Log INFO vs Log DEBUG

Question

I am developing a large commercial program and keep confusing myself between what kind of information i want to log with Log INFO and Log DEBUG   Are there any standards or rules of thumb on what each type of log message contains

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Debug  fine-grained statements concerning program state  typically   used for debugging             Info  informational statements concerning program state    representing program events or behavior  tracking             Warn  statements that describe potentially harmful events or states   in the program             Error  statements that describe non-fatal errors in the application    this level is used quite often for logging handled exceptions             Fatal  statements representing the most severe of error conditions    assumedly resulting in program termination    Found on http   www beefycode com post Log4Net-Tutorial-pt-1-Getting-Started aspx

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I usually try to use it like this    DEBUG  Information interesting for Developers  when trying to debug a problem  INFO  Information interesting for Support staff trying to figure out the context of a given error WARN to FATAL  Problems and Errors depending on level of damage

User · Answer

Also remember that all info    error    and debug   logging calls provide internal documentation within any application

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