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Disable HeartbeatAction logging in Confluence

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      Problem Definition

      Logs can fill with HeartbeatAction errors in certain circumstances that end up generating excessive log files.

      2015-10-09 14:46:14,400 ERROR [http-nio-443-exec-13] [atlassian.confluence.servlet.ConfluenceServletDispatcher] sendError Could not execute action
 -- referer: http://wiki.mycompany.com.au/pages/editpage.action?pageId=987654 | url: /json/startheartbeatactivity.action | userName: anonymous
java.lang.NullPointerException
...

      Suggested Solution

      Please change the default product configuration to include the workaround presented on Getting a lot of HeartbeatAction errors in the logs

      log4j.logger.com.atlassian.confluence.pages.actions.HeartbeatAction = OFF

      Workaround

      As documented in Getting a lot of HeartbeatAction errors in the logs

      In <Confluence-Install>/confluence/WEB-INF/classes/log4j.properties file:

      1. Open the log4j.properties file in a text editor
      2. Add the string displayed below to a new line in the log4j.properties file:
        log4j.logger.com.atlassian.confluence.pages.actions.HeartbeatAction = OFF
      3. Save the log4j.properties file
      4. Restart Confluence

            [CONFCLOUD-39531] Disable HeartbeatAction logging in Confluence

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              73f0b2e75f82 Sorin Sbarnea (Citrix)
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