Logging

Logging is one of the most important monitoring tools of a production server. A properly configured logging system is vital for identifying errors, security threats, and usage patterns. WSO2 API Manager uses a log4j based logging mechanism through the Apache Commons Logging facade library. The log4j.properties file, which governs how logging is performed by the server, is in the <API-M_HOME>/repository/conf directory. In general, you should not modify the log4j.properties file directly. Instead, you set up and modify logging using the API-M management console. The settings in the management console override the settings in the log4j.properties file.

A logger is used to log messages for a specific system or application component. Loggers are normally named using a hierarchical, dot-separated namespace and have a child-parent relationship. For example, the logger named root.sv is a parent of the logger named root.sv.sf and a child of root.

The following topics provide more information about logging:

• Application Logs
• Setting Up Logging
• System Logs
• Monitoring Access Logs