Log4j2.xml not found but log4j2-test.xml is
Since log4j2-test.xml has a higher load precedence than log4j2.xml, you probably have another log4j2 configuration file somewhere on your classpath that's overriding your log4j2.xml. Try finding the location of which conf file is getting pulled by having the following code execute when you run your maven test build:
for (String confFile : Arrays.asList("/log4j2-test.xml", "/log4j2.yaml", "/log4j2.yml", "/log4j2.json", "/log4j2.jsn", "/log4j2.xml")) { URL resource = YourTestClass.class.getResource(confFile); if (resource != null) { System.out.format("found %s in: %s\n", confFile, resource.getFile()); }}