diff --git a/src/java/DmWebPortal/src/java/dm.portal.properties b/src/java/DmWebPortal/src/java/dm.portal.properties
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+# 'USERNAME' string will be replaced by the actual username
+dm.portal.ldapUrl=ldaps://phoebusldap.aps.anl.gov:636
+dm.portal.ldapDnString=uid=USERNAME,ou=people,o=aps.anl.gov,dc=aps,dc=anl,dc=gov
diff --git a/src/java/DmWebPortal/src/java/log4j.properties b/src/java/DmWebPortal/src/java/log4j.properties
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+# Root logger option
+log4j.rootCategory=ERROR,stdout
+ 
+# Direct log messages to stdout
+log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
+#log4j.appender.stdout.Target=System.out
+log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss,SSS} %-5p %c{1} [%t]: %m%n
+
+# Log levels
+log4j.category.gov.anl.aps.dm=DEBUG