You don't need a separate log4j.properties and you don't need to edit the system log4j.properties. Make sure you use the correct mode (FATAL,..,DEBUG) while logging and change the log level at Administration > System > Logging and Profiling to change loge level at run time. To persist those changes across restarts, you will have to edit system log4j.properties.
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