Log4j2 issue when use multiple custom rolling file appender

Question

My log4j2 properties file looks like below-

When I tried to access the appender by using the following code

private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger("ejdk");
LOGGER.info("test");

It is logging the entry in SeriesInResponse appender not in the ejdk appender. My log4j2 has multiple custom appender. I need to use different appender in different class file and it should log the entry in the correct files.

rootLogger.level = WARN
appenders = sdw,ejdk,SeriesInResponse
rootLogger.appenderRefs = sdw
rootLogger.appenderRef.sdw.ref = RollingFile
appender.sdw.type = RollingFile
appender.sdw.name = RollingFile
appender.sdw.fileName=G:/ApplicationLogs/sdw_internal_server.log
appender.sdw.filePattern=G:/ApplicationLogs/sdw_internal_server-%d{yyyy-MM- 
dd}.log.zip
appender.sdw.layout.type = PatternLayout
appender.sdw.layout.pattern = %d{ISO8601} %-5p [%t] (%13F:%L) %3x - %m%n
appender.sdw.policies.type = Policies

 # Rotate log file each day and keep 60 days worth
appender.sdw.policies.time.type = TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy
appender.sdw.policies.time.interval = 1
appender.sdw.policies.time.modulate = true
appender.sdw.strategy.type = DefaultRolloverStrategy
appender.sdw.strategy.delete.type = Delete
appender.sdw.strategy.delete.basePath = ${application.log}
appender.sdw.strategy.delete.maxDepth = 1
appender.sdw.strategy.delete.ifLastModified.type = IfLastModified
# Delete files older than 30 days
appender.sdw.strategy.delete.ifLastModified.age = 30d

loggers = ejdk,SeriesInResponse

logger.ejdk.name = ejdk
logger.ejdk.level = INFO
logger.ejdk.additivity = false
logger.ejdk.appenderRef.ejdk.ref = RollingFile
appender.ejdk.type = RollingFile
appender.ejdk.name = RollingFile
appender.ejdk.fileName=G:/ApplicationLogs/sdw_internal_ejdk.log
appender.ejdk.filePattern=G:/ApplicationLogs/sdw_internal_ejdk.log-%d{yyyy- 
MM-dd}.log.zip
appender.ejdk.layout.type = PatternLayout
appender.ejdk.layout.pattern = %d{ISO8601} %-5p [%t] (%13F:%L) %3x - %m%n
appender.ejdk.policies.type = Policies

# Rotate log file each day and keep 60 days worth
appender.ejdk.policies.time.type = TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy
appender.ejdk.policies.time.interval = 1
appender.ejdk.policies.time.modulate = true
appender.ejdk.strategy.type = DefaultRolloverStrategy
appender.ejdk.strategy.delete.type = Delete
appender.ejdk.strategy.delete.basePath = ${application.log}
appender.ejdk.strategy.delete.maxDepth = 1
appender.ejdk.strategy.delete.ifLastModified.type = IfLastModified
# Delete files older than 30 days
appender.ejdk.strategy.delete.ifLastModified.age = 30d

logger.SeriesInResponse.name = SeriesInResponse
logger.SeriesInResponse.level = INFO
logger.SeriesInResponse.additivity = false
logger.SeriesInResponse.appenderRef.SeriesInResponse.ref = RollingFile
appender.SeriesInResponse.type = RollingFile
appender.SeriesInResponse.name = RollingFile
appender.SeriesInResponse.fileName=G:/ApplicationLogs/sdw_internal_series_responses.log
appender.SeriesInResponse.filePattern=G:/ApplicationLogs/sdw_internal_series_responses.log-%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.log.zip
appender.SeriesInResponse.layout.type = PatternLayout
appender.SeriesInResponse.layout.pattern = %d{ISO8601} %m%n
appender.SeriesInResponse.policies.type = Policies

# Rotate log file each day and keep 60 days worth
appender.SeriesInResponse.policies.time.type = TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy
appender.SeriesInResponse.policies.time.interval = 1
appender.SeriesInResponse.policies.time.modulate = true
appender.SeriesInResponse.strategy.type = DefaultRolloverStrategy
appender.SeriesInResponse.strategy.delete.type = Delete
appender.SeriesInResponse.strategy.delete.basePath = ${application.log}
appender.SeriesInResponse.strategy.delete.maxDepth = 1
appender.SeriesInResponse.strategy.delete.ifLastModified.type = IfLastModified
# Delete files older than 30 days
appender.SeriesInResponse.strategy.delete.ifLastModified.age = 30d

Answer 1

You should use different names for the appenders.

In your config everything is going to "RollingFile" appender.

Change

appender.ejdk.name = RollingFile

to

appender.ejdk.name = RollingFileEjdk

and

logger.ejdk.appenderRef.ejdk.ref = RollingFile

to

logger.ejdk.appenderRef.ejdk.ref = RollingFileEjdk

Correct the other appanders and appenderRefs similarly.