How can I disable Spring Boot logging configuration?

Question

I am using Spring Boot and want to completely disable the automatic logging configuration and use SLF4J and logback directly instead.

I've tried the following:

@EnableAutoConfiguration(exclude={LoggingApplicationListener.class})

Which didn't work. Is there a way to completely disable the spring boot logging configuration?

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 17 '15 at 21:38

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I believe that Spring uses a property that overrides the configuration set by default and the annotation you're using.

I once had the same problem and I solved it by specifying the following:

-Dlogging.config=log4j-live.xml -Dlog4j.debug

Let me know if that works for you.

answered Apr 17 '15 at 21:38

Marcelo Tataje

This only tells spring where to find the config file. I am trying to completely disable the spring configuration of logging altogether. – binarylegit Apr 17 '15 at 21:43

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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Check out Dave Syer's answer. I think it is the best thing you can do to erase Spring Boot default logging config.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

Community

answered Apr 18 '15 at 22:50

Rafal G.

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 18 '18 at 14:51

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In case you don't want to configureJAVA_OPTS, you can override behaviour of SpringBootServletInitializer as described in Spring Boot: LoggingApplicationListener interfering with Application Server logging

answered Apr 18 '18 at 14:51

jediz

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