Logging Config File Samples

email_log.config

This configuration will send any errors statements to an administrator as an email (using SMTP). It uses the SMTPAppender Appender. The To, From, Subject and SMTPHost are required parameters. A LevelEvaluator is specified with a threshold of ERROR. This means that an email will be sent for each ERROR or higher level message that is logged.

Sample Configuration:

<log4net>
  <appender name="SMTPAppender" type="log4net.Appender.SMTPAppender">
    <param name="To" value="someone@company.com" />
    <param name="From" value="someone@company.com" />
    <param name="Subject" value="Message from First Choice Log Manager" />
    <param name="SMTPHost" value="smtp_server_name" />
    <param name="LocationInfo" value="false" />
    <param name="BufferSize" value="1" />
    <param name="Lossy" value="true" />

    <!-- only email out errors -->
    <evaluator type="log4net.spi.LevelEvaluator">
      <param name="Threshold" value="ERROR"/>
    </evaluator>

    <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
      <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d [user: %X{user}] [fcsessionid: %X{session}] [%-5p] [%c]%n	%m%n%n" />
    </layout>
  </appender>
  
  <root>
    <level value="info" />			
    <appender-ref ref="SMTPAppender" />
  </root>
</log4net>

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