logback / LOGBACK-1621 [Open] no applicable action for [root], current ElementPath is [[configuration][root]] ============================== Here's what changed in this issue in the last few minutes. This issue has been created This issue is now assigned to you. View or comment on issue using this link https://jira.qos.ch/browse/LOGBACK-1621 ============================== Issue created ------------------------------ Chiiwen Liou created this issue on 12/Mar/22 7:29 AM Summary: no applicable action for [root], current ElementPath is [[configuration][root]] Issue Type: Bug Affects Versions: 1.2.11 Assignee: Logback dev list Components: logback-access Created: 12/Mar/22 7:29 AM Environment: Windows 11: Java 8 logback 1.2.11 slf4j 1.7.36 Labels: configuration Priority: Minor Reporter: Chiiwen Liou Description: java code with logback.xml failed withFailed java code with logback.xml failed with 22:01:51,235 |-ERROR in ch.qos.logback.core.joran.spi.Interpreter@14:22 - no applicable action for [root], current ElementPath  is [[configuration][root]] 22:01:51,235 |-ERROR in ch.qos.logback.core.joran.spi.Interpreter@15:32 - no applicable action for [appender-ref], current ElementPath  is [[configuration][root][appender-ref]] If I move logback to classpath and java code run fine with final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(LogbackExample.class); logger.info("Hello World"); java code:----- final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(LogbackExample.class);  LoggerContext lc = (LoggerContext) LoggerFactory.getILoggerFactory();  JoranConfigurator configurator = new JoranConfigurator();  lc.reset();  configurator.setContext(lc);  configurator.doConfigure("lib/logback.xml");  logger.info("Hello World"); logback.xml:----- <configuration scan="true" scanPeriod="60 seconds" debug="true"><configuration scan="true" scanPeriod="60 seconds" debug="true">    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">  <encoder class="ch.qos.logback.classic.encoder.PatternLayoutEncoder">  <pattern>%d\\{HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%thread] %-5level %logger\\{5} - %msg%n</pattern> </encoder>  </appender>  <root level="debug">  <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />  </root> </configuration>  ============================== This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.8.0#808000-sha1:e2c7e59)