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+# For JBoss: Avoid to setup Log4J outside $JBOSS_HOME/server/default/deploy/log4j.xml!
+# For all other servers: Comment out the Log4J listener in web.xml to activate Log4J.
+log4j.rootLogger=INFO, stdout, logfile
+
+log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
+log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d %p [%c] - <%m>%n
+
+log4j.appender.logfile=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
+log4j.appender.logfile.File=${petclinic.root}/WEB-INF/petclinic.log
+log4j.appender.logfile.MaxFileSize=512KB
+# Keep three backup files.
+log4j.appender.logfile.MaxBackupIndex=3
+# Pattern to output: date priority [category] - message
+log4j.appender.logfile.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.logfile.layout.ConversionPattern=%d %p [%c] - %m%n
+
+log4j.logger.org.springframework.samples.petclinic.aspects=DEBUG