# Apm Logging Configure Problem **URL:** \ **Category:** APM\ **Tags:** java\ **Created:** [May 22, 2019, 8:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-logging-configure-problem/182175 "2019-05-22T08:50:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brandonbai](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/brandonbai/32/42842_2.png) [@brandonbai](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/brandonbai)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 8:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-logging-configure-problem/182175/1 "2019-05-22T08:50:24Z")
If you are asking about a problem you are experiencing, please use the following template, as it will help us help you. If you have a different problem, please delete all of this text 🙂 **APM Agent language and version** : Java 1.4.0 When i start my application with the following script: ```auto java -javaagent:/root/webapp/elastic-apm-agent-1.4.0.jar \ -Delastic.apm.service_name=my_app \ -Delastic.apm.server_url=http://localhost:8200\ -Delastic.apm.application_packages=com.webapp \ -Delastic.apm.transaction_sample_rate=0.1 \ -Delastic.apm.log_level=ERROR \ -Delastic.apm.log_file=/dev/null \ -Djava.security.egd=file:/dev/./urandom \ -jar /root/webapp/app.jar ``` I can still see the apm log in the console. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Eyal\_Koren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/eyal_koren/32/36830_2.png) [@Eyal\_Koren](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Eyal_Koren)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 9:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-logging-configure-problem/182175/2 "2019-05-22T09:18:23Z")
Hi and welcome to the forum. > [@brandonbai](#): > > -Delastic.apm.log\_file=/dev/null `/dev/null` is probably not writable for the user that runs the java process. Specify a location to which the user you use for running the JVM has write permission. ---
**Author:** ![brandonbai](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/brandonbai/32/42842_2.png) [@brandonbai](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/brandonbai)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 10:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-logging-configure-problem/182175/3 "2019-05-22T10:31:30Z")
The current user is the root. **log\_file** is a confusing property. If I set it to the value **/path/to/file** , will the log still be sent to standard output? ---
**Author:** ![Eyal\_Koren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/eyal_koren/32/36830_2.png) [@Eyal\_Koren](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Eyal_Koren)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 10:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-logging-configure-problem/182175/4 "2019-05-22T10:47:41Z")
It shouldn't, except for the first line, saying: ```auto Writing Elastic APM logs to /path/to/file ``` Why won't you try 🙂 ? ---
**Author:** ![brandonbai](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/brandonbai/32/42842_2.png) [@brandonbai](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/brandonbai)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 11:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-logging-configure-problem/182175/5 "2019-05-22T11:34:11Z")
When i **head** fisrt line, it show : ```auto Writing Elastic APM logs to /dev/null ``` And the output below shows: ```auto 2019-05-22T11:30:25.958Z INFO [monitoring] log/log.go:144 Non-zero metrics in the last 30s {"monito.... ``` 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Eyal\_Koren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/eyal_koren/32/36830_2.png) [@Eyal\_Koren](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Eyal_Koren)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 11:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-logging-configure-problem/182175/6 "2019-05-22T11:49:33Z")
😄 So, all good? ---
**Author:** ![brandonbai](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/brandonbai/32/42842_2.png) [@brandonbai](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/brandonbai)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 11:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-logging-configure-problem/182175/7 "2019-05-22T11:57:12Z")
😂Sadly, they are all in standard output. ---
**Author:** ![Eyal\_Koren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/eyal_koren/32/36830_2.png) [@Eyal\_Koren](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Eyal_Koren)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-logging-configure-problem/182175/8 "2019-05-22T12:11:53Z")
Please upload the log file contents and the standard output contents ---
**Author:** ![Eyal\_Koren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/eyal_koren/32/36830_2.png) [@Eyal\_Koren](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Eyal_Koren)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 12:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-logging-configure-problem/182175/9 "2019-05-22T12:14:06Z")
> [@brandonbai](#): > > 2019-05-22T11:30:25.958Z INFO [monitoring] log/log.go:144 This is not the Java agent logging, maybe a FileBeat log? ---
**Author:** ![brandonbai](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/brandonbai/32/42842_2.png) [@brandonbai](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/brandonbai)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 2:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-logging-configure-problem/182175/10 "2019-05-23T02:52:16Z")
It is indeed a filebeat log, and mixed with the java application log. Thank you very much!!!😀 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2019, 10:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-logging-configure-problem/182175/11 "2019-06-12T22:52:21Z")
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