Urgent: Regarding Backup log file mechanism?

[murthypatnaik]

Hi,

I am using same file for weblogic server log and Log4J log.
Weblogic has file backup mechanism, if file exceeds 100KB. How to use the same for log4J. Because, If I am not specify the maxFileSize in log4J properties, It will keep on writing to same file, weblogic unable to move this file as backup. Please suggest me in this regard.

Thanks,
Murthy Patnaik

 

[timw]

I don't think this is a good idea at all. Use separate files. You don't want WebLogic and a separate Log4J installation both trying to back-up the same log file, at the same time or any other time.

Tim

 

[murthypatnaik]

Hi Tim,

I suggested the same, but this is the requirement we have. I need to find out some solution for this.

Thanks,
Murthy Patnaik

 

[timw]

I'm not sure how two discrete loggers are acquiring file-locks on one log file at the same time anyway.

Which logging API is WebLogic using? Maybe you could integrate your logging configuration requirements into its log config. This is the approach I use for JBoss, which means JBoss logging and any log output from my J2EE application all go through one Log4J instance - JBoss's.

Tim