Sometimes, it is necessary to gather additional logging information in the portal.log. This can be accomplished through the Liferay Control Panel.
These changes can be made on the fly without restarting wasp, however it may still be necessary to restart wasp if we are troubleshooting something that occurs during the startup phase.
Once troubleshooting has been completed, it is advisable to set the loglevel back to ERROR.
Environment
Release: Component: CAUIM
Resolution
Accessing the Logging Facilities In order to access and modify the logging levels you will need to use the Liferay Control Panel.
Log into Liferay
Click Go to in the Liferay toolbar
Click Control Panel
Click Server Administration from the left hand menu
Click the Log Levels button
Here you will see a list of various logging facilities that exist by default in Liferay.
Increasing Logging for Specific Categories General Liferay Logging