Setting Easy-Tomcat Log

Dear all,

We used to use tomcat5 and Solr on our server. But since latest CPanel, we start to use Tomcat7 that came as easy-tomcat7. Several months passed, and everything went OK till we realized that something wrong with Tomcat's logging. Each week it generates around 3GB of log, which if we look at our transaction, it absolutely make sense. But that's not what we need. Tomcat seems to log EVERYTHING.
What we need is Tomcat only log warnings and errors. That's it.

So I checked Tomcat's config to look how Tomcat sets it's log configuration. I found two files at
/usr/local/easy/share/easy-tomcat7/conf which are

logging.properties

Code:

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handlers = 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler, 2localhost.org.apache.juli.FileHandler, 3manager.org.apache.juli.FileHandler, 4host-manager.org.apache.juli.FileHandler, java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler

.handlers = 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler, java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler

############################################################
# Handler specific properties.
# Describes specific configuration info for Handlers.
############################################################

1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.level = FINE
1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.directory = ${catalina.base}/logs
1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.prefix = catalina.

2localhost.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.level = FINE
2localhost.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.directory = ${catalina.base}/logs
2localhost.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.prefix = localhost.

3manager.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.level = FINE
3manager.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.directory = ${catalina.base}/logs
3manager.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.prefix = manager.

4host-manager.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.level = FINE
4host-manager.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.directory = ${catalina.base}/logs
4host-manager.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.prefix = host-manager.

java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level = FINE
java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.formatter = java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter


############################################################
# Facility specific properties.
# Provides extra control for each logger.
############################################################

org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[Catalina].[localhost].level = INFO
org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[Catalina].[localhost].handlers = 2localhost.org.apache.juli.FileHandler

org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[Catalina].[localhost].[/manager].level = INFO
org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[Catalina].[localhost].[/manager].handlers = 3manager.org.apache.juli.FileHandler

org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[Catalina].[localhost].[/host-manager].level = INFO
org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[Catalina].[localhost].[/host-manager].handlers = 4host-manager.org.apache.juli.FileHandler

# For example, set the org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase logger to log
# each component that extends LifecycleBase changing state:
#org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.level = FINE

# To see debug messages in TldLocationsCache, uncomment the following line:
#org.apache.jasper.compiler.TldLocationsCache.level = FINE

and log4j.properties

Code:

log4j.rootLogger=debug, R
log4j.appender.R=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.R.File=${catalina.home}/logs/tomcat.log
log4j.appender.R.MaxFileSize=10MB
log4j.appender.R.MaxBackupIndex=10
log4j.appender.R.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.R.layout.ConversionPattern=%p %t %c - %m%n
log4j.logger.org.apache.catalina=DEBUG, R
log4j.logger.org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[Catalina].[localhost]=DEBUG, R
log4j.logger.org.apache.catalina.core=DEBUG, R
log4j.logger.org.apache.catalina.session=DEBUG, R

So I start editing everything that says "INFO", "DEBUG", or "FINE" and set it to "WARNING". I restart easy-tomcat7 service

Code:

# /etc/init.d/easy-tomcat7 restart

and....... nothing. Tomcat still do logging in light speed. Did I missed something?
How should I change Tomcat's logging behavior to log only warnings and errors?

Any help appreciated.

Regards,

Yoachan

 

Dead Michael,
Thank you for your reply, and sorry for my late reply.

Here are log sizes as for now

Code:

     532M catalina.err
     2.2M  catalina.out
     497M localhost_access.log

Basically catalina.err and localhost_access.log can reach Gigs, usually 2-3 GB each week.

Regards,

YoChan

 

Dear Michael,

Thank you for your suggestion.
I have posted a ticket, and the ticket id is 5113103.
Regards,

YoChan

PS. seems that I can't edit my previous post, and sorry for my greeting 'Dead Michael' which is supposed to be 'Dear Michael'.... My apologies

 

Ok, just in case someone stuck with this kind of problem, here's what support (finnaly) said or conclude:

So, no luck from CPanel side....
with doubt though.... but that's the best answer I can get for now...