How To

How to in CLI:

How do I add a log category?

How do I change a log level?

To change a handlers log level:

Changing the level on a log category is the same:

How do I log my applications messages to their own file?

1. Create a file handler. There are 3 different types of file handlers to choose from; file-handler, periodic-rotating-file-handler and size-rotating-file-handler. In this example we'll just use a simple file-handler.
2. Now create the log category.

How do I use log4j.properties or log4j.xml instead of using the logging subsystem configuration?

First note that if you choose to use a log4j configuration file, you will no longer be able to change the log4j logging configuration at runtime.

1. Create a jboss-deployment-structure.xml with the following content and place it in the META-INF/ directory if you are deploying an EAR or in either the META-INF/ or WEB-INF/ directory if you are deploying a WAR.
2. Include the log4j.properties or log4j.xml file in the lib/ directory in your deployment.
3. Deploy your application.

How to in XML:

How do I log my applications messages to their own file?