[FIXED] YET ERROR StatusLogger No Log4j 2 configuration file found. Using default configuration

Issue

I'm setting up a new project with Spring MVC and I can't configure Log4j2, I'm getting the same error as many asked for help.

ERROR StatusLogger No Log4j 2 configuration file found. Using default configuration...

Tools and libs:

• Eclipse Photon
• Spring MVC 5.1.6
• Slf4j 1.7.26
• Log4j2 2.11.2
• Maven (from Eclipse)

pom.xml

...
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.slf4j/slf4j-api -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
    <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
    <version>1.7.26</version>
</dependency>

<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.logging.log4j/log4j-slf4j-impl -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
    <artifactId>log4j-slf4j-impl</artifactId>
    <version>2.11.2</version>
</dependency>

<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.logging.log4j/log4j-api -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
    <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
    <version>2.11.2</version>
</dependency>

<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.logging.log4j/log4j-core -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
    <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
    <version>2.11.2</version>
</dependency>

<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.logging.log4j/log4j-jcl -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
    <artifactId>log4j-jcl</artifactId>
    <version>2.11.2</version>
</dependency>
...

Configuration files src location

/src/com/mypackage/myproject/resorces/
where I tried to put a log4j2-test.xml file and/or a log4j2.properties, none of them worked

Browsing Tomcat deployment dir:

.../org.eclipse.wst.server.core/tmp0/wtpwebapps/MonitorManagement/WEB-INF/classes/com/mypackage/myproject/resources

I can find both the resources.

How log4j2 is unable to locate them even if resources are actually deployed?

EDIT: It works putting resources directly under src folder, could this be a good way?

Thanks in advance

Solution

Log4j looks in the root folder in the classpath.

In your IDE you can put the log4j2.xml file under /src and (probably) under /resources.

Answered By - Remko Popma
Answer Checked By - Gilberto Lyons (JavaFixing Admin)