Index: java/util/logging/Logger.java =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/classpath/classpath/java/util/logging/Logger.java,v retrieving revision 1.7 diff -u -r1.7 Logger.java --- java/util/logging/Logger.java 20 Oct 2004 07:54:15 -0000 1.7 +++ java/util/logging/Logger.java 20 Jun 2005 19:26:47 -0000 @@ -1146,13 +1146,8 @@ lm = LogManager.getLogManager(); if (this == lm.rootLogger) - { - if (parent != null) throw new IllegalArgumentException( "only the root logger can have a null parent"); - this.parent = null; - return; - } /* An application is allowed to control an anonymous logger * without having the permission to control the logging