EDIT:
The question that is marked as being a duplicate of my question does not provide the answer. That answer tells me how to ensure that commons-logging is logging to log4j, and how to ensure that the correct log4j.xml file is being utilised. As per my comment at the end of this question, I have successfully ensured that I am using log4j, and that I am using the correct log4j.xml file. Please remove the flag which marks this question as a duplicate.
END EDIT:
I am attempting to turn off all the debug logging statements that spring sends to the console.
Trying the following does not work:
<logger name="org.springframework">
<level value="warn"></level>
<appender-ref ref="console" />
</logger>
<root>
<priority value ="debug" />
<appender-ref ref="console" />
</root>
However just changing root to warn does work, and I no longer see the debug statements as required. But this doesn't feel like a very clean solution to me.
<root>
<priority value ="warn" />
<appender-ref ref="console" />
</root>
Changing the logger name to the below doesn't work either:
<logger name="log4j.category.org.springframework">
Here is my entire log4j.xml file. We're using log4j2 for the rest of our logging
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd">
<log4j:configuration xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/">
<appender name="console" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender">
<param name="Target" value="System.out"/>
<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%-5p %c{1} - %m%n"/>
</layout>
</appender>
<logger name="org.springframework">
<level value="warn"></level>
<appender-ref ref="console" />
</logger>
<root>
<priority value ="debug" />
<appender-ref ref="console" />
</root>
</log4j:configuration>
