--- a/config/log4j.properties	2013-06-12 10:09:28.531748537 +0000
+++ b/config/log4j.properties	2013-06-12 15:09:40.967449096 +0000
@@ -12,17 +12,23 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-log4j.rootLogger=INFO, stdout 
+log4j.rootLogger=INFO, stdout, fileAppender
 
 log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
 log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
 log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=[%d] %p %m (%c)%n
+log4j.appender.stdout.Threshold=WARN
 
-log4j.appender.kafkaAppender=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
-log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd-HH
-log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.File=server.log
-log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.layout.ConversionPattern=[%d] %p %m (%c)%n
+log4j.appender.fileAppender=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
+log4j.appender.fileAppender.File=/var/log/kafka/kafka.log
+log4j.appender.fileAppender.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.fileAppender.layout.ConversionPattern=[%d] %-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
+log4j.appender.fileAppender.MaxFileSize=100MB
+log4j.appender.fileAppender.MaxBackupIndex=2
+log4j.appender.fileAppender.Threshold=INFO
+
+# Turn on all our debugging info
+#log4j.logger.kafka=INFO
 
 log4j.appender.stateChangeAppender=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
 log4j.appender.stateChangeAppender.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd-HH
@@ -54,24 +60,23 @@
 #log4j.logger.kafka.perf=DEBUG, kafkaAppender
 #log4j.logger.kafka.perf.ProducerPerformance$ProducerThread=DEBUG, kafkaAppender
 #log4j.logger.org.I0Itec.zkclient.ZkClient=DEBUG
-log4j.logger.kafka=INFO, kafkaAppender
 
-log4j.logger.kafka.network.RequestChannel$=WARN, requestAppender
-log4j.additivity.kafka.network.RequestChannel$=false
+#log4j.logger.kafka.network.RequestChannel$=WARN, requestAppender
+#log4j.additivity.kafka.network.RequestChannel$=false
 
 #log4j.logger.kafka.network.Processor=TRACE, requestAppender
 #log4j.logger.kafka.server.KafkaApis=TRACE, requestAppender
 #log4j.additivity.kafka.server.KafkaApis=false
-log4j.logger.kafka.request.logger=WARN, requestAppender
-log4j.additivity.kafka.request.logger=false
-
-log4j.logger.kafka.controller=TRACE, controllerAppender
-log4j.additivity.kafka.controller=false
-
-log4j.logger.kafka.log.LogCleaner=INFO, cleanerAppender
-log4j.additivity.kafka.log.LogCleaner=false
-log4j.logger.kafka.log.Cleaner=INFO, cleanerAppender
-log4j.additivity.kafka.log.Cleaner=false
-
-log4j.logger.state.change.logger=TRACE, stateChangeAppender
-log4j.additivity.state.change.logger=false
+#log4j.logger.kafka.request.logger=WARN, requestAppender
+#log4j.additivity.kafka.request.logger=false
+#
+#log4j.logger.kafka.controller=TRACE, controllerAppender
+#log4j.additivity.kafka.controller=false
+#
+#log4j.logger.kafka.log.LogCleaner=INFO, cleanerAppender
+#log4j.additivity.kafka.log.LogCleaner=false
+#log4j.logger.kafka.log.Cleaner=INFO, cleanerAppender
+#log4j.additivity.kafka.log.Cleaner=false
+#
+#log4j.logger.state.change.logger=TRACE, stateChangeAppender
+#log4j.additivity.state.change.logger=false