--- /dev/null
+### ************ APPENDER ***********************************###
+
+### direct log messages to stdout ###
+log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
+log4j.appender.stdout.Target=System.out
+log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ABSOLUTE} %5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n
+
+### direct messages to file hibernate.log ###
+log4j.appender.file=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
+log4j.appender.file.File=taxeditor.log
+log4j.appender.file.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.file.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ABSOLUTE} %5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n
+
+### ************* LOG LEVELS *********************************###
+
+### set log levels - for more verbose logging change 'info' to 'debug' ###
+### levels: error, warn, debug, info
+log4j.rootLogger=WARN, stdout
+
+### set directory-specific levels below
+
+### basic level for editor directory
+log4j.logger.eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.editor = INFO, stdout
+
+log4j.logger.eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.editor.handler = INFO, stdout
+
+### log level for conversation handler
+#log4j.logger.eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.application = DEBUG, stdout