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[jira] [Updated] (LOG4J2-2602) Same file is overwritten on rollover which causes logs loss

     [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-2602?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Vitaliy MAtuzko updated LOG4J2-2602:
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    Description: 
In our log4j configuration we use SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy and DefaultRolloverStrategy(max>1) :

{code:xml}

 <Appenders>
 <RollingRandomAccessFile name="file" fileName="log/server.log"
 filePattern="log/server-%d\{yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH-mm-ss}.log.gz">
 <PatternLayout>
 <pattern>%level\{length=1} %date\{MMdd-HHmm:ss,SSS} %logger\{1.} %message %X
 [%thread]%n
 </pattern>
 </PatternLayout>
 <Policies>
 <OnStartupTriggeringPolicy/>
 <SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy size="10 MB"/>
 </Policies>
 <DefaultRolloverStrategy max="2000"/>
 </RollingRandomAccessFile>
 </Appenders>

{code}

 

After upgrading to log4j-core 2.11.2 we have noticed that after rollover insttead of creating new files same file gets overwritten.

Looks like the issue is that

org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.*PatternProcessor*#formatFileName gives same filename for rollover, and the difference between *2.11.1* version is that field "prevFileTime" never reseted after first time*:*

*2.11.2 org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.PatternProcessor#updateTime*

{code:java}

public void updateTime() {
 if (nextFileTime != 0) {
 prevFileTime = nextFileTime;
}
 }

{code}

 

it was always reseted in 2.11.1

*2.11.1 org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.PatternProcessor#updateTime*

{code:java}

public void updateTime() {
 prevFileTime = nextFileTime;
}

{code}

 

so the same time(*prevFileTime*) will be always used to form the filename for rollover

*org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.PatternProcessor#formatFileName(org.apache.logging.log4j.core.lookup.StrSubstitutor, java.lang.StringBuilder, boolean, java.lang.Object)*

{code:java}

final long time = useCurrentTime ? currentFileTime != 0 ? currentFileTime : System.currentTimeMillis() :
 prevFileTime != 0 ? prevFileTime : System.currentTimeMillis();

{code}

 

  was:
In our log4j configuration we use SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy and DefaultRolloverStrategy(max>1) :

{{{code:xml} }}

 <Appenders>
 <RollingRandomAccessFile name="file" fileName="log/server.log"
 filePattern="log/server-%d\{yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH-mm-ss}.log.gz">
 <PatternLayout>
 <pattern>%level\{length=1} %date\{MMdd-HHmm:ss,SSS} %logger\{1.} %message %X
 [%thread]%n
 </pattern>
 </PatternLayout>
 <Policies>
 <OnStartupTriggeringPolicy/>
 <SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy size="10 MB"/>
 </Policies>
 <DefaultRolloverStrategy max="2000"/>
 </RollingRandomAccessFile>
 </Appenders>

{{{code}}}

 

After upgrading to log4j-core 2.11.2 we have noticed that after rollover insttead of creating new files same file gets overwritten.

Looks like the issue is that

org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.*PatternProcessor*#formatFileName gives same filename for rollover, and the difference between *2.11.1* version is that field "prevFileTime" never reseted after first time*:*

*2.11.2 org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.PatternProcessor#updateTime*

{code:java}

public void updateTime() {
 if (nextFileTime != 0) {
 prevFileTime = nextFileTime;
}
 }

{code}

 

it was always reseted in 2.11.1

*2.11.1 org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.PatternProcessor#updateTime*

{code:java}

public void updateTime() {
 prevFileTime = nextFileTime;
}

{code}

 

so the same time(*prevFileTime*) will be always used to form the filename for rollover

*org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.PatternProcessor#formatFileName(org.apache.logging.log4j.core.lookup.StrSubstitutor, java.lang.StringBuilder, boolean, java.lang.Object)*

{code:java}

final long time = useCurrentTime ? currentFileTime != 0 ? currentFileTime : System.currentTimeMillis() :
 prevFileTime != 0 ? prevFileTime : System.currentTimeMillis();

{code}

 


> Same file is overwritten on rollover which causes logs loss
> -----------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: LOG4J2-2602
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-2602
>             Project: Log4j 2
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: Appenders
>    Affects Versions: 2.11.2
>            Reporter: Vitaliy MAtuzko
>            Priority: Major
>
> In our log4j configuration we use SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy and DefaultRolloverStrategy(max>1) :
> {code:xml}
>  <Appenders>
>  <RollingRandomAccessFile name="file" fileName="log/server.log"
>  filePattern="log/server-%d\{yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH-mm-ss}.log.gz">
>  <PatternLayout>
>  <pattern>%level\{length=1} %date\{MMdd-HHmm:ss,SSS} %logger\{1.} %message %X
>  [%thread]%n
>  </pattern>
>  </PatternLayout>
>  <Policies>
>  <OnStartupTriggeringPolicy/>
>  <SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy size="10 MB"/>
>  </Policies>
>  <DefaultRolloverStrategy max="2000"/>
>  </RollingRandomAccessFile>
>  </Appenders>
> {code}
>  
> After upgrading to log4j-core 2.11.2 we have noticed that after rollover insttead of creating new files same file gets overwritten.
> Looks like the issue is that
> org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.*PatternProcessor*#formatFileName gives same filename for rollover, and the difference between *2.11.1* version is that field "prevFileTime" never reseted after first time*:*
> *2.11.2 org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.PatternProcessor#updateTime*
> {code:java}
> public void updateTime() {
>  if (nextFileTime != 0) {
>  prevFileTime = nextFileTime;
> }
>  }
> {code}
>  
> it was always reseted in 2.11.1
> *2.11.1 org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.PatternProcessor#updateTime*
> {code:java}
> public void updateTime() {
>  prevFileTime = nextFileTime;
> }
> {code}
>  
> so the same time(*prevFileTime*) will be always used to form the filename for rollover
> *org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.PatternProcessor#formatFileName(org.apache.logging.log4j.core.lookup.StrSubstitutor, java.lang.StringBuilder, boolean, java.lang.Object)*
> {code:java}
> final long time = useCurrentTime ? currentFileTime != 0 ? currentFileTime : System.currentTimeMillis() :
>  prevFileTime != 0 ? prevFileTime : System.currentTimeMillis();
> {code}
>  



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