import org.apache.commons.logging.Log; import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory; public class MyClass { private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(MyClass.class); public void myMethod() { } } log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, console log4j.appender.console=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender log4j.appender.console.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout log4j.appender.console.layout.ConversionPattern=%-5p %c{1} - %m%n