Log4J change File path dynamically

I want to change the path and file name of my log4j logfile dynamically.

I have read a lot of pages and nearly every tell me that I should use system properties like here: how to change the log4j log file dynamically?

So my log4j.properties file looks like this:

log4j.logger.JDBC_LOGGER=INFO,jdbcTests
log4j.additivity.JDBC_LOGGER = false

log4j.appender.jdbcTests=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
log4j.appender.jdbcTests.File=${my.log}
log4j.appender.jdbcTests.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.jdbcTests.append = false
log4j.appender.jdbcTests.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy mm dd HH:mm:ss} %5p %C:Line %L - %m%n

In my main method I am going to set my new system property:

System.setProperty("{my.log", "C:/logfile.log");

But I just get an error:

log4j:ERROR setFile(null,false) call failed.
java.io.FileNotFoundException: 
    at java.io.FileOutputStream.open(Native Method)....

And when I try to read my set system property with:

System.out.println(System.getProperty("my.log"));

it return null. What do I do wrong?

标签： java dynamic properties log4j

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太酷不给撩

2楼-- · 2019-02-03 11:04

I think you meant "my.log" not "{my.log"

System.setProperty("my.log", "C:/logfile.log");

I wouldn't imagine you can change this once the logging has started so you need to set this as early in your program as possible.

BTW: You can sub-class FileAppender to make it behave any way you like.

answered Aug 7 '12 at 13:03

Peter Lawrey

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Ok sorry for my mistake. I changed it to System.setProperty("my.log", "C:/logfile.log"); I set this in the first line of my main method but I still get the same error – Metalhead89 Aug 7 '12 at 13:12
Just to add: System.out.println(System.getProperty("my.log")); works fine now. But I still cant change the log path dynamically – Metalhead89 Aug 7 '12 at 13:14
log4j:ERROR setFile(null,false) call failed. java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\logfile.log (Zugriff verweigert) at java.io.FileOutputStream.open(Native Method) Zugriff verweigert = access denied – Metalhead89 Aug 7 '12 at 13:16
Can you change it to a directory you can access? If you have a static Log in the class for your main, this will be called first. You may need to add a static block at the very start of the class which contains your main() – Peter Lawrey Aug 7 '12 at 13:20
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You can do static { System.setProperty("my.log", "C:/Workspace/logfile.log"); } private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(Main.class.getName()); at the very start. – Peter Lawrey Aug 7 '12 at 13:34

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You have a misspelling: "{my.log" instead of "my.log"

answered Aug 7 '12 at 13:04

IllegalArgumentException

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Just set property before instantiating logger, once you initilize the logger setting the property will not worth. just like below:

System.setProperty("my.log", "C:\\src\\com\\web\\automation\\logs\\Application.log");
PP_LOGS = Logger.getLogger("devpinoyLogger");

edited Aug 27 '13 at 10:26

Jan Doggen

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answered Aug 27 '13 at 10:08

Niket

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