[Geoserver-devel] GeoServer 2.22RC does not write log into the logfile

GeoServer GeoServer Developer
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Hi,

We have not been able to make our GeoServer 2.22 to write log into a file https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-10744. Our developer wants to get help with a workaround and write:

“We haven’t been able to figure out the logging problem with 2.22-RC on our RHEL servers. Different tomcat and java version combinations have been tested among other configurations.

We are now searching for a way to work around the problem. Is it possible to disable normal geoserver logging and get the same output to catalina.log or a separate named log file in /tomcat/logs using RELINQUISH_LOG4J_CONTROL or other options. Can you describe what are the required configurations of a setup like this.”

-Jukka Rahkonen-

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Jukka:

I think I added some examples to the user manual on how to do this. I do wish we could figure out your RHEL challenge - perhaps with wider release another user will encounter the problem and we can learn more.

Here is the example
https://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/user/configuration/logging.html#forcing-geoserver-to-relinquish-log4j-control

-DRELINQUISH_LOG4J_CONTROL=true -Dlog4j2.configurationFile=logging_configuration.xml

When used in this fashion it will use the location defined in the logging_configuration - or even no log file at all just console out. An example of which is further down the page.

Jody

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Jody Garnett