I would like to switch off the logging in the console which happens during the run. I have tried adding log4j.rootCategory=OFF in log4j.properties inside the "resources" folder. I have also seen some answers asking to move log4j.properties inside the "src" folder if the config is not picking up during the run. I have tried all possible workarounds.
Even if any direct java solution is available to switch off "INFO c.q.q.a.ui.WebDriverCommandLogger - command:" into console will be also helpful.
log4j.properties:
log4j.rootCategory=OFF
log4j.appender.console.Follow=true
#log4j.logger.com.qmetry.qaf=CONSOLE, LOGFILE
# Set the enterprise logger category to FATAL and its only appender to CONSOLE.
log4j.logger.org.apache.axis.enterprise=FATAL, CONSOLE
# CONSOLE is set to be a ConsoleAppender using a PatternLayout.
log4j.appender.CONSOLE=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
log4j.appender.CONSOLE.Threshold=INFO
#log4j.appender.CONSOLE.Follow=true
log4j.appender.CONSOLE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.CONSOLE.layout.ConversionPattern=[%c{1}] - %m%n
# LOGFILE is set to be a File appender using a PatternLayout.
log4j.appender.LOGFILE=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
log4j.appender.LOGFILE.File=${outputDir}/isfw.log
log4j.appender.LOGFILE.Append=true
log4j.appender.LOGFILE.Threshold=DEBUG
log4j.appender.LOGFILE.Follow=true
log4j.appender.LOGFILE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.LOGFILE.layout.ConversionPattern=[%t] %d{HH:mm:ss,SSS} %-5p [%c] %m%n
#%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
log4j.logger.com.qmetry.qaf.automation.integration=resultUpdationLog
# LOGFILE is set to be a File appender using a PatternLayout.
log4j.appender.resultUpdationLog=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
log4j.appender.resultUpdationLog.File=resultUpdation.log
log4j.appender.resultUpdationLog.Append=true
log4j.appender.resultUpdationLog.Threshold=INFO
log4j.appender.resultUpdationLog.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.resultUpdationLog.layout.ConversionPattern=%-6r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
log4j.additivity.com.qmetry.qaf.automation.step=false
log4j.logger.com.qmetry.qaf.automation.step=DEBUG, SCENARIOLOGFILE
log4j.appender.SCENARIOLOGFILE=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.SCENARIOLOGFILE.File=${outputDir}/scenario.log
log4j.appender.SCENARIOLOGFILE.Append=true
log4j.appender.SCENARIOLOGFILE.Threshold=DEBUG
log4j.appender.SCENARIOLOGFILE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.SCENARIOLOGFILE.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{HH:mm:ss} %m%n
log4j.logger.com.qmetry.qaf.automation.ws=DEBUG, file
log4j.appender.file=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.file.file=${outputDir}/ws.log
log4j.appender.file.MaxFileSize=1GB
log4j.appender.file.MaxBackupIndex=10
log4j.appender.file.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.file.layout.conversionPattern=%d{[dd.MM.yyyy] [HH:mm:ss]} %p [%t] %c (%F:%L) - %m%n
Maven - pom.xml
<project
xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.qmetry</groupId>
<artifactId>qaf-blank-project-maven</artifactId>
<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<packaging>jar</packaging>
<name>qaf-blank-project-maven</name>
<url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
<properties>
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
<testSuiteFile>config/testrun_config.xml</testSuiteFile>
<sourceVersion>1.8</sourceVersion>
<targetVersion>1.8</targetVersion>
<qaf.version>3.0.0</qaf.version>
<qaf-support-ws.version>3.0.0</qaf-support-ws.version>
<selenium.version>3.141.59</selenium.version>
<test.results.dir>test-results</test.results.dir>
<run.time>${maven.build.timestamp}</run.time>
<lib.dir>${project.basedir}/lib</lib.dir>
<resource.dir>${project.basedir}/resources</resource.dir>
<output.dir>${test.results.dir}/${run.time}</output.dir>
<maven.build.timestamp.format>dd_MMM_yyyy_hh_mm_aa</maven.build.timestamp.format>
<testng.report.title>IQe - Rapid Test Report</testng.report.title>
</properties>
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>qaf</id>
<url>https://qmetry.github.io/qaf/dist</url>
</repository>
<repository>
<id>jai</id>
<url>https://repository.jboss.org/nexus/content/repositories/thirdparty-releases</url>
</repository>
</repositories>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.seleniumhq.selenium</groupId>
<artifactId>selenium-java</artifactId>
<version>${selenium.version}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.qmetry</groupId>
<artifactId>qaf</artifactId>
<version>${qaf.version}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.qmetry</groupId>
<artifactId>qaf-support</artifactId>
<version>${qaf.version}</version>
<exclusions>
<exclusion>
<groupId>com.qmetry</groupId>
<artifactId>qaf</artifactId>
</exclusion>
</exclusions>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.qmetry</groupId>
<artifactId>qaf-support-ws</artifactId>
<version>${qaf-support-ws.version}</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<compilerVersion>${sourceVersion}</compilerVersion>
<source>${sourceVersion}</source>
<target>${targetVersion}</target>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>aspectj-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.8</version>
<configuration>
<source>${sourceVersion}</source>
<target>${targetVersion}</target>
<showWeaveInfo>true</showWeaveInfo>
<complianceLevel>${sourceVersion}</complianceLevel>
<aspectLibraries>
<aspectLibrary>
<groupId>com.qmetry</groupId>
<artifactId>qaf</artifactId>
</aspectLibrary>
</aspectLibraries>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.9</version>
<configuration>
<suiteXmlFiles>
<suiteXmlFile>${testSuiteFile}</suiteXmlFile>
</suiteXmlFiles>
<reportsDirectory>${test.results.dir}/${run.time}</reportsDirectory>
<systemPropertyVariables>
<org.uncommons.reportng.xml-dialect>testng</org.uncommons.reportng.xml-dialect>
<org.uncommons.reportng.escape-output>false</org.uncommons.reportng.escape-output>
<log4j.configuration>file:///${resource.dir}/log4j.properties</log4j.configuration>
<outputDir>${output.dir}</outputDir>
<test.results.dir>${output.dir}/html</test.results.dir>
<json.report.root.dir>${test.results.dir}</json.report.root.dir>
<json.report.dir>${output.dir}/json</json.report.dir>
<selenium.screenshots.dir>${output.dir}/img</selenium.screenshots.dir>
<selenium.screenshots.relative.path>../img</selenium.screenshots.relative.path>
</systemPropertyVariables>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
<pluginManagement>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
<artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0</version>
<configuration>
<lifecycleMappingMetadata>
<pluginExecutions>
<pluginExecution>
<pluginExecutionFilter>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>aspectj-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<versionRange>[1.0,)</versionRange>
<goals>
<goal>test-compile</goal>
<goal>compile</goal>
</goals>
</pluginExecutionFilter>
<action>
<execute />
</action>
</pluginExecution>
</pluginExecutions>
</lifecycleMappingMetadata>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</pluginManagement>
</build>
</project>
As mentioned by @user861594 I have added the below dependency to pom.xml. After adding the below dependency "Log4j.properties" inside the "resources" folder started working.
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
<artifactId>log4j-slf4j-impl</artifactId>
<version>2.14.1</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>