java - log4j2 does not print messages fired in a thread -

i surprised log4j2 not print messages when executed in thread.

details

• log4j2 version 2.6.2
• debug , runtime affected
• two standard appenders (file, console)
• calls log.error("msg");, log.error("msg", e); or log.info("bad news", e);
• runs in separate thread , subsequent log calls not represented
• eclipse mars release (4.5.0)
• java jdk 1.8.0_51
• maven 3.x project launched out of eclipse
• win 7 (professional)

init

private static final logger log = logmanager.getlogger(mainprocess.class);

configuration

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <configuration xmlns="http://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.0/config" packages="xyz.my.appenders"> <appenders>     <file name="file" filename="logfile.log" append="true">         <patternlayout pattern="%d{yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.sss} [%t] [%p] %c{2} (%f:%l) - %m%n"/>     </file>     <console name="console" target="system_out">         <patternlayout pattern="%d{yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.sss} [%t] [%p] %c{2} (%f:%l) - %m%n"/>     </console>     <limitappender name="log-viewer" numberoflines="30">         <patternlayout pattern="%d{yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.sss} [%t] [%p] %c{2} (%f:%l) - %m%n"/>     </limitappender> </appenders> <loggers>     <logger name="xyz.my.application" level="debug"/>     <root level="debug">         <appenderref ref="console"/>         <appenderref ref="file"/>         <!-- <appenderref ref="log-viewer"/> -->     </root> </loggers> </configuration> 

trace of log4j2 (200 of 283 lines)

2016-07-20 09:42:14,396 main debug initializing configuration xmlconfiguration[location=c:\...\theproject\target\classes\log4j2.xml] 2016-07-20 09:42:14,409 main debug installed script engines 2016-07-20 09:42:15,040 main debug oracle nashorn version: 1.8.0_51, language: ecmascript, threading: not thread safe, compile: true, names: {nashorn, nashorn, js, js, javascript, javascript, ecmascript, ecmascript} 2016-07-20 09:42:15,115 main debug took 0.074225 seconds load 1 plugins package xyz.my.appenders 2016-07-20 09:42:15,115 main debug pluginmanager 'core' found 100 plugins 2016-07-20 09:42:15,116 main debug pluginmanager 'level' found 0 plugins 2016-07-20 09:42:15,119 main debug no scheduled items 2016-07-20 09:42:15,119 main debug pluginmanager 'lookup' found 13 plugins 2016-07-20 09:42:15,121 main debug building plugin[name=layout, class=org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.patternlayout]. 2016-07-20 09:42:15,132 main trace typeconverterregistry initializing. 2016-07-20 09:42:15,132 main debug pluginmanager 'typeconverter' found 23 plugins 2016-07-20 09:42:15,144 main debug patternlayout$builder(pattern="%d{yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.sss} [%t] [%p] %c{2} (%f:%l) - %m%n", patternselector=null, configuration(c:\...\theproject\target\classes\log4j2.xml), replace=null, charset="null", alwayswriteexceptions="null", noconsolenoansi="null", header="null", footer="null") 2016-07-20 09:42:15,145 main debug pluginmanager 'converter' found 41 plugins 2016-07-20 09:42:15,179 main debug building plugin[name=appender, class=org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.fileappender]. 2016-07-20 09:42:15,185 main debug createappender(filename="logfile.log", append="true", locking="null", name="file", immediateflush="null", ignoreexceptions="null", bufferedio="null", buffersize="null", patternlayout(%d{yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.sss} [%t] [%p] %c{2} (%f:%l) - %m%n), filter=null, advertise="null", advertiseuri="null", configuration(c:\...\theproject\target\classes\log4j2.xml)) 2016-07-20 09:42:15,189 main debug starting filemanager logfile.log 2016-07-20 09:42:15,189 main debug building plugin[name=layout, class=org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.patternlayout]. 2016-07-20 09:42:15,190 main debug patternlayout$builder(pattern="%d{yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.sss} [%t] [%p] %c{2} (%f:%l) - %m%n", patternselector=null, configuration(c:\...\theproject\target\classes\log4j2.xml), replace=null, charset="null", alwayswriteexceptions="null", noconsolenoansi="null", header="null", footer="null") 2016-07-20 09:42:15,190 main debug building plugin[name=appender, class=org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.consoleappender]. 2016-07-20 09:42:15,192 main debug not in servletcontext environment, not loading weblookup plugin. 2016-07-20 09:42:15,193 main debug pluginmanager 'converter' found 41 plugins 2016-07-20 09:42:15,194 main debug jansi not installed, cannot find org.fusesource.jansi.windowsansioutputstream 2016-07-20 09:42:15,194 main debug starting outputstreammanager system_out.false-2 2016-07-20 09:42:15,202 main debug consoleappender$builder(patternlayout(%d{yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.sss} [%t] [%p] %c{2} (%f:%l) - %m%n), filter=null, target="system_out", name="console", follow="null", ignoreexceptions="null") 2016-07-20 09:42:15,203 main debug jansi not installed, cannot find org.fusesource.jansi.windowsansioutputstream 2016-07-20 09:42:15,204 main debug starting outputstreammanager system_out.false 2016-07-20 09:42:15,204 main debug building plugin[name=layout, class=org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.patternlayout]. 2016-07-20 09:42:15,204 main debug patternlayout$builder(pattern="%d{yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.sss} [%t] [%p] %c{2} (%f:%l) - %m%n", patternselector=null, configuration(c:\...\theproject\target\classes\log4j2.xml), replace=null, charset="null", alwayswriteexceptions="null", noconsolenoansi="null", header="null", footer="null") 2016-07-20 09:42:15,205 main debug building plugin[name=appender, class=xyz.my.appenders.limitmemoryappender]. 2016-07-20 09:42:15,205 main debug createappender(name="log-viewer", patternlayout(%d{yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.sss} [%t] [%p] %c{2} (%f:%l) - %m%n), numberoflines="30") 2016-07-20 09:42:15,206 main debug building plugin[name=appenders, class=org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.appendersplugin]. 2016-07-20 09:42:15,207 main debug createappenders(={file, console, log-viewer}) 2016-07-20 09:42:15,207 main debug building plugin[name=logger, class=org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.loggerconfig]. 2016-07-20 09:42:15,210 main debug createlogger(additivity="true", level="debug", name="xyz.my.project", includelocation="null", ={}, ={}, configuration(c:\...\theproject\target\classes\log4j2.xml), filter=null) 2016-07-20 09:42:15,213 main debug building plugin[name=appenderref, class=org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.appenderref]. 2016-07-20 09:42:15,214 main debug createappenderref(ref="console", level="null", filter=null) 2016-07-20 09:42:15,214 main debug building plugin[name=appenderref, class=org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.appenderref]. 2016-07-20 09:42:15,214 main debug createappenderref(ref="file", level="null", filter=null) 2016-07-20 09:42:15,214 main debug building plugin[name=appenderref, class=org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.appenderref]. 2016-07-20 09:42:15,215 main debug createappenderref(ref="log-viewer", level="null", filter=null) 2016-07-20 09:42:15,215 main debug building plugin[name=root, class=org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.loggerconfig$rootlogger]. 2016-07-20 09:42:15,216 main debug createlogger(additivity="null", level="debug", includelocation="null", ={console, file, log-viewer}, ={}, configuration(c:\...\theproject\target\classes\log4j2.xml), filter=null) 2016-07-20 09:42:15,217 main debug building plugin[name=loggers, class=org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.loggersplugin]. 2016-07-20 09:42:15,217 main debug createloggers(={xyz.my.project, root}) 2016-07-20 09:42:15,219 main debug configuration xmlconfiguration[location=c:\...\theproject\target\classes\log4j2.xml] initialized 2016-07-20 09:42:15,219 main debug starting configuration xmlconfiguration[location=c:\...\theproject\target\classes\log4j2.xml] 2016-07-20 09:42:15,219 main debug started configuration xmlconfiguration[location=c:\...\theproject\target\classes\log4j2.xml] ok. 2016-07-20 09:42:15,220 main trace stopping org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.defaultconfiguration@26a1ab54... 2016-07-20 09:42:15,220 main trace defaultconfiguration notified 1 reliabilitystrategies config stopped. 2016-07-20 09:42:15,221 main trace defaultconfiguration stopping root loggerconfig. 2016-07-20 09:42:15,221 main trace defaultconfiguration notifying reliabilitystrategies appenders stopped. 2016-07-20 09:42:15,222 main trace defaultconfiguration stopping remaining appenders. 2016-07-20 09:42:15,222 main debug shutting down outputstreammanager system_out.false-1 2016-07-20 09:42:15,222 main trace defaultconfiguration stopped 1 remaining appenders. 2016-07-20 09:42:15,222 main trace defaultconfiguration cleaning appenders 1 loggerconfigs. 2016-07-20 09:42:15,222 main debug stopped org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.defaultconfiguration@26a1ab54 ok 2016-07-20 09:42:15,295 main trace reregistering mbeans after reconfigure. selector=org.apache.logging.log4j.core.selector.classloadercontextselector@74e52ef6 2016-07-20 09:42:15,295 main trace reregistering context (1/1): 'c387f44' org.apache.logging.log4j.core.loggercontext@6ed3ccb2 2016-07-20 09:42:15,297 main trace unregistering no mbeans found matching 'org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44' 2016-07-20 09:42:15,297 main trace unregistering no mbeans found matching 'org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44,component=statuslogger' 2016-07-20 09:42:15,298 main trace unregistering no mbeans found matching 'org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44,component=contextselector' 2016-07-20 09:42:15,298 main trace unregistering no mbeans found matching 'org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44,component=loggers,name=*' 2016-07-20 09:42:15,298 main trace unregistering no mbeans found matching 'org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44,component=appenders,name=*' 2016-07-20 09:42:15,299 main trace unregistering no mbeans found matching 'org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44,component=asyncappenders,name=*' 2016-07-20 09:42:15,299 main trace unregistering no mbeans found matching 'org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44,component=asyncloggerringbuffer' 2016-07-20 09:42:15,299 main trace unregistering no mbeans found matching 'org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44,component=loggers,name=*,subtype=ringbuffer' 2016-07-20 09:42:15,301 main debug registering mbean org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44 2016-07-20 09:42:15,303 main debug registering mbean org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44,component=statuslogger 2016-07-20 09:42:15,305 main debug registering mbean org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44,component=contextselector 2016-07-20 09:42:15,307 main debug registering mbean org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44,component=loggers,name= 2016-07-20 09:42:15,308 main debug registering mbean org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44,component=loggers,name=xyz.my.myproject 2016-07-20 09:42:15,309 main debug registering mbean org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44,component=appenders,name=console 2016-07-20 09:42:15,310 main debug registering mbean org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44,component=appenders,name=file 2016-07-20 09:42:15,310 main debug registering mbean org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44,component=appenders,name=log-viewer 2016-07-20 09:42:15,312 main trace using default systemclock timestamps. 2016-07-20 09:42:15,312 main trace using dummynanoclock nanosecond timestamps. 2016-07-20 09:42:15,312 main debug reconfiguration complete context[name=c387f44] @ uri c:\...\theproject\target\classes\log4j2.xml (org.apache.logging.log4j.core.loggercontext@6ed3ccb2) optional classloader: null 2016-07-20 09:42:15,313 main debug shutdown hook enabled. registering new one. 2016-07-20 09:42:15,314 main debug loggercontext[name=c387f44, org.apache.logging.log4j.core.loggercontext@6ed3ccb2] started ok. 2016-07-20 09:42:15.501 [main] [debug] main.sqlhelpermain (sqlhelpermain.java:95) - adding icon 2016-07-20 09:42:16.168 [thread-2] [info] main.sqlhelpermain (sqlhelpermain.java:390) - sqlhelpermain.parsingfinished(true) 2016-07-20 09:42:16.424 [main] [debug] main.sqlhelpermain (sqlhelpermain.java:82) - open sqlhelperui 2016-07-20 09:42:17,652 main debug stopping loggercontext[name=c387f44, org.apache.logging.log4j.core.loggercontext@6ed3ccb2]... 2016-07-20 09:42:17,653 main trace unregistering 1 mbeans: [org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44] 2016-07-20 09:42:17,654 main trace unregistering 1 mbeans: [org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44,component=statuslogger] 2016-07-20 09:42:17,654 main trace unregistering 1 mbeans: [org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44,component=contextselector] 2016-07-20 09:42:17,654 main trace unregistering 2 mbeans: [org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44,component=loggers,name=xyz.my.project, org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44,component=loggers,name=] 2016-07-20 09:42:17,655 main trace unregistering 3 mbeans: [org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44,component=appenders,name=console, org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44,component=appenders,name=file, org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44,component=appenders,name=log-viewer] 2016-07-20 09:42:17,655 main trace unregistering no mbeans found matching 'org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44,component=asyncappenders,name=*' 2016-07-20 09:42:17,656 main trace unregistering no mbeans found matching 'org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44,component=asyncloggerringbuffer' 2016-07-20 09:42:17,657 main trace unregistering no mbeans found matching 'org.apache.logging.log4j2:type=c387f44,component=loggers,name=*,subtype=ringbuffer' 2016-07-20 09:42:17,657 main trace stopping xmlconfiguration[location=c:\...\theproject\target\classes\log4j2.xml]... 2016-07-20 09:42:17,658 main trace xmlconfiguration notified 3 reliabilitystrategies config stopped. 2016-07-20 09:42:17,658 main trace xmlconfiguration stopping 2 loggerconfigs. 2016-07-20 09:42:17,658 main trace xmlconfiguration stopping root loggerconfig. 2016-07-20 09:42:17,658 main trace xmlconfiguration notifying reliabilitystrategies appenders stopped. 2016-07-20 09:42:17,658 main trace xmlconfiguration stopping remaining appenders. 2016-07-20 09:42:17,658 main debug shutting down filemanager logfile.log 2016-07-20 09:42:17,659 main debug shutting down outputstreammanager system_out.false 2016-07-20 09:42:17,659 main trace xmlconfiguration stopped 3 remaining appenders. 2016-07-20 09:42:17,659 main trace xmlconfiguration cleaning appenders 3 loggerconfigs. 2016-07-20 09:42:17,659 main debug stopped xmlconfiguration[location=c:\...\theproject\target\classes\log4j2.xml] ok 2016-07-20 09:42:17,660 main debug stopped loggercontext[name=c387f44, org.apache.logging.log4j.core.loggercontext@6ed3ccb2]... 2016-07-20 09:42:27,713 awt-eventqueue-0 debug not in servletcontext environment, not loading weblookup plugin. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,713 awt-eventqueue-0 debug pluginmanager 'converter' found 41 plugins 2016-07-20 09:42:27,715 awt-eventqueue-0 debug jansi not installed, cannot find org.fusesource.jansi.windowsansioutputstream 2016-07-20 09:42:27,715 awt-eventqueue-0 debug starting outputstreammanager system_out.false-3 2016-07-20 09:42:27,716 awt-eventqueue-0 debug starting loggercontext[name=c387f44, org.apache.logging.log4j.core.loggercontext@35644357]... 2016-07-20 09:42:27,716 awt-eventqueue-0 debug reconfiguration started context[name=c387f44] @ uri null (org.apache.logging.log4j.core.loggercontext@35644357) optional classloader: null 2016-07-20 09:42:27,716 awt-eventqueue-0 debug using configurationfactory org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.configurationfactory$factory@4d399216 2016-07-20 09:42:27,716 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-testc387f44.properties] using context class loader sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,717 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-testc387f44.properties] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,717 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-testc387f44.properties] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,718 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-testc387f44.properties] using classloader.getsystemresource(). 2016-07-20 09:42:27,718 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-testc387f44.yml] using context class loader sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,719 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-testc387f44.yml] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,720 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-testc387f44.yml] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,721 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-testc387f44.yml] using classloader.getsystemresource(). 2016-07-20 09:42:27,721 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-testc387f44.yaml] using context class loader sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,722 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-testc387f44.yaml] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,722 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-testc387f44.yaml] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,723 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-testc387f44.yaml] using classloader.getsystemresource(). 2016-07-20 09:42:27,723 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-testc387f44.json] using context class loader sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,724 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-testc387f44.json] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,724 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-testc387f44.json] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,724 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-testc387f44.json] using classloader.getsystemresource(). 2016-07-20 09:42:27,725 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-testc387f44.jsn] using context class loader sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,725 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-testc387f44.jsn] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,726 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-testc387f44.jsn] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,726 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-testc387f44.jsn] using classloader.getsystemresource(). 2016-07-20 09:42:27,727 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-testc387f44.xml] using context class loader sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,727 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-testc387f44.xml] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,728 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-testc387f44.xml] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,728 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-testc387f44.xml] using classloader.getsystemresource(). 2016-07-20 09:42:27,728 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-test.properties] using context class loader sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,729 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-test.properties] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,729 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-test.properties] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,730 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-test.properties] using classloader.getsystemresource(). 2016-07-20 09:42:27,730 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-test.yml] using context class loader sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,731 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-test.yml] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,731 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-test.yml] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,732 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-test.yml] using classloader.getsystemresource(). 2016-07-20 09:42:27,732 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-test.yaml] using context class loader sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,732 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-test.yaml] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,733 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-test.yaml] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,733 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-test.yaml] using classloader.getsystemresource(). 2016-07-20 09:42:27,734 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-test.json] using context class loader sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,734 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-test.json] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,735 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-test.json] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,735 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-test.json] using classloader.getsystemresource(). 2016-07-20 09:42:27,735 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-test.jsn] using context class loader sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,736 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-test.jsn] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,736 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-test.jsn] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,737 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-test.jsn] using classloader.getsystemresource(). 2016-07-20 09:42:27,737 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-test.xml] using context class loader sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,737 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-test.xml] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,738 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-test.xml] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,738 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2-test.xml] using classloader.getsystemresource(). 2016-07-20 09:42:27,738 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2c387f44.properties] using context class loader sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,739 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2c387f44.properties] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,739 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2c387f44.properties] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,740 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2c387f44.properties] using classloader.getsystemresource(). 2016-07-20 09:42:27,740 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2c387f44.yml] using context class loader sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,740 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2c387f44.yml] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,741 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2c387f44.yml] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,741 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2c387f44.yml] using classloader.getsystemresource(). 2016-07-20 09:42:27,742 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2c387f44.yaml] using context class loader sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,742 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2c387f44.yaml] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,742 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2c387f44.yaml] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,743 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2c387f44.yaml] using classloader.getsystemresource(). 2016-07-20 09:42:27,743 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2c387f44.json] using context class loader sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,744 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2c387f44.json] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,744 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2c387f44.json] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,744 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2c387f44.json] using classloader.getsystemresource(). 2016-07-20 09:42:27,745 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2c387f44.jsn] using context class loader sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,745 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2c387f44.jsn] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,746 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2c387f44.jsn] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,746 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2c387f44.jsn] using classloader.getsystemresource(). 2016-07-20 09:42:27,746 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2c387f44.xml] using context class loader sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,747 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2c387f44.xml] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,747 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2c387f44.xml] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,747 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2c387f44.xml] using classloader.getsystemresource(). 2016-07-20 09:42:27,748 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2.properties] using context class loader sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,748 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2.properties] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,748 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2.properties] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,749 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2.properties] using classloader.getsystemresource(). 2016-07-20 09:42:27,749 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2.yml] using context class loader sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,750 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2.yml] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,750 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2.yml] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,750 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2.yml] using classloader.getsystemresource(). 2016-07-20 09:42:27,751 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2.yaml] using context class loader sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,751 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2.yaml] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,751 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2.yaml] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,752 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2.yaml] using classloader.getsystemresource(). 2016-07-20 09:42:27,752 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2.json] using context class loader sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,753 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2.json] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,753 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2.json] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,753 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2.json] using classloader.getsystemresource(). 2016-07-20 09:42:27,754 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2.jsn] using context class loader sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44. 2016-07-20 09:42:27,754 awt-eventqueue-0 trace trying find [log4j2.jsn] using sun.misc.launcher$appclassloader@c387f44 class loader. 

please let me know if wish further details.

i'd sure see application. log looks application has ended. awt-eventqueue-0 (a new thread?) starts running. logging has shutdown tries reinitialize has no idea configuration use. solve threads application creates need run before main thread ends.