# Multiple log4j2.properties?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-log4j2-properties/134297>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 2, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-log4j2-properties/134297 "2018-06-02T20:39:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![memelet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6bbea6/32.png) [@memelet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/memelet)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-log4j2-properties/134297/1 "2018-06-02T20:39:05Z")

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The docs say

> Multiple configuration files can be loaded (in which case they will get merged) as long as they are named log4j2.properties and have the Elasticsearch config directory as an ancestor; this is useful for plugins that expose additional loggers.

But _how_ do I indicate to ES that these other log4j2.property files are to be loaded?

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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:** [June 30, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-log4j2-properties/134297/2 "2018-06-30T20:39:13Z")

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