posted by SpringSource on March 18, 2010 11:46 PM

How to enable file rotation to periodically purge older log files and clear space using the default juli internal logging for Apache Tomcat.

By default, Apache Tomcat dies its internal logging through juli. The quantity of information stored in the log files on any server can quickly grow to be quite large. For instance, the access log file typically grows 1 MB or more per 10,000 requests. Therefore, it may be necessary to periodically rotate the log files by moving the files or deleting the existing logs to free up space on the server and allow for more efficient searching through logs. This cannot be done while the server is running, because Apache Tomcat will continue writing to the old log file as long as it holds the file open.

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