Run Logback in Debug

Question

I\'ve recently switched from log4j to logback and am wondering if there is an easy way to run logback in debug mode, similar to log4j\'s log4j.debug property. I

Answer 1

I could not make it work using the chosen answer. However, the following worked:

java -Dlogback.configurationFile=/path/to/config-debug.xml com.domain.Main

Just add a file (config-debug.xml in this example) somewhere on your server and leave it there when you need to debug. Like the following.

    
        
        
            %d{dd-MMM-yyyy HH:mm:ss.SSS} %-5level [%thread] %logger{36} - %msg%n
        
    

    
        
    

Run your application using the afore mentioned -D parameter.

When things are back to normal, remove the -D parameter and restart your application.

Source: Chapter 3: Logback configuration