I am trying to use log4Net with Asp.net MVC and I cannot get anything to happen with it. i created a config that is in my web project root.

Here is that config file.

<log4net>
<root>
<level value="INFO" />
<appender-ref ref="RollingLogFileAppender"/>

</root>
<appender name="RollingFileAppender" type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender">
<file value="C:\DWSApplicationFiles\AppLogs\app.log" />
<appendToFile value="true" />
<rollingStyle value="Size" />
<maxSizeRollBackups value="10" />
<maximumFileSize value="100KB" />
<staticLogFileName value="true" />
<layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
  <conversionPattern value="%d [%t]%-5p %c [%x] - %m%n" />

</layout>



   </appender>
<appender name="RollingLogFileAppender" type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender">
<file value="C:\DWSApplicationFiles\AppLogs\app.log" />
<appendToFile value="false" />
<datePattern value="-dddd" />
<rollingStyle value="Date" />
<layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
  <conversionPattern value="%d [%t]%-5p %c [%x] - %m%n" />

</layout>

</appender>

</log4net>

Before I am asked, yes the application has permissions to write to the directory. I use have tested this and the application has permissions to this directoy.

here is where I am trying to use log4net.

  public class HomeController : Controller
  {
         readonly log4net.ILog log = log4net.LogManager.GetLogger(System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
        public ActionResult Index()
    {
        log.Error("In Index  ");
         return View();
    }


  }

when I run the appliction and go to this controller. Log4net does nothing. it doesn't create the files in that directory or anything.

I have enabled internal debugging for lognet and I get no output errors in the console. This is all i see from log4net

log4net: log4net assembly [log4net, Version=1.2.10.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=1b44e1d426115821]. Loaded from [C:\Users\twaldron.BULLFROGSPAS\AppData\Local\Temp\Temporary ASP.NET Files\root\7642c99a\60feb7f2\assembly\dl3\17247033\008dfd6d_e2d0ca01\log4net.DLL]. (.NET Runtime [2.0.50727.4952] on Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7600.0)

log4net: DefaultRepositorySelector: defaultRepositoryType [log4net.Repository.Hierarchy.Hierarchy]

log4net: DefaultRepositorySelector: Creating repository for assembly [Bullfrog.DWS.Web, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null]

log4net: DefaultRepositorySelector: Assembly [Bullfrog.DWS.Web, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null] Loaded From [C:\Users\twaldron.BULLFROGSPAS\AppData\Local\Temp\Temporary ASP.NET Files\root\7642c99a\60feb7f2\assembly\dl3\2960c79f\b876bb2d_aca7cb01\Bullfrog.DWS.Web.DLL]

log4net: DefaultRepositorySelector: Assembly [Bullfrog.DWS.Web, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null] does not have a RepositoryAttribute specified.

log4net: DefaultRepositorySelector: Assembly [Bullfrog.DWS.Web, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null] using repository [log4net-default-repository] and repository type [log4net.Repository.Hierarchy.Hierarchy]

log4net: DefaultRepositorySelector: Creating repository [log4net-default-repository] using type [log4net.Repository.Hierarchy.Hierarchy] 'WebDev.WebServer20.EXE' (Managed (v2.0.50727)): Loaded 'Anonymously Hosted DynamicMethods Assembly'