How to configure logging when running a JAR?

Question

I am new to Java logging API and need some help with this problem: While creating the application, my config file was stored in the project root folder, so I used -Djava.u

Answer 1

You can't specify JVM arguments into the MANIFEST.MF file so you have to specify the logging properties at the command line or with a shortcut :

java -Djava.util.logging.config.file=logging.properties -jar yourjar.jar

Otherwise you could package a properties file(logging.properties in your case) in the JAR, read that at startup and put those settings into the system properties.