How to enable temporary logging
- Access administration
- Locate the 'Logging & Profiling' page in the System section
- Locate the "Configure logging level for another package"
- Enter 'com.exalate' as the package name
- Select 'Debug' as the logging level
The addon will now start logging debug messages in the standard log (normally <JIRA-HOME>/log/atlassian-jira.log
For more details - check the documentation provided by Atlassian: Logging and Profiling
How to Disable Debug Logging
- Access administration
- Locate the 'Logging & Profiling' page in the System section
- Seek for com.exalate
- Change logging level to 'WARN'
How to Rotate Log Files
- Access administration
- Locate the 'Logging & Profiling' Page in the System section
- Check the 'Log Rollover' checkbox
- Click Mark
How to Enable Permanent Logging
Open the log4j.properties file using a text editor such as notepad++ (windows) or vi (unix) and paste the following properties
to the end of the file. This file is located under <JIRA installation>/atlassian-jira/WEB-INF/classes/ (for JIRA standalone versions)
Then restart JIRA.
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# exalate DEV LOGGING JIRA 6.0 and higher
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log4j.appender.devlog=com.atlassian.jira.logging.JiraHomeAppender
log4j.appender.devlog.File=exalate-dev.log
log4j.appender.devlog.MaxFileSize=20480KB
log4j.appender.devlog.MaxBackupIndex=5
log4j.appender.devlog.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.devlog.layout.ConversionPattern=[%d] <%c{1}> %m%n
log4j.logger.com.exalate = DEBUG, devlog, console
log4j.additivity.com.exalate = false