How can I check loading log4j.properties?

I am using log4j (compile slf4j group, runtime group logback) with configuration in log4j.properties file.

I think I configured it correctly with these options

log4j.rootLogger=INFO, stdout, file

log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
log4j.appender.stdout.Target=System.out
log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
log4j.appender.stdout.threshold=info

log4j.appender.file=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.file.File=/home/user/logging.log
log4j.appender.file.MaxFileSize=5MB
log4j.appender.file.MaxBackupIndex=20
log4j.appender.file.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.file.layout.ConversionPattern=%-5p [%d{dd.MM.yy HH:mm:ss}] %C{1} - %m [thread: %t]\n
log4j.appender.file.threshold=info

      

        
        
        
      

    

But when I run a debug message like

logger.debug("foo")

      

        
        
        
      

    

I see output in the console that doesn't match my pattern.

The next problem is that there is nothing in the file (/home/user/logging.log), so I think my properties file is not loaded and does not know how to restore it.

I put my log4j.properties file in the root level of my eclipse project, in resources (src / main / resources), but didn't change anything. I have a Project folder on the classpath.

EDIT: The problem was that I am using Logback

( http://logback.qos.ch/ ) as my Logger runtime, but this library is using a config file logback.xml

, not log4j.properties

a library org.apache.log4j

.