Logging in Embedded Tomcat

Question

As you are using embedded tomcat so might be you can help me.

I am starting the tomcat using

some code

tomcat.start();

some code

and

Answer 1

Look at catalina.sh - it has parameter CATALINA_OUT, saying

#     CATALINA_OUT  (Optional) Full path to a file where stdout and stderr
#                   will be redirected.
#                   Default is $CATALINA_BASE/logs/catalina.out

Then later in the same script, it is used like this:

"$_RUNJAVA" <....lots of other parameters among multiple lines.....> \
  org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap "$@" start \
  >> "$CATALINA_OUT" 2>&1 &

So, as you can see, Tomcat startup script redirects stdout to the catalina.out.

If you run Tomcat yourself, redirect its stdout elsewhere or look at LOGGING_CONFIG parameter how to override this.