailprocessor=INFO, MAILETCONTAINER
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.dnsservice=INFO, DNSSERVICE
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.pop3server=INFO, POP3SERVER
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.smtpserver=INFO, SMTPSERVER
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.lmtpserver=INFO, LMTPSERVER
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.mailrepositorystore=INFO, MAILREPOSITORYSTORE
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.usersrepository=INFO, USERSREPOSITORY
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.fetchmail=INFO, FETCHMAIL
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.domainlist=INFO, DOMAINLIST
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.virtualusertable=INFO, VIRTUALUSERTABLE
log4j.logger.org.apache.james.mailqueuefactory=INFO, MAILQUEUEFACTORY
log4j.logger.etm.core.monitor.EtmMonitor= INFO, CONS, FILE

All the log files are configured as default:

conf # grep -i log * | grep 'File='
log4j.properties:log4j.appender.FILE.File=../log/james-server.log
log4j.properties:log4j.appender.MAILBOXMANAGER.File=../log/mailboxmanager.log
log4j.properties:log4j.appender.IMAPSERVER.File=../log/imapserver.log
log4j.properties:log4j.appender.MAILETCONTAINER.File=../log/mailetcontainer.log
log4j.properties:log4j.appender.DNSSERVICE.File=../log/dnsservice.log
log4j.properties:log4j.appender.POP3SERVER.File=../log/pop3server.log
log4j.properties:log4j.appender.SMTPSERVER.File=../log/smtpserver.log
log4j.properties:log4j.appender.LMTPSERVER.File=../log/lmtpserver.log
log4j.properties:log4j.appender.MAILREPOSITORYSTORE.File=../log/mailrepositorystore.log
log4j.properties:log4j.appender.USERSREPOSITORY.File=../log/usersrepository.log
log4j.properties:log4j.appender.FETCHMAIL.File=../log/fetchmail.log
log4j.properties:log4j.appender.DOMAINLIST.File=../log/domainlist.log
log4j.properties:log4j.appender.VIRTUALUSERTABLE.File=../log/virtualusertable.log
log4j.properties:log4j.appender.MAILQUEUEFACTORY.File=../log/mailqueuefactory.log

Yet, I don't see a single log file (other than .dummy) in the
<james_home>/log folder.  I 'run' james as root so it's not a file system
permission issue.  I even checked in /var/log/* too.  Does any one know
where should the logs be at if not <james_home>log?  I'm using the official
zip.

Thanks,
Tommy


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