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[jira] [Commented] (KARAF-1748) Karaf startup fails with NullPointerException when logfile can't be written

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Christoph Läubrich commented on KARAF-1748:
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The exact version is 2.2.8, I think I have seen this before on a 2.2.7 as well.
                
> Karaf startup fails with NullPointerException when logfile can't be written
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: KARAF-1748
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KARAF-1748
>             Project: Karaf
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: karaf-core
>    Affects Versions: 2.2.9, 2.3.0, 3.0.0
>            Reporter: Christoph Läubrich
>            Priority: Minor
>
> The karaf startup fails with a NullPointerException when the logifle can't be accessed:
> java.io.FileNotFoundException: /opt/karaf/data/log/karaf.log (Permission denied)
>         at java.io.FileOutputStream.openAppend(Native Method)
>         at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:177)
>         at org.apache.karaf.main.BootstrapLogManager$SimpleFileHandler.open(BootstrapLogManager.java:115)
>         at org.apache.karaf.main.BootstrapLogManager$SimpleFileHandler.<init>(BootstrapLogManager.java:104)
>         at org.apache.karaf.main.BootstrapLogManager.getDefaultHandler(BootstrapLogManager.java:83)
>         at org.apache.karaf.main.Main.launch(Main.java:234)
>         at org.apache.karaf.main.Main.main(Main.java:429)
> Could not create framework: java.lang.NullPointerException
> java.lang.NullPointerException
>         at java.util.logging.Logger.addHandler(Logger.java:1185)
>         at org.apache.karaf.main.Main.launch(Main.java:234)
>         at org.apache.karaf.main.Main.main(Main.java:429)
> This should be changed to: Output a meaningfull message e.g. "Karaf can't startup, make sure the logifle can be accessed and written by the user starting Karaf",
> OR
> try to allocate a logfile with a different name.

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