Externalize portal-log4j-ext.xml for easy configuring

• Type: Feature Request
• Status: Contributed Solution
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: None
• Fix Version/s: None
• Component/s: Portal Services, Portal Services > Configuration Management
• Labels:
  • SME-could-7.2
  • ee-nf
• Liferay Contributor's Agreement:
  Accept

Currently, there are two ways to configure a portal-log4j-ext.xml file in Liferay.

1. Incorporate it as part of ext-impl.jar
2. Place the file in WEB-INF/classes/META-INF

Neither method lend themselves to easy configuration when using Application Servers that use WAR deployments for Liferay, like WebSphere, WebLogic, or GlassFish, to name a few.

Request: a way to set the location of the liferay logs that is outside any WAR or EAR files, like portal-ext.properties.