log4j.appender.syslog=org.apache.log4j.SyslogAppender
log4j.appender.syslog.syslogName=shib
log4j.appender.syslog.syslogHost=localhost
-log4j.appender.syslog.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.syslog.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S} %p %c %x: %m%n
+# DO NOT USE the PatternLayout option on platforms without threadsafe timezone
+# calls in libc. And nothing seems to have that, so...
+# If you enable it and get crashes under load, turn it off!
+log4j.appender.syslog.layout=org.apache.log4j.BasicLayout
+#log4j.appender.syslog.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+#log4j.appender.syslog.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S} %p %c %x: %m%n
+# define the appenders
+
+log4j.appender.shire_log=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
+log4j.appender.shire_log.fileName=@-LOGDIR-@/shire.log
+log4j.appender.shire_log.maxFileSize=1000000e
+log4j.appender.shire_log.maxBackupIndex=10
+# DO NOT USE the PatternLayout option on threaded web platforms without threadsafe
+# timezone calls in libc. And nothing seems to have that, so...
+# If you enable it and get crashes under load, turn it off!
+log4j.appender.shire_log.layout=org.apache.log4j.BasicLayout
+#log4j.appender.shire_log.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+#log4j.appender.shire_log.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S} %p %c %x: %m%n
+
+# set overall behavior
log4j.rootCategory=INFO, shire_log
# these are fairly verbose for DEBUG, so generally leave at INFO
log4j.category.SAML.XML=INFO
log4j.category.shibtarget.XMLApplication=INFO
-log4j.appender.shire_log=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
-log4j.appender.shire_log.fileName=@-LOGDIR-@/shire.log
-log4j.appender.shire_log.maxFileSize=1000000
-log4j.appender.shire_log.maxBackupIndex=10
-log4j.appender.shire_log.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.shire_log.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S} %p %c %x: %m%n