[LOG4J2-3436] Log4j 2 syslogAppender prints localhost.localdomain instead of actual hostname

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Component/s: Appenders, Log4j 1.2 bridge

Environment

Using log4j 2 bridge API: snapshot version of 2.17.3 log4j-1.2-api-2.17.3.jar 

• Assignee: Piotr Karwasz
• Reporter: Ragini Gawande
• Created: 15/Mar/22 18:19
• Updated: 04/Apr/22 08:05
• Resolved: 24/Mar/22 13:55

Description

We are trying to use syslogAppender for our logging but in the logs its prints localhost.localdomain instead of actual hostname

<13>Mar 14 22:33:41 localhost.localdomain Main[6133] +05:30 2022 572 1 com.test.common.logging.Test |  FINE#com.test.common.logging.Level - Can print FINE
<13>Mar 14 22:33:41 localhost.localdomain Main[6133] +05:30 2022 572 1 com.test.common.logging.Test |  INFO#com.test.common.logging.Level - Can print Info

 

Here we are using snapshot version of log4j 2.17.3

This issue was not seen when using log4j 2.17.1

 

Additional info:

JDK 1.8

-Dlog4j1.compatibility=true

Issue Links

• duplicates: LOG4J2-3359 Facility and priority missing in Syslog message when Syslog log appender and pattern layout is used with log4j1-2 bridge API