Here is a good article for the logging in Geronimo http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/tutorials/0903_madgula/index.html?ca=drs-
2009/7/10 David Jencks <david_jen...@yahoo.com> > > On Jul 10, 2009, at 12:36 AM, johnxmas wrote: > > >> try the following code: >> >> <gbean >> class="org.apache.geronimo.system.logging.log4j.ApplicationLog4jConfigurationGBean" >> name="DirectoryLog4jConfiguration"> >> <attribute name="log4jFile">META-INF/log4j.properties</attribute> >> <reference name="ServerInfo"><name>ServerInfo</name></reference> >> </gbean> >> >> anything else, let us know. >> >> Jeff C >> >> >> In this case, I get >> org.apache.geronimo.kernel.config.LifecycleException: start of >> com.scort.demos/vscics/1.0/ear failed >> // >> Caused by: org.apache.geronimo.gbean.InvalidConfigurationException: >> Configuration com.scort.demos/vscics/1.0/ear failed to start due to the >> following reasons: >> The service >> J2EEApplication=com.scort.demos/vscics/1.0/ear,j2eeType=SystemLog,name=DirectoryLog4jConfiguration >> did not start because >> D:\geronimo-tomcat6-javaee5-2.1.3\META-INF\log4j.properties (Le fichier >> spécifié est introuvable) >> > > That would work if you put your log4j properties file there as your > configuration says you have. If you use a file outside the rar I strongly > recommend putting it in var/your-app/log4j.properties. If you are building > a geronimo plugin using the car-maven-plugin you can easily pack the > properties file into the plugin and arrange for it to be unpacked on > installation. I receommend this kind of file based approach since it lets > users edit the config file easily. > > >> If i put log4.properties at the root of my rar and modifies >> gerionimo-ra.xml >> <gbean >> class="org.apache.geronimo.system.logging.log4j.ApplicationLog4jConfigurationGBean" >> name="DirectoryLog4jConfiguration"> >> <attribute name="log4jFile">log4j.properties</attribute> >> <reference name="ServerInfo"><name>ServerInfo</name></reference> >> </gbean> >> >> I get >> >> org.apache.geronimo.kernel.config.LifecycleException: start of >> com.scort.demos/vscics/1.0/ear failed >> >> // >> Caused by: org.apache.geronimo.gbean.InvalidConfigurationException: >> Configuration com.scort.demos/vscics/1.0/ear failed to start due to the >> following reasons: >> The service >> J2EEApplication=com.scort.demos/vscics/1.0/ear,j2eeType=SystemLog,name=DirectoryLog4jConfiguration >> did not start because D:\geronimo-tomcat6-javaee5-2.1.3\log4j.properties (Le >> fichier spécifié est introuvable) >> >> So where must I put the properties file ? (BTW, another question: may I >> use a log4j.xml file ?) >> > > If you want to keep the log.4j properties in the rar you need to get it on > the classpath so it can be found by the classloader. I.e., put it in the > classes jar inside the rar. Then you need to use the log4jResource > attribute and leave out the ServerInfo reference. Since this will make it > nearly impossible to edit the log4j.properties I can't really recommend this > variant. > > AFAIK log4j.xml files are not supported right now. I haven't tried them or > investigated what would be needed to support them, it might be very easy.... > patches welcome! > > thanks > david jencks > > -- Ivan
