Enabling EJB Debug/Trace logging in JBoss EAP 8 / 7 / 6

Environment

• Red Hat Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)
  • 8
  • 7
  • 6

Issue

Enabling EJB and security Debug/Trace logging in JBoss EAP 7 / 6

Resolution

In the JBoss EAP profile (standalone*.xml / domain.xml) logging subsystem, enable these categories as such:

                <logger category="org.jboss.ejb.client">
                    <level name="DEBUG"/>
                </logger>
                <logger category="org.wildfly.transaction.client">
                    <level name="DEBUG"/>
                </logger>
                <logger category="org.jboss.as.config">
                    <level name="DEBUG"/>
                </logger>
                <logger category="org.jboss.remoting.remote">
                    <level name="TRACE"/>
                </logger>
                <logger category="org.jboss.security">
                    <level name="ALL"/>
                </logger>
                <logger category="org.jboss.as.security">
                    <level name="ALL"/>
                </logger>
                <logger category="org.keycloak">
                    <level name="TRACE"/>
                </logger>
                <logger category="org.picketbox">
                    <level name="ALL"/>
                </logger>
                <logger category="org.wildfly.security">
                    <level name="ALL"/>
                </logger>
                <logger category="org.wildfly.elytron">
                    <level name="ALL"/>
                </logger>
                <logger category="org.jboss.remoting">
                    <level name="ALL"/>
                </logger>
                <logger category="org.jboss.sasl">
                    <level name="ALL"/>
                </logger>
                <logger category="org.jboss.ejb">
                    <level name="ALL"/>
                </logger>
                <logger category="org.jboss.as.ejb3">
                    <level name="ALL"/>
                </logger>
                <logger category="org.wildfly.discovery">
                    <level name="ALL"/>
                </logger>
                <logger category="org.wildfly.naming">
                    <level name="ALL"/>
                </logger>

The table below presents what enabling tracing exposes for each subsystem:

The levels of log are presented on the table below (and on the JBoss EAP 7 Configuration Guide):

Related Solution
Enabling security Debug/Trace logging in JBoss EAP 6 or 7

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