OpenEJB Logger configuration when running tests from TestNG in Intellij IDEA

I have a problem configuring the logs output when running tests from IntelliJ.

Every change I make does not seem to have an effect.

I run the test using @Module annotation via ApplicationComposer.

    @Listeners(ApplicationComposerListener.class)
    public class TestLogs {

        private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getInstance(LogCategory.OPENEJB, TestLogs.class);

        @Module
        @Classes(cdi=true,value = {
        })
        public EjbModule ejbModule() throws Exception {
            EjbModule ejbModule = new EjbModule(new EjbJar());
            System.setProperty("openejb.home", "../../../build/ejbhome");
            System.setProperty("openejb.deployments.classpath.include",".*(my_app).*");
            System.setProperty("ejb.jndi.name.app", getClass().getSimpleName());
            System.setProperty("ejb.jndi.name.module", ejbModule.getModuleId());
            System.setProperty("log4j.category.OpenEJB","off");
            return ejbModule;
        }


        @Test
        public void testLog_LoggingIsOff() {
            LOGGER.info("*********************************************************");
        }
    }

When I run the test, the log line with wildcards gets printed in the console, though I set up configuration that should have turned the logs off for OpenEJB category.

EDIT

The solution that did work:

1. Provide the following settings In the VM options on the JDK settings tab in the Debug/Run configuration (and not in the @JvmParams annotation, as it is loaded after the JuliLogStreamFactory)

   -Djava.util.logging.config.file=path\to\\file.logging.properties
   

2. Provide the relevant file handlers in the config file

   handlers = org.apache.openejb.log.FileHandler, java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler
   .level = INFO
   
   org.apache.openejb.log.FileHandler.level = FINE
   org.apache.openejb.log.FileHandler.directory = logs
   org.apache.openejb.log.FileHandler.prefix = my_tests_log.
   org.apache.openejb.log.FileHandler.formatter = java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter
   
   
   java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level = SEVERE
   java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.formatter = java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter
   
   java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter.format = %1$tY-%1$tm-%1$td %1$tH:%1$tM:%1$tS.%1$tL %4$s [location: %2$s] %5$s%6$s%n
   

Not working stuff:

Ways I tried to turn off the logging:

1. System.setProperty("log4j.category.OpenEJB","off");
2. All convolutions of upper/lower case in the previous statement
3. Setting Environment variables in IntelliJ Run/Debug configurations

4. Putting the following file embedded.logging.properties to ../../../build/ejbhome:

   log4j.rootLogger           = fatal,C
   log4j.category.OpenEJB         = off
   log4j.category.OpenEJB.server      = info
   log4j.category.OpenEJB.startup     = info
   log4j.category.OpenEJB.startup.service = warn
   log4j.category.OpenEJB.startup.config = info
   log4j.category.OpenEJB.hsql    = info
   log4j.category.CORBA-Adapter       = info
   log4j.category.Transaction     = warn
   log4j.category.org.apache.activemq = error
   log4j.category.org.apache.geronimo = error
   log4j.category.openjpa         = error
   
   log4j.appender.C           = org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
   log4j.appender.C.layout        = org.apache.log4j.SimpleLayout
   

5. Putting the same file with the name log4j.embedded.logging.properties to ../../../build/ejbhome

6. Putting the same file with the name jndi.properties to ../../../build/ejbhome
7. Putting these 3 files to the module dir/conf
8. Setting IntelliJ classpath to the directory above with Project Structure -> Dependencies

Neither way has any effect on the line output.