# define the console appender
log4j.appender.stdout = org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
log4j.appender.stdout.Target = System.out
log4j.appender.stdout.Threshold = info
log4j.appender.stdout.layout = org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern = %m%n

# now map our console appender as a root logger, means all log messages will go to this appender
log4j.rootLogger = debug, stdout