Spectrum 2 uses "log4cxx":http://logging.apache.org/log4cxx/ for logging. In the main config file, there are two options to set full path to log4cxx configuration files which are then used for backends and Spectrum 2 main instance:

<pre>
[logging]
# Full path to config file used for main Spectrum 2 instance logging
config=/etc/spectrum2/logging.cfg

# Full path to config file used for backends logging
backend_config=/etc/spectrum2/backend-logging.cfg
</pre>

h2. Log4cxx config files

There is full "documentation of log4cxx on log4cxx homepage":http://logging.apache.org/log4cxx/index.html.

h3. Logging everything to stdout

For logging to stdout, we have to use ConsoleAppender appender like this:

<pre>
# We create two rootLoggers:
#   - "debug" is internal logger used by log4cxx
#   - "stdout" is name of our ConsoleAppender logger
log4j.rootLogger=debug, stdout

# Create new ConsoleAppender logger with custom PatternLayout
log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender

# Define the output pattern. Characters are mentioned here: http://logging.apache.org/log4cxx/apidocs/classlog4cxx_1_1_pattern_layout.html
log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d %-5p %c: %m%n
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Configuration options for ConversationPattern are described "here":http://logging.apache.org/log4cxx/apidocs/classlog4cxx_1_1_pattern_layout.html

h3. Logging everything to file

<pre>
# We create two rootLoggers
#   - "debug" is internal logger used by log4cxx
#   - "R" is name of our RollingFileAppender logger
log4j.rootLogger=debug, R

# Create new RollingFileAppender logger
log4j.appender.R=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
# Set the filename
log4j.appender.R.File=/var/log/spectrum2/${jid}/spectrum2.log

# Set MaxFileSize. Log will be rotated automatically when this limit is reached
log4j.appender.R.MaxFileSize=10000KB
# Keep one backup file
log4j.appender.R.MaxBackupIndex=1

# Define the output pattern. Characters are mentioned here: http://logging.apache.org/log4cxx/apidocs/classlog4cxx_1_1_pattern_layout.html
log4j.appender.R.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.R.layout.ConversionPattern=%d %-5p %c: %m%n
</pre>

h3. Logging XML to different file

We have to create another RollingFileAppender to achive this:

<pre>
# We create two rootLoggers
#   - "debug" is internal logger used by log4cxx
#   - "R" is name of our RollingFileAppender logger for everything except XML
log4j.rootLogger=debug, R

# ---- spectrum2.log

# Create new RollingFileAppender logger
log4j.appender.R=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
# Set the filename
log4j.appender.R.File=/var/log/spectrum2/${jid}/spectrum2.log

# Set MaxFileSize. Log will be rotated automatically when this limit is reached
log4j.appender.R.MaxFileSize=10000KB
# Keep one backup file
log4j.appender.R.MaxBackupIndex=1

# Define the output pattern. Characters are mentioned here: http://logging.apache.org/log4cxx/apidocs/classlog4cxx_1_1_pattern_layout.html
log4j.appender.R.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.R.layout.ConversionPattern=%d %-5p %c: %m%n

# ---- spectrum2_xml.log

# Define new logger for category Component.XML:
#   - "debug" is internal logger used by log4cxx
#   - "XML" is the name of our RollingFileAppender logger for XML category
log4j.category.Component.XML = debug, XML

# Do not add XML category into "R" logger, so XML category will be logged only to spectrum2_xml.log, but not to spectrum2.log.
# If you want to have XML category also in spectrum2.log, set this value to "true"
log4j.additivity.Component.XML=false

# Create new RollingFileAppender logger and set the file name
log4j.appender.XML=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.XML.File=/var/log/spectrum2/${jid}/spectrum2_xml.log

# Set MaxFileSize. Log will be rotated automatically when this limit is reached
log4j.appender.XML.MaxFileSize=100000KB
# Keep one backup file
log4j.appender.XML.MaxBackupIndex=4

# Define the output pattern. Characters are mentioned here: http://logging.apache.org/log4cxx/apidocs/classlog4cxx_1_1_pattern_layout.html
log4j.appender.XML.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.XML.layout.ConversionPattern=%d %-5p %c: %m%n
</pre>

h3. Disable XML logging

<pre>
# We create two rootLoggers:
#   - "debug" is internal logger used by log4cxx
#   - "stdout" is name of our ConsoleAppender logger
log4j.rootLogger=debug, stdout

# Create new ConsoleAppender logger with custom PatternLayout
log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender

# Define the output pattern. Characters are mentioned here: http://logging.apache.org/log4cxx/apidocs/classlog4cxx_1_1_pattern_layout.html
log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d %-5p %c: %m%n

# Disable XML category
log4j.category.Component.XML = OFF
</pre>

h3. Disable logging

To disable logging, you still *must have* one logger created (probably the ConsoleAppender), but you can set log4j.threshold = OFF to not log everything later:

<pre>
# We create two rootLoggers:
#   - "debug" is internal logger used by log4cxx
#   - "stdout" is name of our ConsoleAppender logger
log4j.rootLogger=debug, stdout

# Create new ConsoleAppender logger with custom PatternLayout
log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender

# Define the output pattern. Characters are mentioned here: http://logging.apache.org/log4cxx/apidocs/classlog4cxx_1_1_pattern_layout.html
log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d %-5p %c: %m%n

# Disable logging of everything:
log4j.threshold = OFF
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