
This is the way I'am doing it but its not working . Here is my xml configuration : <configuration> <appender name="ROLLING" class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.RollingFileAppender"> <rollingPolicy class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.TimeBasedRollingPolicy"> <FileNamePattern>mylog-%d.%i.log</FileNamePattern> <TimeBasedFileNamingAndTriggeringPolicy class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.SizeAndTimeBasedFNATP"> <MaxFileSize>5MB</MaxFileSize> </TimeBasedFileNamingAndTriggeringPolicy> <MaxHistory>1</MaxHistory> </rollingPolicy> <layout> <Pattern>%msg%n</Pattern> </layout> </appender> <root level="debug"> <appender-ref ref="ROLLING" /> </root> </configuration> Has any one tried it and worked!!? From: logback-user-bounces@qos.ch [mailto:logback-user-bounces@qos.ch] On Behalf Of Johan Bos Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 2:28 PM To: 'logback users list' Subject: Re: [logback-user] urgent explination issue You probably meant : <rollingPolicy> instead of <rollingPolisy> <rollingPolicy class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.TimeBasedRollingPolicy"> <MaxHistory>5</MaxHistory> </rollingPolicy> Or if desired max history only for the archive configuration: <rollingPolicy class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.TimeBasedRollingPolicy"> <TimeBasedFileNamingAndTriggeringPolicy class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.SizeAndTimeBasedFNATP"> <MaxFileSize>${sizeThreshold}</MaxFileSize> <MaxHistory>5</MaxHistory> </TimeBasedFileNamingAndTriggeringPolicy> </rollingPolicy> That the way I understood the documentation ________________________________ De : logback-user-bounces@qos.ch [mailto:logback-user-bounces@qos.ch] De la part de Ayman Hammoudeh Envoyé : jeudi 1 octobre 2009 15:12 À : logback-user@qos.ch Objet : [logback-user] urgent explination issue Hello, I want to know how can I use max history in Size and time based archiving<http://logback.qos.ch/manual/appenders.html#SizeAndTimeBasedFNATP> and where exactly to put the<MaxHistory> tag in the xml , I have tried to put it in the <RollingPolisy> tag but its not working. Any help would be appreciated. Best Regards, Ayman Hammoudeh