On 01/12/2011 14:39, Thom Hehl wrote: > I'm not sure. Whichever log file the stack traces goto. Yes, they're writing > to a local drive. Yes as a windows service which came with the installer.
Well, given that this is configurable, it could be anywhere... You could find out & let us know. A precise answer may help us explain why you're seeing a behavior that is unusual. p > -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel Mikusa [mailto:dmik...@vmware.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 9:38 AM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: RE: Logging > > On Thu, 2011-12-01 at 06:01 -0800, Thom Hehl wrote: >> I'm looking for stack traces. People report defects and we get a stack trace >> and I need to see it in the log, but instead, the log is still in the >> buffer. Usually I have to shutdown the server and start it back up to get >> the log entries. I'd just like to be able to flush the logs without shutting >> down the server. > > Is this happening for all of your log files? or just a specific one? > If specific, what is the name of the log file where this is occurring? > > Also, can you confirm that Tomcat is writing the log file to a local > disk and not a remote share like Samba or NFS? > > Lastly, you said you're running Tomcat 7.0.20 as a daemon. I'm assuming > this means you're running it as a Windows Service. Please correct me if > I'm wrong. Are you using the service wrapper that ships with Tomcat or > are you using a different one? Like Java Service Wrapper > (http://www.tanukisoftware.com/en/wrapper.php). > > Dan > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Pid [mailto:p...@pidster.com] >> Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 8:38 AM >> To: Tomcat Users List >> Subject: Re: Logging >> >> On 01/12/2011 13:03, Thom Hehl wrote: >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Christopher Schultz [mailto:ch...@christopherschultz.net] >>> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 6:15 PM >>> To: Tomcat Users List >>> Subject: Re: Logging >>> >>> Thom, >>> >>> On 11/30/11 1:04 PM, Thom Hehl wrote: >>>>> I'm using VI to reading the log file. I running a Windows RDP. >>> >>>> Are you using 'vi' in a way that allows it to get updates from the >>>> file? I'm no 'vi' expert, but I'm sure it reads the entire file at >>>> startup and thinks that it doesn't change. >>> >>> Actually, it monitors the file and allows you to load changes if the file >>> changes. The problem is that this is a test server and so it may take days >>> to dump the log I need. So the tool reading it is not the problem, it's the >>> fact that tomcat hasn't flushed to the file yet. >> >> Can you explain a little more about where what is generating log data and >> into which log it is being written? >> >> How long is the delay between when you expect the event to happen and the >> emission of a log record? >> >> >> p >> >> >>>> Try using: >>> >>>> tail -f stdout.log >>> >>>> If you have a POSIX environment handy (like Cygwin, or gnuutils or >>>> whatever). >>> >>>> - -chris >>> >>>> PS: vi on Windows? That's doing things the hard way. ;) >>> >>> Oh, contraire...although one of the hardest editors to learn to use (IBM's >>> XEDIT comes to mind as equally hard) vi is the best editor to use EVER. >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org >>> >> -- [key:62590808]
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