[LOG4J2-2663] Can't configure a logger off in yaml

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Not A Bug
• Affects Version/s: 2.11.1
• Component/s: Configurators
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Som Snytt
• Created: 23/Jul/19 23:36
• Updated: 24/Jul/19 22:22
• Resolved: 24/Jul/19 17:26

Description

Yaml config of the form:

configuration:
  status: off

results in:

2019-07-23 16:06:15,778 main ERROR Invalid status level specified: false. Defaulting to ERROR.

and trying to turn off an ordinary logger:

- name: com.acme.noise
  level: off
  additivity: false

results in:

2019-07-23 16:18:29,534 main WARN Error while converting string [false] to type [class org.apache.logging.log4j.Level]. Using default value [null]. java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unknown level constant [FALSE].

 

Issue Links

• relates to: LOG4J2-2540 Incomplete enumeration of logging levels