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David Allsopp commented on CASSANDRA-2383: ------------------------------------------ Suggested fix for AbstractCassandraDaemon static initializer (apologies - haven't got a suitable version of diff on this windows box yet). Untested on linux as yet. {noformat} //Initialize logging in such a way that it checks for config changes every 10 seconds. static { String config = System.getProperty("log4j.configuration", "log4j-server.properties"); String configFileName = null; URL configLocation = null; try { // try loading from a physical location first. configLocation = new URL(config); } catch (MalformedURLException ex) { // load from the classpath. configLocation = AbstractCassandraDaemon.class.getClassLoader().getResource(config); if (configLocation == null) throw new RuntimeException("Couldn't figure out log4j configuration."); try { configFileName = new File(configLocation.toURI()).getCanonicalPath(); } catch (Exception e) { throw new RuntimeException("Couldn't convert log4j configuration location to a valid file.", e); } } PropertyConfigurator.configureAndWatch(configFileName, 10000); org.apache.log4j.Logger.getLogger(AbstractCassandraDaemon.class).info("Logging initialized"); } {noformat} > log4j unable to load properties file from classpath > --------------------------------------------------- > > Key: CASSANDRA-2383 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-2383 > Project: Cassandra > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Tools > Affects Versions: 0.7.4 > Environment: OS : windows > java : 1.6.0.23 > Reporter: david lee > Assignee: T Jake Luciani > Priority: Minor > Fix For: 0.7.7 > > > when cassandra home folder is placed inside a folder which has space > characters in its name, > log4j settings are not properly loaded and warning messages are shown. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira