# Is it possible to reload log4j config without stopping elasticsearch engine?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-reload-log4j-config-without-stopping-elasticsearch-engine/157102>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 16, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-reload-log4j-config-without-stopping-elasticsearch-engine/157102 "2018-11-16T16:33:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![vmanohar1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e56c9b/32.png) [@vmanohar1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vmanohar1)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-reload-log4j-config-without-stopping-elasticsearch-engine/157102/1 "2018-11-16T16:33:33Z")

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How to make elasticsearch java process pick up the change in log4j config file on the fly??  
Let me know if it is feable. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![vmanohar1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e56c9b/32.png) [@vmanohar1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vmanohar1)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-reload-log4j-config-without-stopping-elasticsearch-engine/157102/2 "2018-11-16T16:33:56Z")

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This is for elasticsearch 6.4.0.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-reload-log4j-config-without-stopping-elasticsearch-engine/157102/3 "2018-12-14T16:33:58Z")

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