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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
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+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
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+ */
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
+
+/**
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8019853 8023258
+ * @summary Test that the default user context is used when in the main
+ *          application context. This test must not be run in same VM or agent
+ *          VM mode: it would not test the intended behavior.
+ * @run main/othervm TestLoggingWithMainAppContext
+ */
+public class TestLoggingWithMainAppContext {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
+        System.out.println("Creating loggers.");
+
+        // These loggers will be created in the default user context.
+        final Logger foo1 = Logger.getLogger( "foo" );
+        final Logger bar1 = Logger.getLogger( "foo.bar" );
+        if (bar1.getParent() != foo1) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Parent logger of bar1 "+bar1+" is not "+foo1);
+        }
+        System.out.println("bar1.getParent() is the same as foo1");
+
+        // Set a security manager
+        System.setSecurityManager(new SecurityManager());
+        System.out.println("Now running with security manager");
+
+        // Triggers the creation of the main AppContext
+        ByteArrayInputStream is = new ByteArrayInputStream(new byte[] { 0, 1 });
+        ImageIO.read(is); // triggers calls to system loggers & creation of main AppContext
+
+        // verify that we're still using the default user context
+        final Logger bar2 = Logger.getLogger( "foo.bar" );
+        if (bar1 != bar2) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("bar2 "+bar2+" is not the same as bar1 "+bar1);
+        }
+        System.out.println("bar2 is the same as bar1");
+        if (bar2.getParent() != foo1) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Parent logger of bar2 "+bar2+" is not foo1 "+foo1);
+        }
+        System.out.println("bar2.getParent() is the same as foo1");
+        final Logger foo2 = Logger.getLogger("foo");
+        if (foo1 != foo2) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("foo2 "+foo2+" is not the same as foo1 "+foo1);
+        }
+        System.out.println("foo2 is the same as foo1");
+
+        System.out.println("Test passed.");
+    }
+}