I do something like this -javaagent:/usr/local/lib/perfino/perfino.jar=server=ybperfino,name=${HSTNAMESHORT}-${APPNAME},group=${YBENV}/${HSTNAMESHORT},logMBean=10,logFile=${LOG_DIR}/perfinologs/${HSTNAMESHORT}-${APPNAME}.log
basically I want the log files to be created in the log directory for the app not the home directory for the userid
but it seems like the log file isn't being created either with logfile argument or with out !
using java11 if that makes any difference.
Found the answer - I had a competing java agent that was loading before it. After I changed the order both java agents worked.