How to log on daemon mode?

[mrunix]

Hi,

I use POCO library. I encounter a strange problem. my system is Linux for embedded PowerPC.

If I login to system first, I start my app like this:

# app &

I can got the log "app.log".

If I start my app like this:

# app --daemon

I can run the app, but cann't get any log, didn't create 'app.log' file.

QUESTION1: If I run my app by command line, how can I get the log?


If I start my app by "/etc/inittab", like this:

::sysinit:/etc/rc.d/rcS

I start my app in rcS script file. I can run my app, but the app cann't create "app.log" file.

QUESTION2: If I run my app by "/etc/inittab", how can I get the log?

Thank you!


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LOG CONFIGURATION
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logging.loggers.root.channel = splitter
logging.loggers.root.level = trace

logging.channels.splitter.class = SplitterChannel
logging.channels.splitter.channels = file

logging.channels.file.class = FileChannel
logging.channels.file.path = ${application.baseName}.log
logging.channels.file.pattern = %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S [%P:%I]:%q:%t
logging.channels.file.rotation = 1024K
logging.channels.file.archive = timestamp
logging.channels.file.purgeCount = 3
logging.channels.file.times = local
logging.loggers.file.level = information

[alex]

Your application is probably writing the log, it's just not where you expect to find it. Either specify full path in the config file or chdir() in the application early during startup.

[mrunix]

Thanks, Alex.

How to set specify full path in the config file?

Like this:
logging.channels.file.path = /app/${application.baseName}.log

[alex]

logging.channels.file.path = /app/${application.baseName}.log

Yes.

[mrunix]

logging.channels.file.path = /app/${application.baseName}.log

Yes.

I have modified the config, but not work.

If I change chdir("/") to chdir("/app") in class ServerApplication, log can work.

I don't want to change class ServerApplication code, how can I get it work?

If I can change the working directory on daemon mode, I think the log can work.

Thanks.

[alex]

I don't have your exact platform handy but I tried on ubuntu and had no problem doing it:

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parallels@ubuntu:~/trunk/Util/samples/SampleServer/bin/Linux/x86_64$ uname -a
Linux ubuntu 3.0.0-19-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 19 19:05:14 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
parallels@ubuntu:~/trunk/Util/samples/SampleServer/bin/Linux/x86_64$ ls
SampleServer  SampleServer.properties
parallels@ubuntu:~/trunk/Util/samples/SampleServer/bin/Linux/x86_64$ cat SampleServer.properties
# This is a sample configuration file.
logging.loggers.root.channel = c1
logging.channels.c1.class = FileChannel
logging.channels.c1.path  = ${application.dir}${application.baseName}.log
logging.channels.c1.pattern = %s: [%p] %t
parallels@ubuntu:~/trunk/Util/samples/SampleServer/bin/Linux/x86_64$ ./SampleServer --daemon
parallels@ubuntu:~/trunk/Util/samples/SampleServer/bin/Linux/x86_64$ ls
SampleServer  SampleServer.log  SampleServer.properties
parallels@ubuntu:~/trunk/Util/samples/SampleServer/bin/Linux/x86_64$ cat SampleServer.log
Application: [Information] starting up
Application: [Information] busy doing nothing... 0d 00:00:05.003

[flomll]

I think you can detect the --daemon mode by the following code:

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application.runAsDaemon

Take a look at the http://pocoproject.org/slides/190-Applications.pdf on the bottom of the paper. It describe some points of the application framework.