[LOG4J2-929] Roll over of log files

• Type: Question
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Affects Version/s: 2.1
• Component/s: Appenders

Environment

Windows 8.1

• Assignee: Ralph Goers
• Reporter: Gayu
• Created: 22/Dec/14 16:05
• Updated: 27/Nov/15 22:33
• Resolved: 27/Nov/15 22:33

Description

I have the below configuration of log4j2.xml. I'm trying to achieve the below, but without success.

a. To append date to the current file.
b. To roll over the file at midnight.

Could you please provide me with the info as of what is missing here.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Configuration status="DEBUG">
  <Properties>
    <Property name = "log-path">c:/logs/</Property>
  </Properties>
  <Appenders>
    <RollingFile name="file" fileName="${log-path}/testapp.log" filePattern="testapp.%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.log" immediateFlush = "false">
      <PatternLayout>
        <Pattern>"%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss,SSS} [%-5p %C{1}] - %m%n</Pattern> 
      </PatternLayout>
      <Policies>
        <TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy />
      </Policies>
    </RollingFile>
    <Console name="console" target="SYSTEM_OUT">
      <PatternLayout pattern="%m%n"/>
    </Console>
  </Appenders>
  <Loggers>
    <Root level="debug">
      <AppenderRef ref="file" level="DEBUG"/>
      <AppenderRef ref="console" level="INFO"/>
    </Root>
  </Loggers>
</Configuration>

Issue Links

• duplicates: LOG4J2-1185 Ability to change the fileName dynamically in RollingFileAppender