[LOG4J2-1205] RollingFileAppender logs first log to old dated file

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 2.2
• Component/s: Appenders

Environment

The issue can be recreated in both Windows 7 and AIX.

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Taisuke Tashiro
• Created: 25/Nov/15 10:04
• Updated: 09/Dec/15 01:56

Description

When empty log file (0 byte) with old time stamp exists, RollingFileAppender logs first log to the rolled file.

For example, when given the following configuration,

<RollingFile
    name="RollingFile"
    fileName="rolling.log"
    filePattern="rolling.log.%d{yyyyMMdd}">
        <PatternLayout pattern="%d{yyyy-MM-dd} %msg%n" />
</RollingFile>

and empty rolling.log file exists with time stamp 2015-11-01, after logging two log records (say today) result as followings.

rolling.log.20151101

2015-11-25 FIRST LOG

rolling.log

2015-11-25 SECOND LOG

Both record should be logged in rolling.log file and no dated file created.