Yes, this is a new feature in 2.7, please see LOG4J2-1504 https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1504 and "createOnDemand" in https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/appenders.html#RollingFileAppender
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