My struts web app seems to be ignoring my velocity.properties file. After googling quite a bit I am seeing bits of information that struts has it own velocity.properties file and it may be ignoring mine since it finds the struts version (complete guess). Curious if anyone has had issues with this - or if this is totally unrelated to Struts. My project is maven based and my velocity.properties file is in the src/main/resources/ directory. I only use the velocity engine for a few pages - my "view" is coded in JSP.
Specifically, the velocity engine fails to initialize since the velocity.log file is being written in a root location and I get a "permission denied" error. My stack trace is below. I'm trying to set velocity to use Log4J or change the location of the velocity.log file. No matter what I write, nothing seems to get set from my properties file. Any ideas? velocity.properties: runtime.log.logsystem.class = org.apache.velocity.runtime.log.Log4JLogChute runtime.log.logsystem.log4j.logger = org.apache.velocity runtime.log.logsystem.log4j.logger.level = WARN #runtime.log = /var/log/tomcat6/velocity.log Stack Trace: May 07, 18:45:49 (LetterCreator.java:238) FATAL: Error replacing contact fields on letter merge. org.apache.velocity.exception.VelocityException: Failed to initialize an instance of org.apache.velocity.runtime.log.Log4JLogChute with the current runtime configuration. at org.apache.velocity.runtime.log.LogManager.createLogChute(LogManager.java:206) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.log.LogManager.updateLog(LogManager.java:255) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.RuntimeInstance.initializeLog(RuntimeInstance.java:795) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.RuntimeInstance.init(RuntimeInstance.java:250) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.RuntimeSingleton.init(RuntimeSingleton.java:114) at org.apache.velocity.app.Velocity.init(Velocity.java:79) at com.afs.service.reporting.LetterCreator.mergeContacts(LetterCreator.java:199) at com.afs.web.action.LetterMergeAction.mergeContact(LetterMergeAction.java:73) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:616) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invokeAction(DefaultActionInvocation.java:440) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invokeActionOnly(DefaultActionInvocation.java:279) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:242) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.DefaultWorkflowInterceptor.doIntercept(DefaultWorkflowInterceptor.java:163) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.MethodFilterInterceptor.intercept(MethodFilterInterceptor.java:87) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:236) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.ValidationInterceptor.doIntercept(ValidationInterceptor.java:251) at org.apache.struts2.interceptor.validation.AnnotationValidationInterceptor.doIntercept(AnnotationValidationInterceptor.java:68) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.MethodFilterInterceptor.intercept(MethodFilterInterceptor.java:87) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:236) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ConversionErrorInterceptor.intercept(ConversionErrorInterceptor.java:122) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:236) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ParametersInterceptor.doIntercept(ParametersInterceptor.java:195) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.MethodFilterInterceptor.intercept(MethodFilterInterceptor.java:87) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:236) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ParametersInterceptor.doIntercept(ParametersInterceptor.java:195) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.MethodFilterInterceptor.intercept(MethodFilterInterceptor.java:87) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:236) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.StaticParametersInterceptor.intercept(StaticParametersInterceptor.java:148) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:236) at org.apache.struts2.interceptor.MultiselectInterceptor.intercept(MultiselectInterceptor.java:75) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:236) at org.apache.struts2.interceptor.CheckboxInterceptor.intercept(CheckboxInterceptor.java:94) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:236) at org.apache.struts2.interceptor.FileUploadInterceptor.intercept(FileUploadInterceptor.java:235) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:236) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ModelDrivenInterceptor.intercept(ModelDrivenInterceptor.java:89) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:236) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ScopedModelDrivenInterceptor.intercept(ScopedModelDrivenInterceptor.java:128) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:236) at org.apache.struts2.interceptor.debugging.DebuggingInterceptor.intercept(DebuggingInterceptor.java:267) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:236) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ChainingInterceptor.intercept(ChainingInterceptor.java:126) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:236) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.PrepareInterceptor.doIntercept(PrepareInterceptor.java:138) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.MethodFilterInterceptor.intercept(MethodFilterInterceptor.java:87) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:236) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.I18nInterceptor.intercept(I18nInterceptor.java:164) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:236) at org.apache.struts2.interceptor.ServletConfigInterceptor.intercept(ServletConfigInterceptor.java:164) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:236) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.AliasInterceptor.intercept(AliasInterceptor.java:128) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:236) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ExceptionMappingInterceptor.intercept(ExceptionMappingInterceptor.java:176) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:236) at com.afs.web.interceptor.LoginInterceptor.intercept(LoginInterceptor.java:30) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:236) at org.apache.struts2.impl.StrutsActionProxy.execute(StrutsActionProxy.java:52) at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Dispatcher.serviceAction(Dispatcher.java:488) at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ng.ExecuteOperations.executeAction(ExecuteOperations.java:77) at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ng.filter.StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter.doFilter(StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter.java:91) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.springframework.orm.jpa.support.OpenEntityManagerInViewFilter.doFilterInternal(OpenEntityManagerInViewFilter.java:112) at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:76) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:298) at org.apache.jk.server.JkCoyoteHandler.invoke(JkCoyoteHandler.java:190) at org.apache.jk.common.HandlerRequest.invoke(HandlerRequest.java:291) at org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.invoke(ChannelSocket.java:769) at org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.processConnection(ChannelSocket.java:698) at org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket$SocketConnection.runIt(ChannelSocket.java:891) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:690) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:636) Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Error configuring Log4JLogChute : at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:57) at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45) at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:532) at org.apache.velocity.util.ExceptionUtils.createWithCause(ExceptionUtils.java:67) at org.apache.velocity.util.ExceptionUtils.createRuntimeException(ExceptionUtils.java:45) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.log.Log4JLogChute.initAppender(Log4JLogChute.java:133) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.log.Log4JLogChute.init(Log4JLogChute.java:85) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.log.LogManager.createLogChute(LogManager.java:157) ... 81 more Caused by: java.io.FileNotFoundException: velocity.log (Permission denied) at java.io.FileOutputStream.openAppend(Native Method) at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:207) at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:131) at org.apache.log4j.FileAppender.setFile(FileAppender.java:289) at org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender.setFile(RollingFileAppender.java:167) at org.apache.log4j.FileAppender.<init>(FileAppender.java:108) at org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender.<init>(RollingFileAppender.java:69) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.log.Log4JLogChute.initAppender(Log4JLogChute.java:118) ... 83 more 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