[AMQ-6384] log4j.properties doesn't respect $ACTIVEMQ_DATA; please add ACTIVEMQ_LOG

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Abandoned
• Affects Version/s: 5.13.4
• Component/s: Distribution
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Dan Pritts
• Created: 03/Aug/16 22:29
• Updated: 13/Mar/22 14:16
• Resolved: 13/Mar/22 14:16

Description

The log4j.properties file in the distribution specifies these two log file locations:

log4j.appender.logfile.file=${activemq.base}/data/activemq.log

log4j.appender.audit.file=${activemq.base}/data/audit.log

Meanwhile, the init script allows you to set $ACTIVEMQ_DATA separately from ACTIVEMQ_BASE.

I would suggest one of two solutions:

1) (preferred): create a new ACTIVEMQ_LOGDIR variable that can be set in the /etc/default/activemq file, and have log4j.properties use that as the log file location

2) if that's a problem for some reason, at least make things consistent, and have the log4j.properties file use the value from ACTIVEMQ_DATA directly.