Use same logging configuration approach as with runner.

org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager/build.gradle

@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.io:[2.5.0,3)'
     implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.http:[3.1.0,4)'
     implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.util:[1.28.0,2)'
+    
+    implementation project(':org.jdrupes.vmoperator.util')
+    
+    implementation 'commons-cli:commons-cli:1.5.0'
 }
 
 application {

org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager/logging.properties

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
-# Ad Hoc Polling Application
-# Copyright (C) 2018  Michael N. Lipp
+# VM-Operator
+# Copyright (C) 2023 Michael N. Lipp
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it 
 # under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by 
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
 # with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
-
 handlers=java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler
 
 org.jgrapes.level=FINE
 org.jgrapes.core.handlerTracking.level=FINER
 
+org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager.level=FINE
 
 java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level=ALL
 java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.formatter=java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter
-java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter.format=%1$tY-%1$tm-%1$td %5$s%6$s%n
+java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter.format=%1$tb %1$td %1$tT %4$s %5$s%6$s%n

org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/manager/Manager.java

@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 package org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.util.logging.LogManager;
+import org.jdrupes.vmoperator.util.FsdUtils;
 import org.jgrapes.core.Channel;
 import org.jgrapes.core.Component;
 import org.jgrapes.core.Components;
@@ -29,6 +33,7 @@ import org.jgrapes.io.NioDispatcher;
 
 public class Manager extends Component {
 
+    public static final String APP_NAME = "vmoperator";
     private static Manager app;
 
     public Manager() throws IOException {
@@ -51,6 +56,22 @@ public class Manager extends Component {
         System.out.println("(Done.)");
     }
 
+    static {
+        try {
+            InputStream props;
+            var path = FsdUtils.findConfigFile(Manager.APP_NAME,
+                "logging.properties");
+            if (path.isPresent()) {
+                props = Files.newInputStream(path.get());
+            } else {
+                props = Manager.class.getResourceAsStream("logging.properties");
+            }
+            LogManager.getLogManager().readConfiguration(props);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace(); // NOPMD
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * The main method.
      *