[IDP v3.2.1] Empty logs/ directory

[Peter Schober]

* andk <andrius.kulbis at ktu.lt> [2016-07-07 08:40]:
> I have installed the IdP v3.2.1 served it using tomcat8, but my
> /opt/shibboleth-idp/logs directory is empty. Changed permissions to this
> folder to 666, still it is empty. There is no errors in tomcat logs while
> booting up the IdP.

You could try becoming the user "tomcat8" and creating data there
interactively. E.g.

# su -m tomcat8
$ touch /opt/shibboleth-idp/logs/test

-peter