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Pulsar is a distributed pub-sub messaging platform with a very flexible messaging model and an intuitive client API.

From apache-pulsar-4.2 4.2.2-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-10 by running function-localrunner --help (exit 1) · terse output. permalink

2026-11-10T13:47:53.714420226Z main ERROR Unable to create file logs/pulsar.log
java.io.IOException: Read-only file system
	at java.base/java.io.UnixFileSystem.createFileExclusively0(Native Method)
	at java.base/java.io.UnixFileSystem.createFileExclusively(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.io.File.createNewFile(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.RollingFileManager$RollingFileManagerFactory.createManager(RollingFileManager.java:864)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.RollingFileManager$RollingFileManagerFactory.createManager(RollingFileManager.java:844)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractManager.getManager(AbstractManager.java:146)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.OutputStreamManager.getManager(OutputStreamManager.java:112)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.RollingFileManager.getFileManager(RollingFileManager.java:307)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingFileAppender$Builder.build(RollingFileAppender.java:144)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingFileAppender$Builder.build(RollingFileAppender.java:65)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.util.PluginBuilder.build(PluginBuilder.java:124)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AbstractConfiguration.createPluginObject(AbstractConfiguration.java:1206)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AbstractConfiguration.createConfiguration(AbstractConfiguration.java:1125)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AbstractConfiguration.createConfiguration(AbstractConfiguration.java:1117)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AbstractConfiguration.doConfigure(AbstractConfiguration.java:715)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AbstractConfiguration.initialize(AbstractConfiguration.java:271)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AbstractConfiguration.start(AbstractConfiguration.java:324)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext.setConfiguration(LoggerContext.java:697)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext.reconfigure(LoggerContext.java:786)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext.reconfigure(LoggerContext.java:808)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext.start(LoggerContext.java:311)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.Log4jContextFactory.getContext(Log4jContextFactory.java:160)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.Log4jContextFactory.getContext(Log4jContextFactory.java:48)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager.getContext(LogManager.java:139)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLoggerAdapter.getContext(AbstractLoggerAdapter.java:138)
	at org.apache.logging.slf4j.Log4jLoggerFactory.getContext(Log4jLoggerFactory.java:58)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLoggerAdapter.getLogger(AbstractLoggerAdapter.java:46)
	at org.apache.logging.slf4j.Log4jLoggerFactory.getLogger(Log4jLoggerFactory.java:32)
	at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:447)
	at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:472)
	at org.apache.pulsar.functions.LocalRunner.<clinit>(LocalRunner.java:91)

2026-11-10T13:47:53.720740050Z main ERROR Could not create plugin of type class org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingFileAppender for element RollingFile: java.lang.IllegalStateException: ManagerFactory [org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.RollingFileManager$RollingFileManagerFactory@7cf6a5f9] unable to create manager for [logs/pulsar.log] with data [org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.RollingFileManager$FactoryData@623e088f[pattern=logs/pulsar.log-%d{MM-dd-yyyy}-%i.log.gz, append=true, bufferedIO=true, bufferSize=8192, policy=CompositeTriggeringPolicy(policies=[TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy(nextRolloverMillis=0, interval=1, modulate=true), SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy(size=1073741824)]), strategy=DefaultRolloverStrategy(min=1, max=7, useMax=true), advertiseURI=null, layout=%d{ISO8601_OFFSET_DATE_TIME_HHMM} [%t] %-5level %logger{36} - %msg%n, filePermissions=null, fileOwner=null]]
java.lang.IllegalStateException: ManagerFactory [org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.RollingFileManager$RollingFileManagerFactory@7cf6a5f9] unable to create manager for [logs/pulsar.log] with data [org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.RollingFileManager$FactoryData@623e088f[pattern=logs/pulsar.log-%d{MM-dd-yyyy}-%i.log.gz, append=true, bufferedIO=true, bufferSize=8192, policy=CompositeTriggeringPolicy(policies=[TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy(nextRolloverMillis=0, interval=1, modulate=true), SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy(size=1073741824)]), strategy=DefaultRolloverStrategy(min=1, max=7, useMax=true), advertiseURI=null, layout=%d{ISO8601_OFFSET_DATE_TIME_HHMM} [%t] %-5level %logger{36} - %msg%n, filePermissions=null, fileOwner=null]]
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractManager.getManager(AbstractManager.java:148)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.OutputStreamManager.getManager(OutputStreamManager.java:112)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.RollingFileManager.getFileManager(RollingFileManager.java:307)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingFileAppender$Builder.build(RollingFileAppender.java:144)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingFileAppender$Builder.build(RollingFileAppender.java:65)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.util.PluginBuilder.build(PluginBuilder.java:124)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AbstractConfiguration.createPluginObject(AbstractConfiguration.java:1206)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AbstractConfiguration.createConfiguration(AbstractConfiguration.java:1125)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AbstractConfiguration.createConfiguration(AbstractConfiguration.java:1117)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AbstractConfiguration.doConfigure(AbstractConfiguration.java:715)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AbstractConfiguration.initialize(AbstractConfiguration.java:271)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AbstractConfiguration.start(AbstractConfiguration.java:324)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext.setConfiguration(LoggerContext.java:697)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext.reconfigure(LoggerContext.java:786)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext.reconfigure(LoggerContext.java:808)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext.start(LoggerContext.java:311)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.Log4jContextFactory.getContext(Log4jContextFactory.java:160)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.Log4jContextFactory.getContext(Log4jContextFactory.java:48)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager.getContext(LogManager.java:139)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLoggerAdapter.getContext(AbstractLoggerAdapter.java:138)
	at org.apache.logging.slf4j.Log4jLoggerFactory.getContext(Log4jLoggerFactory.java:58)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLoggerAdapter.getLogger(AbstractLoggerAdapter.java:46)
	at org.apache.logging.slf4j.Log4jLoggerFactory.getLogger(Log4jLoggerFactory.java:32)
	at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:447)
	at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:472)
	at org.apache.pulsar.functions.LocalRunner.<clinit>(LocalRunner.java:91)

2026-11-10T13:47:53.723587920Z main ERROR Unable to invoke factory method in class org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingFileAppender for element RollingFile: java.lang.IllegalStateException: No factory method found for class org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingFileAppender
java.lang.IllegalStateException: No factory method found for class org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingFileAppender
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.util.PluginBuilder.findFactoryMethod(PluginBuilder.java:268)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.util.PluginBuilder.build(PluginBuilder.java:140)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AbstractConfiguration.createPluginObject(AbstractConfiguration.java:1206)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AbstractConfiguration.createConfiguration(AbstractConfiguration.java:1125)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AbstractConfiguration.createConfiguration(AbstractConfiguration.java:1117)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AbstractConfiguration.doConfigure(AbstractConfiguration.java:715)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AbstractConfiguration.initialize(AbstractConfiguration.java:271)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AbstractConfiguration.start(AbstractConfiguration.java:324)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext.setConfiguration(LoggerContext.java:697)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext.reconfigure(LoggerContext.java:786)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext.reconfigure(LoggerContext.java:808)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext.start(LoggerContext.java:311)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.Log4jContextFactory.getContext(Log4jContextFactory.java:160)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.Log4jContextFactory.getContext(Log4jContextFactory.java:48)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager.getContext(LogManager.java:139)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLoggerAdapter.getContext(AbstractLoggerAdapter.java:138)
	at org.apache.logging.slf4j.Log4jLoggerFactory.getContext(Log4jLoggerFactory.java:58)
	at org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLoggerAdapter.getLogger(AbstractLoggerAdapter.java:46)
	at org.apache.logging.slf4j.Log4jLoggerFactory.getLogger(Log4jLoggerFactory.java:32)
	at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:447)
	at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:472)
	at org.apache.pulsar.functions.LocalRunner.<clinit>(LocalRunner.java:91)

2026-11-10T13:47:53.737897400Z main ERROR Null object returned for RollingFile in Appenders.
Exception in thread "main" picocli.CommandLine$UnmatchedArgumentException: Unknown option: '--help'
	at picocli.CommandLine$Interpreter.validateConstraints(CommandLine.java:13662)
	at picocli.CommandLine$Interpreter.parse(CommandLine.java:13614)
	at picocli.CommandLine$Interpreter.parse(CommandLine.java:13559)
	at picocli.CommandLine$Interpreter.parse(CommandLine.java:13454)
	at picocli.CommandLine.parseArgs(CommandLine.java:1552)
	at org.apache.pulsar.functions.LocalRunner.main(LocalRunner.java:218)

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