log4j.properties related problem.

[jml75]

Hi,

In file /var/lib/tomcat5.5/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/log4j.properties, I know I can change the default location where the file alfresco.log is created but I don't want to touch it.

Is there a way to make alfresco use the file /usr/share/tomcat5.5/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/log4j.properties instead so next time I redeploy the alfresco war file, the changes made to it are not overwriten?

I tried both /usr/share/tomcat5.5/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/log4j.properties and /usr/share/tomcat5.5/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/custom-log4j.properties

But alfresco ignors them and uses /var/lib/tomcat5.5/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/log4j.properties instead and if I don't change the line log4j.appender.File.File=alfresco.log to log4j.appender.File.File=/var/log/tomcat5.5/alfresco.log, I get error java.security.AccessControlException: access denied (java.io.FilePermission alfresco.log write).

Does anyone have an answer for this?

Thanx!

[jml75]

I finally found a way to bypass this!!!

Simply copy the file "/var/lib/tomcat5.5/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/log4j.properties" in "/usr/share/tomcat5.5/common/classes" and edit it there.

After just restart tomcat server!

P.S.: I don't know thought if this will interfere with any other tomcat apps…

[jml75]

Actually, sorry, the problem is not solved. I restarted the server and then I was again stuck with the message that is is impossible to write to the file alfresco.log.

I'm a bit lost…

Any one with any hints?

[rickie]

Try to copy your changes to alfresco.war. War file is "normal" zip.

Rickie