log4j: Unable to create log files on minute basis - java

I am using below log4j.properties. I want to create file minute basis. I checked many post on this same question and tried but it didnt worked for me. I am using log4j first time, Please suggest if I am doing something wrong in properties file.
log4j.rootLogger=debug, stdout, R
log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d %-5p [%c{1}] %m %n
log4j.appender.R=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.R.File=/opt/aTest/log.out
log4j.appender.R.MaxFileSize=100KB
# Keep one backup file
log4j.appender.R.MaxBackupIndex=10
log4j.appender.R.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.R.layout.ConversionPattern="%d %-5p [%c{1}] %m %n
log4j.appender.DailyRoller=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.DailyRoller.datePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd-HH-mm
log4j.appender.DailyRoller.file=/opt/aTest/log.out
log4j.appender.DailyRoller.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.DailyRoller.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MMM-dd HH:mm:ss,SSS} [%t] %c %x%n %-5p %m%n
log4j.appender.LOGFILE=org.apache.log4j.rolling.RollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.LOGFILE.RollingPolicy=org.apache.log4j.rolling.TimeBasedRollingPolicy
log4j.appender.LOGFILE.RollingPolicy.FileNamePattern=/opt/aTest/log_%d{yyyy-MM-dd-HH}.out
I am getting only one log.out file created and for each run log gets appended in same file.

You should try the XML format for configuration; the properties files are hard to understand, easy to get wrong (as you can tell :-)
The problem here is that it's not enough to define an appender, you also have to tell log4j to use it:
log4j.rootLogger=debug, stdout, DailyRoller
Also DailyRoller is a confusing name for a per-minute rolling appender.

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How to create multiple custom log files with log4j?

I have a project and I work with threads in this project. I have the log4j file and thanks to this file I can write the logs to a log file but what I want is not to write to a log file.I want separate log files to be kept for each thread and they are not compatible with each other. Is it possible ?
I using this log4j.properties
#log4j.rootLogger = INFO, FILE
log4j.rootLogger = DEBUG, DAILY
# Define the FILE appender
log4j.appender.FILE=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
log4j.appender.R.File=Logfile.log
# Define the layout for FILE appender
log4j.appender.FILE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.FILE.layout.conversionPattern=%d{dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss,SSS} %t %-5p %c %M %x - %m%n
# Define the DAILY appender
log4j.appender.DAILY=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.DAILY.File=Logfile.log
log4j.appender.DAILY.DatePattern='.'yyyyMMdd
# Define the layout for DAILY appender
log4j.appender.DAILY.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.DAILY.layout.conversionPattern=%d{dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss,SSS} %t %-5p %c %M %x - %m%n
But I must change this now. For example, I have 2 classes extended from the thread running on the main class. these classes are called foo and bar. I want it to be written to the log file number 1 while the foo class is running, and to the log file number 2 while the bar class is running. What should I do ?

Multiple process using the same log4j.properties

I'm actually on a project using slf4j/log4j.
For that, we use log4j.properties files to configure the logging, especially the DailyRollingFileAppender.
# Root logger option
log4j.rootLogger=INFO, file, stdout
log4j.logger.com.thales.ecosystem=DEBUG,stdout,file
log4j.additivity.com.thales.ecosystem=false
# Direct log messages to a log file
log4j.appender.file=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
# this is set dynamically
log4j.appender.file.File=${log.basedir}/decoders/nm-flight-decoder.log
log4j.appender.file.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd
log4j.appender.file.ImmediateFlush=true
log4j.appender.file.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.file.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS} v${release.version} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n
log4j.appender.file.Append=true
# Direct log messages to stdout
log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
log4j.appender.stdout.Target=System.out
log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS} v${release.version} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n
And in code, we use the loggerFactory :
private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(xxxxxxxx.class);
But we have now to deal with multiple (but limited in number) identical process.
So the question is : how can we have two process (with the same class)
with only one log4j.properties per class, writting on a file each, and keeping the DailyRollingFileAppender ?
Thank's !
Make the file name in the configuration a property, and start each process with a different value for that property.
log4j.appender.file.File=${log.basedir}/decoders/${proc}.log
Start one process with -Dproc=nm-flight-decoder, and the other one with a different value.
(Also, consider upgrading to Log4j2. Log4j 1.2 has been End of Life since summer 2015 (archived here) and is known to be broken on Java 9 (archived here).)

Simple log4j configuration

I am using the following to enable debug information
log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, CA
log4j.appender.CA=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
log4j.appender.CA.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.CA.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
To be honest, I copy above from somewhere else. I am not sure what's the CA mean here?
it is Console Appender.
ConsoleAppender appends log events to System.out or System.err using a layout specified by the user. The default target is System.out.
It's ConsoleAppender, but the name is not important as long as it's consistent.
For example
log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, BLAH
log4j.appender.BLAH=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender

log4j - one file per run

I have found a similar question for log4net(log4net one file per run), but i am struggling to convert this to log4j.properties file format. The patters just don't get applied:
log4j.appender.file=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
log4j.appender.file.File = logs/log-%d{yy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss}.log
log4j.appender.file.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.file.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss} %p %c{1}: %m%n
...
I see what is wrong here, but I don't know how to fix it.
May be this is what you are asking.
http://veerasundar.com/blog/2009/08/how-to-create-a-new-log-file-for-each-time-the-application-runs/
courtesy :Is it possible to configure log4j to create a new file with every run of the application?
You need to use RollingFileAppender with the RollingStyle set to Date. So the config would look something like
log4j.appender.file=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.file.RollingStyle=Date
log4j.appender.file.DatePattern=yy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss
log4j.appender.file.StaticLogFileName=false
log4j.appender.file.File=logs/log.log
log4j.appender.file.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.file.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss} %p %c{1}: %m%n
I don't think it is possible to use slashes or colons in the date pattern as these are not characters that can occur in a file name.
Note that this will actually create a new log file every second, which doesn't match what you've asked for in the title of your question. If you really want a new log file for every run then you should set the RollingStyle to Once. But in this case your file name will not contain a date pattern.
Try RollingFileAppender
log4j.rootLogger=debug, stdout, file
log4j.appender.file=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.file.File=C:\\\\log4j-application.log
log4j.appender.file.MaxFileSize=5MB
log4j.appender.file.MaxBackupIndex=10
log4j.appender.file.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.file.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n

Different logging appender on LOG4J

I'm using log4j 1.2 and I need to:
log everything (including logging from referenced libraries) to console
log from my code to file (and maybe to console)
Using the following code:
log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, CONSOLE
log4j.com.mypackage=ALL, CONSOLE, CSV
log4j.appender.CONSOLE=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
log4j.appender.CONSOLE.Target=System.err
log4j.appender.CONSOLE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.CONSOLE.layout.conversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss,SSS} %-5p - %m%n
log4j.appender.CSV=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
log4j.appender.CSV.File=./myfile.csv
log4j.appender.CSV.Append=false
log4j.appender.CSV.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.CSV.layout.conversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss,SSS} %-5p - %m%n
The logfile is not created.
Other try I done:
If I add CSV appender to rootLogger, then the file is created and filled.
If I add CSV appender to rootLogger and disable it, then the file is just created.
If I log only my logger to console... the it works fine
Do you have any idea to solve?
Thanks
You are missing an important part.
The value has to be
log4j.logger.com.mypackage
Note that you are missing logger in the log definition

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