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+# Define some default values that can be overridden by system properties
+hadoop.root.logger=INFO,console
+hadoop.log.dir=.
+hadoop.log.file=hadoop.log
+
+#
+# Job Summary Appender 
+#
+# Use following logger to send summary to separate file defined by 
+# hadoop.mapreduce.jobsummary.log.file rolled daily:
+# hadoop.mapreduce.jobsummary.logger=INFO,JSA
+# 
+hadoop.mapreduce.jobsummary.logger=${hadoop.root.logger}
+hadoop.mapreduce.jobsummary.log.file=hadoop-mapreduce.jobsummary.log
+
+# Define the root logger to the system property "hadoop.root.logger".
+log4j.rootLogger=${hadoop.root.logger}, EventCounter
+
+# Logging Threshold
+log4j.threshold=ALL
+
+#
+# Daily Rolling File Appender
+#
+
+log4j.appender.DRFA=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
+log4j.appender.DRFA.File=${hadoop.log.dir}/${hadoop.log.file}
+
+# Rollver at midnight
+log4j.appender.DRFA.DatePattern=.yyyy-MM-dd
+
+# 30-day backup
+#log4j.appender.DRFA.MaxBackupIndex=30
+log4j.appender.DRFA.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+
+# Pattern format: Date LogLevel LoggerName LogMessage
+log4j.appender.DRFA.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ISO8601} %p %c: %m%n
+# Debugging Pattern format
+#log4j.appender.DRFA.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ISO8601} %-5p %c{2} (%F:%M(%L)) - %m%n
+
+
+#
+# console
+# Add "console" to rootlogger above if you want to use this 
+#
+
+log4j.appender.console=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
+log4j.appender.console.target=System.err
+log4j.appender.console.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.console.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss} %p %c{2}: %m%n
+
+#
+# TaskLog Appender
+#
+
+#Default values
+hadoop.tasklog.taskid=null
+hadoop.tasklog.iscleanup=false
+hadoop.tasklog.noKeepSplits=4
+hadoop.tasklog.totalLogFileSize=100
+hadoop.tasklog.purgeLogSplits=true
+hadoop.tasklog.logsRetainHours=12
+
+log4j.appender.TLA=org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskLogAppender
+log4j.appender.TLA.taskId=${hadoop.tasklog.taskid}
+log4j.appender.TLA.isCleanup=${hadoop.tasklog.iscleanup}
+log4j.appender.TLA.totalLogFileSize=${hadoop.tasklog.totalLogFileSize}
+
+log4j.appender.TLA.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.TLA.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ISO8601} %p %c: %m%n
+
+#
+#Security appender
+#
+hadoop.security.log.file=SecurityAuth.audit
+log4j.appender.DRFAS=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender 
+log4j.appender.DRFAS.File=${hadoop.log.dir}/${hadoop.security.log.file}
+
+log4j.appender.DRFAS.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.DRFAS.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ISO8601} %p %c: %m%n
+#new logger
+# Define some default values that can be overridden by system properties
+hadoop.security.logger=INFO,console
+log4j.category.SecurityLogger=${hadoop.security.logger}
+
+# hdfs audit logging
+
+hdfs.audit.logger=INFO,console
+log4j.logger.org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.FSNamesystem.audit=${hdfs.audit.logger}
+log4j.additivity.org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.FSNamesystem.audit=false
+log4j.appender.DRFAAUDIT=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
+log4j.appender.DRFAAUDIT.File=${hadoop.log.dir}/hdfs-audit.log
+log4j.appender.DRFAAUDIT.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.DRFAAUDIT.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ISO8601} %p %c{2}: %m%n
+log4j.appender.DRFAAUDIT.DatePattern=.yyyy-MM-dd
+
+# mapred audit logging
+
+mapred.audit.logger=INFO,console
+log4j.logger.org.apache.hadoop.mapred.AuditLogger=${mapred.audit.logger}
+log4j.additivity.org.apache.hadoop.mapred.AuditLogger=false
+log4j.appender.MRAUDIT=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
+log4j.appender.MRAUDIT.File=${hadoop.log.dir}/mapred-audit.log
+log4j.appender.MRAUDIT.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.MRAUDIT.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ISO8601} %p %c{2}: %m%n
+log4j.appender.MRAUDIT.DatePattern=.yyyy-MM-dd
+
+#
+# Rolling File Appender
+#
+
+#log4j.appender.RFA=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
+#log4j.appender.RFA.File=${hadoop.log.dir}/${hadoop.log.file}
+
+# Logfile size and and 30-day backups
+#log4j.appender.RFA.MaxFileSize=1MB
+#log4j.appender.RFA.MaxBackupIndex=30
+
+#log4j.appender.RFA.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+#log4j.appender.RFA.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ISO8601} %-5p %c{2} - %m%n
+#log4j.appender.RFA.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ISO8601} %-5p %c{2} (%F:%M(%L)) - %m%n
+
+#
+# FSNamesystem Audit logging
+# All audit events are logged at INFO level
+#
+log4j.logger.org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.FSNamesystem.audit=WARN
+
+# Custom Logging levels
+
+#log4j.logger.org.apache.hadoop.mapred.JobTracker=DEBUG
+#log4j.logger.org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker=DEBUG
+#log4j.logger.org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.FSNamesystem.audit=DEBUG
+
+# Jets3t library
+log4j.logger.org.jets3t.service.impl.rest.httpclient.RestS3Service=ERROR
+
+#
+# Event Counter Appender
+# Sends counts of logging messages at different severity levels to Hadoop Metrics.
+#
+log4j.appender.EventCounter=org.apache.hadoop.log.metrics.EventCounter
+
+#
+# Job Summary Appender
+#
+log4j.appender.JSA=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
+log4j.appender.JSA.File=${hadoop.log.dir}/${hadoop.mapreduce.jobsummary.log.file}
+log4j.appender.JSA.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.JSA.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss} %p %c{2}: %m%n
+log4j.appender.JSA.DatePattern=.yyyy-MM-dd
+log4j.logger.org.apache.hadoop.mapred.JobInProgress$JobSummary=${hadoop.mapreduce.jobsummary.logger}
+log4j.additivity.org.apache.hadoop.mapred.JobInProgress$JobSummary=false
+
+#
+# MapReduce Audit Log Appender
+#
+
+# Set the MapReduce audit log filename
+#hadoop.mapreduce.audit.log.file=hadoop-mapreduce.audit.log
+
+# Appender for AuditLogger.
+# Requires the following system properties to be set
+#    - hadoop.log.dir (Hadoop Log directory)
+#    - hadoop.mapreduce.audit.log.file (MapReduce audit log filename)
+
+#log4j.logger.org.apache.hadoop.mapred.AuditLogger=INFO,MRAUDIT
+#log4j.additivity.org.apache.hadoop.mapred.AuditLogger=false
+#log4j.appender.MRAUDIT=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
+#log4j.appender.MRAUDIT.File=${hadoop.log.dir}/${hadoop.mapreduce.audit.log.file}
+#log4j.appender.MRAUDIT.DatePattern=.yyyy-MM-dd
+#log4j.appender.MRAUDIT.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+#log4j.appender.MRAUDIT.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ISO8601} %p %c: %m%n
+
+#
+# Yarn ResourceManager Application Summary Log 
+#
+# Set the ResourceManager summary log filename
+#yarn.server.resourcemanager.appsummary.log.file=rm-appsummary.log
+# Set the ResourceManager summary log level and appender
+#yarn.server.resourcemanager.appsummary.logger=INFO,RMSUMMARY
+
+# Appender for ResourceManager Application Summary Log - rolled daily
+# Requires the following properties to be set
+#    - hadoop.log.dir (Hadoop Log directory)
+#    - yarn.server.resourcemanager.appsummary.log.file (resource manager app summary log filename)
+#    - yarn.server.resourcemanager.appsummary.logger (resource manager app summary log level and appender)
+
+#log4j.logger.org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.RMAppManager$ApplicationSummary=${yarn.server.resourcemanager.appsummary.logger}
+#log4j.additivity.org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.RMAppManager$ApplicationSummary=false
+#log4j.appender.RMSUMMARY=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
+#log4j.appender.RMSUMMARY.File=${hadoop.log.dir}/${yarn.server.resourcemanager.appsummary.log.file}
+#log4j.appender.RMSUMMARY.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+#log4j.appender.RMSUMMARY.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ISO8601} %p %c{2}: %m%n
+#log4j.appender.RMSUMMARY.DatePattern=.yyyy-MM-dd