LMS3.2.1 - should my custom log rotation settings override log4j properties?

For LMS 3.2.1 on Windows, I have configured log rotation settings for dcmaservice.log but the settings are ineffective, even after stop/start CW daemon manager. Other posts on this forum state that dcmaservice.log rotation is managed by log4j but can also be configured in logrot. Is this incorrect or have I encountered a bug in logrot?

Gaganjeet,
I'd like definitive answers to the following questions before continuing down this path.
1) does log4j subsystem manage dcmaservice.log?
2) if so, is there a log4j properties file for dcmaservice which can be edited to change log file size and number of versions to keep (eg. see the forum entry https://supportforums.cisco.com/message/664225#664225 re license.log)?
3) can Common Services user-configurable log rotation override the parameters for logs managed by log4j subsystem?
Thanks.

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