Can't start up standalone server due to permission issue on logs folder

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • When trying to start JBoss standalone server getting the below issue
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
        at org.jboss.logmanager.config.AbstractPropertyConfiguration$1.applyPostCreate(AbstractPropertyConfiguration.java:175)
        at org.jboss.logmanager.config.AbstractPropertyConfiguration$1.applyPostCreate(AbstractPropertyConfiguration.java:156)
        at org.jboss.logmanager.config.LogContextConfigurationImpl.doApplyPostCreate(LogContextConfigurationImpl.java:276)
        at org.jboss.logmanager.config.LogContextConfigurationImpl.commit(LogContextConfigurationImpl.java:261)
        at org.jboss.logmanager.PropertyConfigurator.configure(PropertyConfigurator.java:393)
        at org.jboss.logmanager.PropertyConfigurator.configure(PropertyConfigurator.java:92)
        at org.jboss.logmanager.LogManager.readConfiguration(LogManager.java:300)
        at org.jboss.logmanager.LogManager.readConfiguration(LogManager.java:262)
        at java.util.logging.LogManager$2.run(LogManager.java:267)
        at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
        at java.util.logging.LogManager.readPrimordialConfiguration(LogManager.java:265)
        at java.util.logging.LogManager.getLogManager(LogManager.java:248)
        at java.util.logging.Logger.<init>(Logger.java:225)
        at java.util.logging.LogManager$RootLogger.<init>(LogManager.java:1094)
        at java.util.logging.LogManager$RootLogger.<init>(LogManager.java:1091)
        at java.util.logging.LogManager$1.run(LogManager.java:180)
        at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
        at java.util.logging.LogManager.<clinit>(LogManager.java:157)
        at org.jboss.modules.Main.main(Main.java:278)
Caused by: java.io.FileNotFoundException: /apps/jboss-eap-6.0/standalone/log/boot.log (Permission denied)
        at java.io.FileOutputStream.open(Native Method)
        at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:194)
        at org.jboss.logmanager.handlers.FileHandler.setFile(FileHandler.java:154)
        at org.jboss.logmanager.handlers.FileHandler.setFileName(FileHandler.java:192)
        ... 23 more
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Environment

  • JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
    • 6.0

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