diff --git a/spectrum/src/backend-logging.cfg b/spectrum/src/backend-logging.cfg
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+log4j.rootLogger=debug, R
+
+log4j.appender.R=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
+log4j.appender.R.File=backend-${pid}.log
+
+log4j.appender.R.MaxFileSize=10000KB
+# Keep one backup file
+log4j.appender.R.MaxBackupIndex=1
+
+log4j.appender.R.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.R.layout.ConversionPattern=%d %-5p %c: %m%n