DailyRollingFileAppender not creating daily log file

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DailyRollingFileAppender is not creating daily backup log file.

I am using the below config, which works on my local machine but it not working on the machine where my project has been deployed.

log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, Appender2

log4j.appender.Appender2=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.Appender2.File=C:/Logs/AppLog.log
log4j.appender.Appender2.DatePattern='.'dd-MM-yyyy
log4j.appender.Appender2.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.Appender2.layout.ConversionPattern=%-7p %d [%t] %c %x - %m%n
log4j.appender.Appender2.rootLogger = DEBUG

Framework - Spring MVC

I am not able to understand which part of the config is bloking DailyRollingFileAppender to create date wise log on my server machine.

Edit-

I updated my file as per the suggestion and it is not creating a new backup file at 12 am next day. means it updated AppLog.l‌og till 12 then there was no backup file and all the previous day logs are gone and it starts writing from the beginning.

This is log4j properties now-

log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, Appender2
log4j.appender.Appender2=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.Appender2.File=${catalina.home}/Logs/AppLog.log
log4j.appender.Appender2.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd
log4j.appender.Appender2.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.Appender2.Append=false
log4j.appender.Appender2.layout.ConversionPattern=%-7p %d [%t] %c %x - %m%n

There are no different properties. I am using the same code on both the machines. — Rahul, Sep 14 '17 at 06:01

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 07 '17 at 06:15

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The issue is with the file path here:

log4j.appender.Appender2.File=C:/Logs/AppLog.log

Please make sure that this path exists on the server where you have deployed your project.

answered Sep 07 '17 at 06:15

Chinmay jain

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The path exists. Code is generating a log file. Its not generating daily date wise log. – Rahul Sep 07 '17 at 08:55
Which log4j version are you using? – Chinmay jain Sep 07 '17 at 09:26
1.2.17 log4j log4j 1.2.17 – Rahul Sep 07 '17 at 09:31
Try changing the date pattern to `'.'yyyy-MM-dd` – Chinmay jain Sep 07 '17 at 09:34
Tried this too, didn't work.I am using Spring MVC framework. Is there some special settings for that? – Rahul Sep 12 '17 at 05:37
Try removing this line `log4j.appender.Appender2.rootLogger` – Chinmay jain Sep 12 '17 at 05:50

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 07 '17 at 07:22

I faced with this problem before, the cause turned to be I used wrong log4j dependency in pom.xml. The previous dependency is:

<dependency>
    <groupId>log4j</groupId>
    <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
    <version>1.2.17</version>
</dependency>

I use spring boot in my project, so I changed it to the following, it worked.

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
    <artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
    <exclusions>
        <exclusion>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-logging</artifactId>
        </exclusion>
    </exclusions>
</dependency>
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
    <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-log4j</artifactId>
    <version>1.3.8.RELEASE</version>
</dependency>

I am using the same setting as you were using previously. Do you know the dependency in pom.xml for Spring-MVC? — Rahul, Sep 12 '17 at 05:39
`spring-boot-starter-web` if you use spring boot, otherwise declare `spring-webmvc` is enough. — Dave Pateral, Sep 12 '17 at 06:12

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 07 '17 at 15:19

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your DatePattern should be '.'yyyy-MM-dd

refer to https://logging.apache.org/log4j/1.2/apidocs/org/apache/log4j/DailyRollingFileAppender.html

answered Sep 07 '17 at 15:19

Wei Kleeff

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I tried your method, still no luck. I am using Spring MVC as my framework. – Rahul Sep 12 '17 at 05:34

score -1 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 07 '17 at 06:14

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u can use this for get the daily rolling log file,

########## Appender Daily Rolling
log4j.logger.appender=Daily
log4j.appender.Daily=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.Daily.Threshold=INFO
log4j.appender.Daily.File=D:/backup/RFLI1010.log
log4j.appender.Daily.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd
# Append to the end of the file or overwrites the file at start.
log4j.appender.Daily.Append=true
log4j.appender.Daily.MaxBackupIndex=20
log4j.appender.Daily.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.Daily.layout.ConversionPattern=  [%5p] %d %r %t (%F:%M:%L)%m%n%n

answered Sep 07 '17 at 06:14

Balasubramanian

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Tried your way but it did not make any changes. Also shouldn't log4j.appender.Daily.Append be false? if I write true then it will append to same file, right? – Rahul Sep 12 '17 at 10:47
yes. if true means it will append same file. also share ur log4j.property ? – Balasubramanian Sep 12 '17 at 11:00
I have done some changes in the file- llog4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, Appender2 log4j.appender.Appender2=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender log4j.appender.Appender2.File=${catalina.home}/Logs/AppLog.log log4j.appender.Appender2.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd log4j.appender.Appender2.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout log4j.appender.Appender2.Append=false log4j.appender.Appender2.layout.ConversionPattern=%-7p %d [%t] %c %x - %m%n – Rahul Sep 13 '17 at 08:09
Now it is creating a new file at 12 AM, but no backup file. means it starts writing in the same file from the beginning. – Rahul Sep 13 '17 at 08:12
log4j.appender.Appender2.Append=true.did u checked like this? – Balasubramanian Sep 13 '17 at 08:32
I tried, not on 12 am next day its not creating a new log file and not even writing in old one. means it updated AppLog.l‌og till 12 then there was no backup file and code is not updating AppLog.l‌og either. – Rahul Sep 14 '17 at 06:00
see this link, it might be help, https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27941144/how-to-create-multiple-log-files-using-log4j – Balasubramanian Sep 14 '17 at 06:06
sry. it is updating the log file. It appending the log file with next day logs also. Still no backup file. – Rahul Sep 14 '17 at 07:15

DailyRollingFileAppender not creating daily log file

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