How to use Custom Log4j Appender as custom-handler in EAP6.1

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Environment

  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)
    • 6.1

Issue

  • Is there a way to configure "org.apache.log4j.FileAppender" as a "custom-handler" in EAP6.1
  • In previous JBoss versions, we have used log4j and taken advantage of the SmtpAppender to email errors of a certain severity level. How would you recommend that we implement this email functionality in EAP 6.2?

Resolution

  • Try adding the following configuration inside your EAP6.1 configuration file inside the logging subsystem.
Raw

<subsystem xmlns="urn:jboss:domain:logging:1.2">
    <custom-handler name="log4jAppender" class="org.apache.log4j.FileAppender" module="org.apache.log4j">
        <formatter>
            <pattern-formatter pattern="%d{HH:mm:ss,SSS} %-5p [%c] (%t) %s%E%n"/>
        </formatter>
        <level name="INFO"/>
        <properties>
            <property name="append" value="true"/>
            <property name="file" value="${jboss.server.log.dir}/log4j.log"/>
            <property name="immediateFlush" value="true"/>
        </properties>
    </custom-handler>
    <root-logger>
        <level name="INFO"/>
        <handlers>
            <handler name="log4jAppender"/>
        </handlers>
    </root-logger>
</subsystem>

Related Solution:
How do I use a Log4J appender as a custom handler in JBoss EAP 6?
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