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+log4j.rootCategory=DEBUG, CONSOLE, LOGFILE
+ 
+log4j.logger.org.openecomp.sdc=TRACE, CONSOLE, LOGFILE
+
+# CONSOLE is set to be a ConsoleAppender using a PatternLayout.
+log4j.appender.CONSOLE=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
+log4j.appender.CONSOLE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.CONSOLE.layout.ConversionPattern=%p %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS Z} %c{1} - %m%n
+ 
+# LOGFILE is set to be a File appender using a PatternLayout.
+log4j.appender.LOGFILE=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
+log4j.appender.LOGFILE.File=logs/wordnik.log
+log4j.appender.LOGFILE.Append=true
+log4j.appender.LOGFILE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.LOGFILE.layout.ConversionPattern=%p %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS Z} %c{1} - %m%n
+log4j.appender.LOGFILE.MaxFileSize=10MB
+log4j.appender.LOGFILE.MaxBackupIndex=10