[LOG4J2-904] RollingFile appender doesn't zip and create new files

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.1
• Fix Version/s: 2.6.2
• Component/s: Appenders

Environment

Windows 7

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Stephen A. Weinfield
• Created: 22/Nov/14 17:27
• Updated: 15/Oct/18 09:02
• Resolved: 04/Jul/16 19:38

Description

Using TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy, with a filePattern of f:/Log4J/$${date:yyyy-MM}/IIB-%d{MM-dd-yyyy}-%i.log.zip and a fileName of f:/Log4J/IIB.log:

on date change, directory is created but filename is not zipped. Also old file is not cleared out, but just appended to.
Log4j2.xml:

<Configuration status = "warn" name = "Log4j2_Configuration" monitorInterval = "60" packages = "">
    <Appenders>
        <RollingFile name = "RollingFile" fileName = "f:/Log4J/IIB.log" filePattern = "f:/Log4J/$${date:yyyy-MM}/IIB-%d{MM-dd-yyyy}-%i.log.zip" >
            <PatternLayout>
                <Pattern>%d %p %c{1} %m%n%n</Pattern>
            </PatternLayout>
            <Policies>
                <TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy interval = "1" modulate = "true"/>
            </Policies>
            <DefaultRolloverStrategy fileIndex = "min" max = "7" compressionLevel = "5"/>
        </RollingFile>
    </Appenders>
    <Loggers>
        <Root level = "trace">
            <AppenderRef ref = "RollingFile" level = "warn"/>
        </Root>
    </Loggers>
</Configuration>