[LOG4J2-3035] Refresh the Stale reference of Log File once the physical file is deleted by external process

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 2.13.3
• Component/s: Plugins
• Flags: Patch
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Nishit k Ghosh
• Created: 02/Mar/21 02:46
• Updated: 14/Sep/22 18:08

Description

Let's assume that an external process deletes the physical log file while a logger is being used by an application.

In that case the application and the Logger would not know that the physical file doesn't exist. In memory the outputstream reference will remain active and logger will keep on writing into nowhere. Unless the application or container is redeployed / restarted.