What should be the logging level while logging exceptions ?

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Q1. What should be the logging level while logging exceptions ?

Ans. It depends on how severe the exception is. If the exception is completely unexpected and breaks the request, It should be logged as ERROR or FATAL. If it's not expected but we can live with it and the application request continue in-spite of it, It should be WARN. If it's expected , it can be just INFO.

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