diff --git a/source/java/log4j.properties b/source/java/log4j.properties
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--- a/source/java/log4j.properties
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-### Set logging to console.
-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 %5p %c{1}:%m%n
-
-### Set log levels.
-log4j.rootLogger=warn, stdout
-log4j.logger.org.hibernate=error
-log4j.logger.org.alfresco.repo.avm=info
-log4j.logger.org.springframework=warn
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