Running Tomcat as a service results in RQM logs generated in the wrong location

Tomcat reads the log4j.properties file to determine where to write the logs.

By default, the logs are written to ..\server\logs

When RQM is started using a shortcut, the root directory is the RQM installation directory (C:\IBM\JazzTeamServer)

When Tomcat is started as a Windows service, the root directory is C:\WINDOWS\system32

You will need to edit the log4j.properties files in order to fix this issue.

Note: These changes will not take effect until after the service has been restarted.

RQM 2.0.x

1. Open the <RQM_Install_Dir>\server\conf\jazz\log4j.properties file in a text editor
   
   
2. Search for any instance of log4j.appender.file.File
   
   
3. Change the value to an absolute file path of your choice.
   
   If the directory is in Program Files, use PROGRA~1
   
   For example:
   log4j.appender.file.File=C:/PROGRA~1/IBM/RQM201/server/logs/jazz.log
   
   Note: Make note of the forward slash (/) in the path.
   
   
4. Save the file
   
   
5. Start the service again and ensure that the logs are being written to the location you specified and step 3

RQM 3.x

Since RQM 3.x comes bundled with other applications, you will need to edit multiple log4j.properties files.

In the instructions below, you will substitue the <app name> variable with the application directory name (for example: jts, ccm, qm, rm, admin) and the <app name.log> variable with each application log file (for example: jts.log, ccm.log, qm.log, rm.log, admin.log).

1. Open the <JazzInstallDir>\server\conf\<app name>\log4j.properties file in a text editor
   
   
2. Search for any instance of log4j.appender.file.File
   
   
3. Change the value to an absolute file path of your choice.
   
   If the directory is in Program Files, use PROGRA~1
   
   For example, change the log4j.appender.file.File=logs/<app name.log> entry to
   
   log4j.appender.file.File=C:/PROGRA~1/IBM/JazzTeamServer/server/logs/<app name.log>
   
   Note: Make note of the forward slash (/) in the path.
   
   
4. Search for any instance of log4j.appender.etl.File
   
   
5. Change the value to an absolute file path of your choice.
   
   If the directory is in Program Files, use PROGRA~1
   
   For example, change the log4j.appender.etl.File=logs/<app name.log> entry to
   
   log4j.appender.etl.File=C:/PROGRA~1/IBM/JazzTeamServer/server/logs/<app name-etl.log>
   
   Note: Make note of the forward slash (/) in the path.
   
   
6. Save the file
   
   
7. Repeat until you have edited all of the log4j.properties files
   
   
8. Start the service again and ensure that the logs are being written to the location specified in steps 3 and 5