Log4Net config in external file does not work

Question

We are using log4net and want to specify it\'s configuration in an external config file (as we have done with other sections). To do this we have changed the log4net section

Answer 1

It is also possible to turn on a Debug mode for log4net. Insert this into the App.config file:

and you will at least get error messages, from which you can derive what exactly went wrong. In my case I simply forgot to set Copy to output directory to Copy Always.