weve ‘Apache logtnet— Apache logtnet Frequelly Asked Questions beeps/ logging apache, Logging Services™ ov Apache log4net™ Frequently Asked Questions Seizonwes | [Informal rag What is log4net? logénet Isa tool to help the programmer output log statements to a variety of eutput targets. =. ‘incase of problems witha appcato shell ena ogg so thatthe prob can be acted Wt ptt is mt Pisblet tt egung Rete nok ving espa ine he ep poate at os commimty_| Eels contema sates cose wf ng huh sevemance cost fakons date spec apa te UE et Soca vaieeee —_|__acthe same time, log output can be so voluminous that it quickly becomes overwhelming. One of the distinctive features of Parisian | gti and common to ifthe bes iar ite bono rari! gee Using thes gee polo opt icmoac’ | Fan el hich ag aes ae tu a ly anny refed lent is ese wth ne dnt goa in mi speed and lenty, Tree apt lance beeen thes tno none | iia Maven Is log4net a reliable logging system? No, génet isnot reliable, is a bestetort and fo-stop logging system. by fll-sop, we mean that lopénet will not throw unaxpectes exceptions at run-time potentially causing your application t> ‘lash. Iffor any reason, lopanet throws an uncaught exception (except for Arqumentexcepton and DroumenNatexception which mey be trewn), please send an email tothe loganct-usero logging apache.org ‘mailing Uat-Uncaushtexceptone sre handles as serious bugs Teaurng immesite eention Moreover, logénet wil not revert to Systam Console Out or System. Console.Error when is designated output stream isnot ‘pened 5 not writable a” ecomes fal. This avoids corrupting an atherwise working program by flacdng the User's ermins! because loging fail. However, log4net wll output ingle message ta Syetem Console. Error ahd ‘5ystam. agnostics, Trace indicating that logging can not be perormed What are the prerequisites for log4net? loganet runs on many diffrent frameworks and each framework has is own requirements, AS 2 rule of thumb you will ‘need an ECMALI3S complant CI runtime, for example, Ne Microsoft NET funtme 1.0 (1.0.3908) of 1.1 (1.1 4322). Not all frameworks are created equal and some features have been exchued from some ofthe bulls, See the Framework Suposre document for more Information, Is there example code for using log4net? “Tere le a arectory containing examples in loptnet\examples, The examples are broken down by framework: What are the features of log4net? + lagtnet is optimized for speed, loptnets besed on a named logger hierarchy. + lope i fa-stop but not relbl, 1 loganet i treae-sre 1 loginet i not restitad to a predefined set of factives. 1 Logging behavior can beset at runtime using @ configuration Ml, Configuration files are In XML format 1 oginet fe designed to handle exceptions from the sa + logdnee can erect ts eutput te many sinks Inclung® a file, the console, the NT Eventtog or even e-mal 1 laginet categorizes logaing into lets: DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR and FATAL +a format ofthe 1g cup can ba easily changed by implementing» naw layout cass. {The target of the log euput as wall asthe wring strategy canbe stered by wring 9 new appender cass htps:itogging apache orglogéneteleasetag mt 0swevant6 ‘Apache logtnet— Apache logtnet Frequelly Asked Questions + lopinet supports multiple eutoat appenders per logger. ‘See the ostures overview documnt for more infermation on the festuas of lgénet Is log4net thread-safe? Yes, logtnet is thresesate Bock to Top What does log output look like? “Te log output can be customized in many ways. Moreover, ane can completely override the output format by Implementing one's wn Iayouk Here Is an example ouput using PatternLayout withthe conversion pattern Sstmestamp [‘sthread] S-SlevelMlogger{2) Shr Semessagevenemiine 1296 [natn] INFO. exanples.Sors = Populating an array of 2 elenercs an reverse order. ZIS [sain] 1M0_wvanples Sorckige = entered the sore net 262 [sain] eae Sorchlge.aurEn fet ~ Outer cop. 1375 [natn] Dee Soretlgp SwAP 1-1 3-0 Swapping AntAreay[@] = 1 ang sntAcraylt] = 10 [Sasa] Otte Soreaigo-ourbe ieo"~ ojten coor Sat [natn] TWO. Sorcalgo.DuM? - Damp of ineper array SEY [Vain] IMO Sorealgo.bOW ~ Elen (8) = SH [Gain] INFO Sorthigo.DuN? © Element (2) = 515 [Sain] 140 examples Sort = Tre next log statenent shoulé be an error saree. 1u6 [Sain] Eton Sorahige DOW” Teed to damp ov ununtecanized aera {sr [Wain] IMFO. exanples-Sort ~ Exiting vain method ‘The fiat eld i the number of milisecords eloped since the start ofthe program. The second fel isthe thread otputeng the fog statement. The thir Fels iste level ofthe fog statement. The fourth Feld isthe rightmost to Components of te name ofthe logger making the log request. The fen lld (jst bafore the =) Is the nested dagnostle Context (NOC). Note the nastea lognostc cntent may be empty as inthe frst two Statements, The text after the = isthe ‘message of he statement ack to Toe What are Loggers? ‘Te logger concaat les atthe heart of logénet's configuration, Loggers are organize into a hierarchy and give the pragrammer runtime corral an which logging statements are pried or hat. Loggers are assigned levels through the configuration of logdnet. A log statements routed through t the appender depending on evel and ts logger Why should I donate my extensions to log4net back to the project? Contrary tothe GNU Public Lense (GPL) the Apache Sofware License does not mike any clsims over your extensions. 8y ‘Sxtensions, we mean totally new code that invokes exisonglogenat coce, You are fee\t9 do Whatever you wish with your proprietary logdnet extensions. In parc, you may choose to never release your extensions to te wigs publi. Far Gelals see the Apache cerae, Version 20, We are very careful not to unnecessary change the logénet clint AP so that newer logénet releases are backward Cormpaible with previous versions. We area let less scrupulous withthe Internal ogdnet APL. Ths, if Your extension Is Sesigned to work withthe interna of @ specie logénet version, then when the nent release of loge comes ou, yu Wil Drobably need to adapt your prosretary extensions tothe new ralease Thus, you wll bs forced to spend pracious Fespurces inorder te Keep up with lopenat charges. THs is commonly ffarred ts the "stupiztax” By donating the code Spd making it part of the standard cistibtion, you save yoursel the unrecessary mainenenes work 1f your extensions are usoful ten someone wll eventually write an extension providing the same oF very similar functonalty. Your development eror: wil ba waste, Unies the proprietary lopdnet extension is busines erica, there is ile reason for not donating your extensions back to the projec What should I keep in mind when contributing code? 1, Ste tothe existing Indentation style even It you nate it htps:Mtogging apache orglogéneteleasetag mt 20swevant6 ‘Apache logtnet— Apache logtnet Frequelly Asked Questions ‘Akernating between indentation styles makes it hard to understan the source cade. Make it herd on yourself but taster on aters 2. Thoroughly test your code. “There is nothing more entating than nding the bugs In ebugging (Le. loging) code. 13. Keep it simple, small and fost. 18s all about the application not about logging. 4. Did T mention sticking with the indentation style? What is the history of log4net? logénet isa port ofthe popula Aoache los —Iogaing library. The nial port was done In June 200, since then we nave tied to remain inthe spit of te orginal lod. See the logan history page for more ctal Where can I find the latest distribution of log4net? ‘Tre logénet rome 5392 1s 2 9008 place to start Why are there two different strong name keys? s 1 with logdnet 1.2.11 there ore two diferent binary disrowlons,alhey and veka, ‘The stacey cistribution contains assemblies signed with the same strong name key that was used to sign the assemblies of Tnganet 12.10 and earlier, This stang name Key is ony availabe te loganel developers, ‘The nesaycistribution contains assemblies signed wit the strong name key available from logsnet's svn area oF inside the sour distribution, Everybody can create assemblies that have the same strong name, For open source projects itis important that you can create your own patched version ofa product and us instead of the ‘fia release, Ths is something ats now possible I the ney Is Used rougROUe ‘The oleey cistibution is mostly only for people whe work wit thir-party dependencies that require one ofthe earlier ‘leases of loganet and cart be recomailed to use the new stang name. If You star a new project o can recompile all {Your ependencies we strongly recommend you use the nny assembles, I you are creating an assembly thats tikely ta be combined with other assemblies thet depend on the ali strong name, than it is beter you use the okey assembles 35 wel We currently plan to distribute the new-key assembly under a erent name whe provicing olé and newkey Leénet 2 assemblies halalng type forwards to the new assembly. Tis may create a cleaner migraton eat fr projects that have Sependancies using bot versions. At the Moment such prajcts wil slther need to Use the GAC or Create sub-crecories Inside the applieaton directory and configure aseembly probing with 9 priaterah ‘Nota that se "new" strong name no longer provies any kid of authentic. I you want tobe sure yeu have the “real [Rsacheloganet, dowalead the binary release from ene of the mirrors and verify the PCP signature Configuration How can I change log behavior at runtime? Logaing behavior can be set using confgurabon fos which are parsed at runtime, Using configuration files the programmer can define logers ang set ther levels Configuration files are specified in XM. See log4nat.Contig.xmiConfiguratar for more deals ‘See the various lognettayout and loganet Appender components for specie configuration options. How do I completely Setting the Threshold on the Hierarchy to Lavel OFF wil sable all logging from that Hierarchy. This ean be done inthe Toganet configuration fie by setting the thresnol”atrbute onthe lopinet configuration element to “OFF For example: htps:Mtogging apache orglogéneteleasetag mt a0swevant6 ‘Apache logtnet— Apache logtnet Frequelly Asked Questions lopénetthresholes"oFF™ /> Back to Top What are the configurable options for an appender? logénet uses public properties to eorfigure components such as Appencers, Layouts, Loggers et; ‘Thus, any weltabe puble property In on the appencer corresponds toa configurable option. For example, In RolingriteAppendes the pubic nk MaySizeRelBackups { st; ) property corresponds to the MaxSizeRalBackups option Layouts options are also defined by teir writable properties. Same goes for most other lognet components, Beck to Te, Is it possible to direct log output to different appenders by level? Yes itis. Setting the Threshold option of any appender extending AppenderSheeton, (most logénet appenders extend [AspencerSelaon) wil tar out al fog evants with a ower level than the value of Oe threshala open. For example setting the threshold ofan appener to DEBUG wil aso allow INFO, WARN, ERROR and FATAL messages to tog along wire DESUG messages, (DEBUG Is eve lowest love), T's ls usualy accetable as there's Ite use for DEBUG ‘messages without she surounelng INFO, WARN, ERROR ana FATAL messages. similarly, setUng the tweshele of an Sopender eo ERROR wil iter out DEBUG, INFO ang WARN messages but not ERROR or FATAL messages. ‘his policy usualy best encapsulates what the user actually wants to do, as opposed to her miné-povected solution, 1 you must ter events by exact level mate, Wen you can attach @ LevelMatehiter to any appender to iter out logging events by exact evel match Back to Top Is there a way to get log4net to automatically reload a configuration file if it changes? Yes. The XmiConfigurotr supports automatic rlonding through the Configureknaiatch APIs, See the API documentation for more eet Back to Top Can I load an appender from another assembly? Yes. When spectying the type in the configuration file You can ove the assembly qualified name ofthe type. For example: “aprender rane". typos'hytonergace.tyhopender, Nykseeny"> ‘Tee NET runtime wil try to locate the assembly called MyAscembly. How .NET locates assembles Is beyond the scope of this FAG. When lading an assembly from the GAC the fully qualtfiee assembly name, including the version, cure and publc Key ‘must be specified. Tiss in the standard syntax supportea by System. Type.GetType, See te next FAQ on ow to et ENE \ersion an public key fr en assem. Back to T9 How do I get the Public Key for an assembly? ‘The fully qualified name for en assembly incledes the version, culture and pubic Key. The public key is derive from the strong name used to leery the publisher. When referencing an assembly from the GAC the fully quafiednarme must be ‘Sed. To gas the version, cltare and pubic Key You can use a tool like the excalene NET Refecor trom Lutz Reeder vallable from hp/fwwwalst.com/roeder/aatnet Bock to Top How do I insert newlines into the layout header? ‘Newline in the config file nee to be escaped vaing an XML numeric character reference, The sequence that represents ® CRUFis 4813; k The following example adds» header and footer to the ovtpuk each followed by a newline htps:Mtogging apache orglogéneteleasetag mt a0swevant6 ‘Apache logtnet— Apache logtnet Frequelly Asked Questions “layout type-"lgdnetLayout.patternayaut"> "header valve [Mende Qi13 6810," 7> ‘otor vaiues[fonten|erasjanio;" > pase sanicen veer date teed) Esteve Mogger« Aessegtotie™ (> How do I use a pattern to set the value of a string property? Loganet supports a pater syetax for seting string propertes similar to the Patern.ayout used to format the outbut ‘messoges. This paern syntax can be used By specifying type“Togdnet Url Patterns ing” onthe string property inthe onfg le. Ths tele the config poser ta pase the value tothe Paternsiing type before converting the rest to ng For detalson the patterns supported see the Patiernsirng SOK Raferenca ‘The following example sets the fle name for a Tleppender to include the curren proces id by speciying the Shpracessia pattern in he Fle property, “ file fypes"laginet-utslcpatternstring” valuer"log-étle-(proceseie] tet" /> apna Gietogta yee totter” vole Mens rae) sleek Reger + Anas > Implementing Logging Are there any suggested ways for naming loggers? ves, there are You can name logging logers by locality. It urns out that nstanatng a logger in each clas, with the logger name equal {othe fullyqualfies name of the clas, 2 useful and stalghfarware apprasch of davring loggers. This approacy has ‘many barat + itis vary simple to implement. {Ei very simple to exalain to new developers {i ulomatically erors your apptcaton's own modular design ean be further refines St {Printing the logger automaticaly aves information on the locality of the log statement However, this s nat te only way for naming loggers. A common alternative is to name loggers by functional areas, For ‘example te "deta Togger, “remoting” logger, "security Togger,o° the "KML" ogger ‘Youmay choose to name losers by functionality and subeategorize by lea, 8 In “DATABASE MyApp.MyClss" of "DATABASE MyApp.MyModule.MyOterClass You are totaly free in choosing the names of your fogers. The lonet package merely sllows you te manage your names Ina hierarchy, However, itis your responsibilty ta define us nlerarchy. ‘Note: by naming loggers by localty one tends to name tings by functionality, sine in most cases the localty relates Closely to functional. How do I get the fully-qual block? ied name of a class in a static You can easly reteave the flly-qualfied name ofa clas In 9 state block for cass X, with the statement typeof) Name. Nate tno isthe cle name and span an instance, However because the LoganagerGetLagger method Is overloeded {ake an instance of Type a5 Well as Sing Usually onW te type of the class le required ore isthe suggested usage template pense cas oo aria sate renlny hog og = Lapeer csp ant) » ‘an equivalent and more portable Solution, though slighty longer, Isto use te declaring type ofthe static constructor t private statte readonly Slog log = Loin st ogger (Syston Reflection. echodagecatCurrentehod() See lartngty Note: the NET Compact Framework 1.0 does not support System Reflection MethodBase.GetCurrentHathet) htps:Mtogging apache orglogéneteleasetag mt a0swevant6 ‘Apache logtnet— Apache logtnet Frequelly Asked Questions Note: te two forms ore only equivalent if Foo s not a generic class. Fora generic class Foo the variant using typeof ‘generates afferent logger foreach diferent type parameter whe the variant using reflection generates the same Tegger tor alls What the fastest way of (not) logging? For some logger tog, wring, log enug(“Eriry namiers "4 14 a5 * « entryliDs Incrs the cst of construeting the message parameter that i converting both integer | and entry[! to 2 string, and ‘onestenatng Intermeslte strings. Ths, regarleas of whether te message willbe logged oF fot If you are worried about speee, then write ‘¢(1op-tebenugenabies) ‘ log.sebug(Entny nanbers "4 4 6 © 2° 6 entryltD)s ‘This way you will nt incur the cost of parameter construction if cebugoing is esabled for logger lg. On the othar hand, if the logger is debug enabled, you wil incur the cost of evaluating whether the logger is snabled or na, twice once In IsDebugnabled dnd once in Debug. Ths Is an insignificant overhead sine evaluating a logger takes less than 1% ofthe time takes to actualy log a statement What is REALLY the FASTEST way of (not) logging? ‘So you do’ think that the previous FAQs realy the fastest way of rot logging? Wall here isa faster way but it doos have ome crawbacke, Starting from ‘(og tebeougenabie) og.oebue(Entry rambers * 84 6 © Se * 6 entryltDs 1s possible to further eliminate the cals to isDebugerable so thatthe call |s only made once per logger f you are using ‘ne logge for anch clase than you can sore te enabled state forthe logger ina state variable thu ease and then test ‘goin te variable public class Fastiogger ‘ private static readonly Slog log = Lophanger.cetLogger (type (Fastlogger)): Srsvate seatée readonly bool Sebebugemonied log. Tabebugtaso ne? unite wots mytethost) se(ssvevuginabiee) og.bebug "Entry mmber: 74 Le" be" y entey( iN): > > ‘So why exactly [sti faster? Well to start withthe IsDbugenabled isnot called foreach og statement ts called once ber logger. Furthermore as tne IsDabugenabled variable Is private static readonly the JIT compiler can at runtime optimize {ut the I tet sltogetner. This means that at rune the 31T compiler wont even compile the logging Statements Ino. ‘atve code, Le. all the logging just esappears. ‘So what is the downside to using this? Well one ofthe clever features of logsnet i that you can change the loging onfguration whe your program Is running, you nead to investigate an aus in your aplcaion, you dart have to stop {he appleation, setop the loging and restart the aplieston, you can change te logging configuration and the lagaet will eload it (see Xmiconfiguratr ConfgureanaWatch APls fr mare information), However the JIT hae compiled out al of {he logeng statements then they are gone ard you cant ge them back by reloading she configuration le. effectively this ‘means thatthe logging configuration can erly be set when the applieston loads end cant be changed at runtime It's ‘po youto cece if you need ultmate speed or need to beable to reload the logging configuration while the pplication |S runing. Can the outputs of multiple client request go to different log files? Many developers are confronted with the problem of citinguishing te log output originating from the same cass but Gterant cent cequess. They come up win Ingenious mechanisms to fan oUt the log outDut to cere les. tn most ‘ates, thi a nt the ght approaeh Its simpler to use a context property or stack (ThreasContet).Typcally, one would ThreadContxt.PropetesID") = "O00 dient specific Information, suchas Ue client’ hastname, ID a” any other distinguishing Information when staring to htps:Mtogging apache orglogéneteleasetag mt anoswevant6 ‘Apache logtnet— Apache logtnet Frequelly Asked Questions handle the clint'sraquest. Therese, log output wil automaticly ince the content data so tat you ean dstngush Togs from ciferen cient requests even if thy are outut tothe same fl ‘See the Threaaontext and he Plteratayout esses for more information Bock to T9 Logger instances seem to be create only. Why isn't there a method to remove logger instances? 1s quite nontrivial to define the semantics of a “emaved” lagger which i sl referenced by the user. Beck to To, How do I get multiple process to log to the same file? ‘Before you even start wing any of the alternatives provided, ask yourse whether you realy need te have multise processes log ta the same ile, then dont do) Fleappender offers pluggable locking models for this usecase but all existing Implementations have lesues ane drawback. ‘by default the FleAppender holds an exclusive write lock onthe lag fle while iis fogging. This prevents ather processes from wring tae fie, This modells known to break down wth (atleast on some versions of) Mono on Un an lo files ‘may get corupted as soon as ancthar process tres to access the log fle Minimal only acquires the write lock whe @ fg is being writen. This allows multiple processes to interleave writes to fhe same fle, abelt with a coneicerabe loss in performance, InverProcassLack does lock the file a all but synchronizes using 2 system wide Mutex. This wil enly work if cooperate and wse the sare locking model) The aequlsiion and release of @ Mutex for every log enty fo be Fest in loss of performance, Sut the Mute Is preferable to the use of MinimalLeck processes ster wl 11 you use RetingrleAppender things became even worse as several process may try to strt cling the Lg file Concurrently, Rellnghledppender completely igneres the locking model when voling fies, rang fests simply not ‘ompatibe ith thi scenario ‘A beter alternative isto have your processes log to RemetingAspenders. Using the RemoteLoggingserverPlugn (+ TRemotel-sogingSin) process can receve al the events and log them to-9 single lo fle. One of the examples shows row to use se RemoteLoggingserverMugin Beck to Top If I have many processes across multiple hosts (possibly across multiple time zones) logging to the same file using the RemotingAppender, what happens to timestamps? ‘The timestomp is created when the logging event is ereoted. Tha is $0 say, when the Deduo, Info, Wern, Error af Fata ‘method is Invoked, Ths is unaffectee by the time at which they may arrive at 9 remote server, ‘since the mesma transmitted In UTC format by the Remotingropender, they all appear inte same time zone asthe host creating the lagite, Since the clocks af various macnines may not de syachronized, ths Mey account for time interval Inconsistencies between events generated on eiferent hosts back to Tos When should I log my first message? ‘The simple arswer Is 98 soon as posible, The long answer is more complex 11 you are coriguringloganat programmatically, i.e. bycaling the xmiConfigurater. Configure method then you should do sv before you begin foging and Wis reasonable toda Eis very oan after application start sf you are corfiguringloganet by spectying assembly level atibutes on your assemaly shen te contiguration will be loaded once the rst cal to the Losbanager Getiogde I made. 1s Mecassary thatthe fst call LogManager Geliogger ‘mode during the process (or AppDomein s mate from the assembly thot hes the eaniguration stirbutes. Logenet wil Took only once and only onthe rt ealing ascembly for te configuration atbutes. Customization Can the log output format be customized? Yes. You can implement the log4net-LayoutTLayou Interface to ereate you own customized tg format, oF you can extend the Layoutskeeton class which provides a default implemeneation of the Layout Inerface, Appenders can be htps:Mtogging apache orglogéneteleasetag mt m0swevant6 ‘Apache logtnet— Apache logtnet Frequelly Asked Questions parameterize to use the layout of your ehoiee Back to Top Can I write a custom appender? Yes, You can implement the ode. ppenderMppender interface to create you own eusomized appender, We recommend that you extend the loganet.Appender Appenderskeleton class rather tan string from serateh You seule Implement {your custom cade ina assembly separate Irom the logénet assembly To get started IIs warth looking atthe source of the logdnet.Aopender Traceappencer aa an example of the minimum amount of cade Fequted to get an sppender working. ‘To configure logtnetto use your custom appender you need to spaciy te assembly qualfiee name ofthe appender type in the cant Me. For sxample “aprender rane"... typenttynanesace.typonender, HyASsewly"> ‘Toe NET runtime wil ry to eate the assembly called MyAscembly. How .NET locates assemblies is beyond the scope of this FAG, ack to Top Troubleshooting How do I enable log4net internal debugging? ‘Tere are 2 cttorent ways to enable internal debugging in log4net, These are sted below, The preferred method i to speaty the loganatIntaral Debug option Inthe apalcation’s cong Fle + Internal debugging can aso be enabled by setting a value in the application's configuration ile (rot the lognet mnfguration file, unless the lage cong data is embecaed inte appiestion's con? fe). The Toganet internal babug aplication setting must beset tothe value true. Fer example: configuration, i. egapsetsings “ssteners> ‘Sypestsycton-biaproreie.TeseursterteaceL stoner Infelanlzebean"t \enp\lopenet te 73 epersee> cysysten slgnesties> Make sur thatthe process cunning your application has permission to write to this ilk Bock to To How can I evaluate configuration errors at runtime? To prevent silent falae of lginet as reported as LOGINET-342, logtnetsuoperts a way to evaluate i i was conigured and also t evaluate messages generated on startup sine 1.2.11, To check If logénet was started and conf gured propery ne ean check the property loganet Repository. LoggerRepostor Configured and enumerate the con guraten messages 3S ‘eliows s(Loginet.ogtarager-cetRepository() Configured) ‘ 1) topenat et configured htps:Mtogging apache orglogéneteleasetag mt anoswevant6 ‘Apache logtnet— Apache logtnet Frequelly Asked Questions fereenaontet ae oto essa 1 ibe Loaner. ete to) Conga otesaes. cas eget UL 1) evatuste configuration nes Why doesn't the EventLogAppender work? 1 you are not geting events delivered to the event log tis usualy inlcates a permissions problem. Bascal ifthe event log does not exst the EventLogAzpender testo create i but you hued lcal emiistetor permissions to create event Togs {jst to write inc the right bt af the registry). You dant need administrator permissions ta log ton existing event Tog, butt must exis I you are using the event fog fom a Web applieaton or service using the even fog can be 3 Tle [Avweb sppiction wil run as the user account ASPNET. This account deliberately has few permissions to reduce the Chances of someone hacking ito the web server. While the account has permission to write to te event fog I oes not ‘ave parmission to crate event sources (registry crate and write acess), whch ars nseded to write tothe event Io ‘There are couple of solitons: 1. Make the ASPRET user a member ofthe Administrators group. Ths will work Because the user will then have the Fequred permissions, This is not recommended for production use 2.As the evant source only needs tobe created once for the machine, create an installer and configure It to create the {vent source, The instal wil naed tobe run as Adminstrator (aon they al) ee System Diagnoses Evert oglrstalir inthe MirosoR-NET Framework SDK for an example of how to create a simple fre fog nstale, Tere ea Meret Krone Bat ale at coves habe and Non to ave AD,“eaunte Regi Aces back to Top Why can't I log to a FileAppender from a web application? ‘Toe wob application rune a a special user account on the web server called ASPNET. This account hos restricted permissions to protect tha mab sarver from attacks. By default tis account may not have permission to writ to che fle System. Make sure thatthe ASPNET account has permission to create and Wie to fies in the rectory chosen forging Why doesn't the logging in my service work? |Awindows service run 96 user secount specified in the services control pane. This account may have restricted Bermissons, maxe sure thatthe account Nas permission to creat and Write to fils Inthe eiractery chosen fr legging. [Awindows service is unched by windows. The curent directory in a service is sett the windows system directory (2-8 CAWindows\System’2), If you are lading the configuration file fom the earrens rectory then be aware tha this Path vwllnot be he locaton of your assemblies, The bast way t2 get the path to your assemBles Isto use ‘RepOamain Basebirecory” Note thatthe logdnet internals never use the cutfentdrecory Why does my ASP.NET web application stop logging when deployed on an IIS? ‘This problem has been reported by several poople as issue LOGANET-278 _. Te ise seems tobe caused by 9 broken LOGANET configuration ora ting problem caused by an applcaton shubiown even that ats Inte after an appeation Start event ard tus LOGANET stops logging Immediately after Ie has been started ‘Te fist sing step to troubleshoot problems is enabling the log4net internal debugging features as descrited hors ane ‘uggete to move tha LOGANET configuration out of the web.config into 9 separate elke logdnel. contig. 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