Where can I view Tomcat log files in Eclipse?

Solution 1:

I'm not sure if you were after catalina.out or one of the other logs produced by Tomcat.

But, if you're after the catalina.out log file then follow the directions below:

In the servers tab, double-click on the Tomcat Server. You will get a screen called Overview.
Click on "Open launch configuration". Click on the "Common" tab.
Towards the bottom of the screen you can check the "File" checkbox and then specify a file that can be used to log your console (catalina.out) output.
Finally, restart the Tomcat server.

Solution 2:

Go to the "Server" view, then double-click the Tomcat server you're running. The access log files are stored relative to the path in the "Server path" field, which itself is relative to the workspace path.

Solution 3:

Another forum provided this answer:

Ahh, figured this out. The following system properties need to be set, so that the "logging.properties" file can be picked up.

Assuming that the tomcat is located under an Eclipse project, add the following under the "Arguments" tab of its launch configuration:

-Dcatalina.base="${project_loc}\<apache-tomcat-5.5.23_loc>" 
-Dcatalina.home="${project_loc}\<apache-tomcat-5.5.23_loc>" 
-Djava.util.logging.config.file="${project_loc}\<apache-tomcat-5.5.23_loc>\conf\logging.properties" 
-Djava.util.logging.manager=org.apache.juli.ClassLoaderLogManager

http://www.coderanch.com/t/442412/Tomcat/Tweaking-tomcat-logging-properties-file

Solution 4:

Looks like the logs are scattered? I found access logs under <ProjectLocation>\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.server.core\tmp0\logs

Solution 5:

if you're after the catalina.out log and you are using eclispe with tomcat, this works for me:

create catelina.out some where in your computer. In my case, I put it in logs directory of my tomcat install directory e.g: /opt/apache-tomcat-7.0.83/logs/catena.out
go to your eclipse, in the servers tab, double-click on the Tomcat Server. You will get a screen called Overview.
Click on "Open launch configuration". Then click on the "Common" tab.
At standard input and output section, check "output file", click on file system and then selected the folder where your create your catelina.out.
Finally, restart the Tomcat server.