diff --git a/logging-modules/log4j2/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml b/logging-modules/log4j2/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<Configuration>
-    <Appenders>
-        <Console name="ConsoleAppender" target="SYSTEM_OUT">
-            <PatternLayout
-                    pattern="%style{%date{DEFAULT}}{yellow} %highlight{%-5level}{FATAL=bg_red, ERROR=red, WARN=yellow, INFO=green} %message"/>
-        </Console>
-        <Syslog name="Syslog" format="RFC5424" host="localhost" port="514"
-                protocol="UDP" appName="baeldung" includeMDC="true"
-                facility="LOCAL0" enterpriseNumber="18060" newLine="true"
-                connectTimeoutMillis="10000" reconnectionDelayMillis="5000"
-                messageId="Audit" id="App" mdcId="mdc"/>
-        <Failover name="FailoverAppender" primary="Syslog">
-            <Failovers>
-                <AppenderRef ref="ConsoleAppender"/>
-            </Failovers>
-        </Failover>
-    </Appenders>
-    <Loggers>
-        <Root level="info">
-            <AppenderRef ref="ConsoleAppender"/>
-            <AppenderRef ref="Syslog"/>
-        </Root>
-    </Loggers>
-</Configuration>
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