log4j configuration via JVM argument(s)?

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Do you have a log4j configuration file ? Just reference it using 

-Dlog4j.configuration={path to file}

where {path to file} should be prefixed with file:

Edit: If you are working with log4j2, you need to use

-Dlog4j.configurationFile={path to file}

Taken from answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/34001970/552525

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