Pesky "Error processing element CasAppender"

[Harry M]

Would anyone be able to provide pointers with regards to the pesky Error processing element CasAppender" (full error log in italics below). 

As far as I can determine the properties and permissions are set appropriately (and files in the expected locations).

Any pointers where to debug further?

Details:

cas.version=6.5.2

/etc/cas/config/log4j2.xml:

<Property name="baseDir">/var/log/cas</Property>

Permissions have been set for above path.

2022-04-05 16:19:59,871 localhost-startStop-1 ERROR Error processing element CasAppender ([Appenders: null]): CLASS_NOT_FOUND
2022-04-05 16:19:59,877 localhost-startStop-1 ERROR Error processing element CasAppender ([Appenders: null]): CLASS_NOT_FOUND
2022-04-05 16:19:59,877 localhost-startStop-1 ERROR Error processing element CasAppender ([Appenders: null]): CLASS_NOT_FOUND
2022-04-05 16:19:59,877 localhost-startStop-1 ERROR Error processing element CasAppender ([Appenders: null]): CLASS_NOT_FOUND
2022-04-05 16:20:00,403 localhost-startStop-1 ERROR Unable to locate appender "casFile" for logger config "root"
2022-04-05 16:20:00,403 localhost-startStop-1 ERROR Unable to locate appender "casConsole" for logger config "root"
2022-04-05 16:20:00,404 localhost-startStop-1 ERROR Unable to locate appender "casStackTraceFile" for logger config "root"
2022-04-05 16:20:00,404 localhost-startStop-1 ERROR Unable to locate appender "casConsole" for logger config "org.apereo.inspektr.audit.support"
2022-04-05 16:20:00,404 localhost-startStop-1 ERROR Unable to locate appender "casFile" for logger config "org.apereo.inspektr.audit.support"
2022-04-05 16:20:00,404 localhost-startStop-1 ERROR Unable to locate appender "casAudit" for logger config "org.apereo.inspektr.audit.support"

[Ray Bon]

Harry,

It looks like a config error in log4j2.xml. The log system is unable to find the definition for the CasAppenders; 'file' in the case of 'casFile'.

Perhaps there is a typo, have you modified this file?

Also, verify that cas is picking up the file in the location that you think it is.

To debug log4j2, https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/configuration.html#SystemProperties

pass -Dlog4j2.debug to the jvm on start.

Ray

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