Index: core/logging/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/server/logging/LogManagerService.java
===================================================================
--- core/logging/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/server/logging/LogManagerService.java	(revision 52339)
+++ core/logging/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/server/logging/LogManagerService.java	(working copy)
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@
     String recordFieldSeparator;
     String recordDateFormat;
 
+    Vector<Logger> loggerReference = new Vector<Logger>();
+
     /*
         Returns properties based on the DAS/Cluster/Instance
       */
@@ -182,7 +184,6 @@
         } else {
             props = loggingConfig.getLoggingProperties();
         }
-
         return props;
     }
 
@@ -431,6 +432,7 @@
                         try {
 
                             Map<String, String> props = getLoggingProperties();
+                            loggerReference = new Vector<Logger>();
                             if (props == null)
                                 return;
                             Set<String> keys = props.keySet();
@@ -438,8 +440,10 @@
                                 if (a.endsWith(".level")) {
                                     String n = a.substring(0, a.lastIndexOf(".level"));
                                     Level l = Level.parse(props.get(a));
-                                    if (logMgr.getLogger(n) != null) {
-                                        logMgr.getLogger(n).setLevel(l);
+                                    Logger appLogger = logMgr.getLogger(n);
+                                    if (appLogger != null) {
+                                        appLogger.setLevel(l);
+                                        loggerReference.add(appLogger);
                                     } else if (gfHandlers.containsKey(n)) {
                                         // check if this is one of our handlers
                                         Handler h = (Handler) gfHandlers.get(n);
Index: common/common-util/src/main/java/com/sun/common/util/logging/LoggingConfigImpl.java
===================================================================
--- common/common-util/src/main/java/com/sun/common/util/logging/LoggingConfigImpl.java	(revision 52339)
+++ common/common-util/src/main/java/com/sun/common/util/logging/LoggingConfigImpl.java	(working copy)
@@ -287,9 +287,22 @@
                     setWebLoggers(e.getValue());
                 }
 
+                if (property == null) {
+                    property = (String) props.setProperty(key, e.getValue());
+                }
+
                 //build Map of entries to return
                 m.put(key, property);
-
+                String loggerName = key.substring(0, key.lastIndexOf("."));
+                Logger existing = LogManager.getLogManager().getLogger(loggerName);
+                if (existing == null) {
+                    Logger newLogger = new Logger(loggerName, null) {
+                    };
+                    newLogger.setLevel(Level.parse(property));
+                    synchronized (Logger.class) {
+                        LogManager.getLogManager().addLogger(newLogger);
+                    }
+                }
             }
             closePropFile();
 
@@ -329,9 +342,22 @@
                     setWebLoggers(e.getValue());
                 }
 
+                if (property == null) {
+                    property = (String) props.setProperty(key, e.getValue());
+                }
+
                 //build Map of entries to return
                 m.put(key, property);
-
+                String loggerName = key.substring(0, key.lastIndexOf("."));
+                Logger existing = LogManager.getLogManager().getLogger(loggerName);
+                if (existing == null) {
+                    Logger newLogger = new Logger(loggerName, null) {
+                    };
+                    newLogger.setLevel(Level.parse(property));
+                    synchronized (Logger.class) {
+                        LogManager.getLogManager().addLogger(newLogger);
+                    }
+                }
             }
             closePropFile();
 
@@ -499,8 +525,7 @@
 
             //close the ZipOutputStream
             zout.close();
-        }
-        catch (IOException ioe) {
+        } catch (IOException ioe) {
             Logger.getAnonymousLogger().log(Level.SEVERE, "Error while creating zip file :", ioe);
             throw ioe;
         }
@@ -567,8 +592,7 @@
                 fin.close();
 
                 zipDone = true;
-            }
-            catch (IOException ioe) {
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
                 Logger.getAnonymousLogger().log(Level.SEVERE, "Error while creating zip file :", ioe);
                 throw ioe;
             }