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/usr/lib/kafka/bin/connect-distributed

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From confluent-kafka 8.4.0.215-r1 (os), captured 2026-11-10 by running connect-distributed --help (exit 1). permalink

/usr/lib/kafka/bin/connect-distributed.sh: line 29: cd: /usr/lib/kafka/bin/../share/java: No such file or directory
2026-11-10T13:50:57.516534687Z main ERROR Unable to create file /usr/lib/kafka/bin/../logs/connect.log
java.io.IOException: Read-only file system
	at java.base/java.io.UnixFileSystem.createFileExclusively(Native Method)
	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:363)
	at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:388)
	at org.apache.kafka.connect.cli.AbstractConnectCli.<clinit>(AbstractConnectCli.java:48)

2026-11-10T13:50:57.522743617Z 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$RollingFileManagerFactory@336f1079] unable to create manager for [/usr/lib/kafka/bin/../logs/connect.log] with data [org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.RollingFileManager$FactoryData@2f16c6b3[pattern=/usr/lib/kafka/bin/../logs/connect-%d{yyyy-MM-dd-HH}.log, append=true, bufferedIO=true, bufferSize=8192, policy=TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy(nextRolloverMillis=0, interval=1, modulate=true), strategy=DefaultRolloverStrategy(min=1, max=7, useMax=true), advertiseURI=null, layout=[%d] %p %X{connector.context}%m (%c:%L)%n, filePermissions=null, fileOwner=null]]
java.lang.IllegalStateException: ManagerFactory [org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.RollingFileManager$RollingFileManagerFactory@336f1079] unable to create manager for [/usr/lib/kafka/bin/../logs/connect.log] with data [org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.RollingFileManager$FactoryData@2f16c6b3[pattern=/usr/lib/kafka/bin/../logs/connect-%d{yyyy-MM-dd-HH}.log, append=true, bufferedIO=true, bufferSize=8192, policy=TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy(nextRolloverMillis=0, interval=1, modulate=true), strategy=DefaultRolloverStrategy(min=1, max=7, useMax=true), advertiseURI=null, layout=[%d] %p %X{connector.context}%m (%c:%L)%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:363)
	at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:388)
	at org.apache.kafka.connect.cli.AbstractConnectCli.<clinit>(AbstractConnectCli.java:48)

2026-11-10T13:50:57.524447317Z 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:363)
	at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:388)
	at org.apache.kafka.connect.cli.AbstractConnectCli.<clinit>(AbstractConnectCli.java:48)

2026-11-10T13:50:57.525649057Z main ERROR Null object returned for RollingFile in Appenders.
2026-11-10T13:50:57.531856377Z main ERROR Unable to locate appender "ConnectAppender" for logger config "root"
[2026-11-10 13:50:57,554] INFO Usage: ConnectDistributed worker.properties (org.apache.kafka.connect.cli.AbstractConnectCli:86)

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