Apache Tomcat - Embedded Servlet Container Logging

The embedded Apache Tomcat container is presently unable to display any log messages below INFO even if your CAS log configuration explicitly asks for DEBUG or TRACE level data. See this bug report to learn more.

While workarounds and fixes may become available in the future, for the time being, you may execute the following changes to get DEBUG level log data from the embedded Apache Tomcat. This is specially useful if you are troubleshooting the behavior of Tomcat’s internal components such as valves, etc.

  • Design a logging.properties file as such:
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handlers = java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler
.level = ALL
java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level = FINER
java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.formatter = java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter
  • Design ajava.util.logging.config.file setting as a system/environment variable or command-line argument whose value is set to the logging.properties path. Use the setting when you launch and deploy CAS.

For instance:

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java -jar /path/to/cas.war -Djava.util.logging.config.file=/path/to/logging.properties