Does changing Log4j's log.properties require a restart?

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Scott Bennett-McLeish picture Scott Bennett-McLeish · Mar 27, 2009 · Viewed 9.7k times · Source

Does changing Log4j's log.properties require a restart for the changes to take effect?

I'm trying to work out an issue in one of our systems and don't have the ability to restart the server process (OC4J in this case).

Answer

cherouvim picture cherouvim · Mar 27, 2009

Yes, since the configuration is loaded upon log4j startup which is loaded upon classloader startup.

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