Log4net - how to disable creation of empty log file on app start

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Published on 2010-03-28T15:26:43Z Indexed on 2010/03/28 15:33 UTC
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Hi,

I have configured log4net in my app successfully but one thing is a little bit annoying for me. The log file is created (empty) after my app start even if no error occurs. I would like to log file be created only after some error.

Greetz!

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