2 files changed, 54 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/logger_std_h.erl b/lib/kernel/src/logger_std_h.erl
index c8f1acfca4..2b078ef091 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/logger_std_h.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/logger_std_h.erl
@@ -170,9 +170,11 @@ check_h_config(_Type,[]) ->
     ok.
 
 normalize_config(#{type:={file,File}}=HConfig) ->
-    HConfig#{type=>file,file=>File};
+    normalize_config(HConfig#{type=>file,file=>File});
 normalize_config(#{type:={file,File,Modes}}=HConfig) ->
-    HConfig#{type=>file,file=>File,modes=>Modes};
+    normalize_config(HConfig#{type=>file,file=>File,modes=>Modes});
+normalize_config(#{file:=File}=HConfig) ->
+    HConfig#{file=>filename:absname(File)};
 normalize_config(HConfig) ->
     HConfig.
 
@@ -188,7 +190,7 @@ merge_default_config(Name,Type,HConfig) ->
 
 get_default_config(Name,file) ->
      #{type => file,
-       file => atom_to_list(Name),
+       file => filename:absname(atom_to_list(Name)),
        modes => [raw,append],
        file_check => 0,
        max_no_bytes => infinity,
diff --git a/lib/kernel/test/logger_std_h_SUITE.erl b/lib/kernel/test/logger_std_h_SUITE.erl
index 16ab0e97fc..2b2d509860 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/test/logger_std_h_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/test/logger_std_h_SUITE.erl
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ all() ->
      bad_input,
      reconfig,
      file_opts,
+     relative_file_path,
      sync,
      write_failure,
      sync_failure,
@@ -693,6 +694,54 @@ file_opts(Config) ->
 file_opts(cleanup, _Config) ->
     logger:remove_handler(?MODULE).
 
+relative_file_path(_Config) ->
+    {ok,Dir} = file:get_cwd(),
+    AbsName1 = filename:join(Dir,?MODULE),
+    ok = logger:add_handler(?MODULE,
+                            logger_std_h,
+                            #{config => #{type=>file},
+                              filter_default=>log,
+                              filters=>?DEFAULT_HANDLER_FILTERS([?MODULE]),
+                              formatter=>{?MODULE,self()}}),
+    #{cb_state := #{handler_state := #{file:=AbsName1}}} =
+        logger_olp:info(h_proc_name()),
+    {ok,#{config := #{file:=AbsName1}}} =
+        logger:get_handler_config(?MODULE),
+    ok = logger:remove_handler(?MODULE),
+
+    RelName2 = filename:join(atom_to_list(?FUNCTION_NAME),
+                             lists:concat([?FUNCTION_NAME,".log"])),
+    AbsName2 = filename:join(Dir,RelName2),
+    ok = logger:add_handler(?MODULE,
+                            logger_std_h,
+                            #{config => #{file => RelName2},
+                              filter_default=>log,
+                              filters=>?DEFAULT_HANDLER_FILTERS([?MODULE]),
+                              formatter=>{?MODULE,self()}}),
+    #{cb_state := #{handler_state := #{file:=AbsName2}}} =
+        logger_olp:info(h_proc_name()),
+    {ok,#{config := #{file:=AbsName2}}} =
+        logger:get_handler_config(?MODULE),
+    logger:notice(M1=?msg,?domain),
+    ?check(M1),
+    B1 = ?bin(M1),
+    try_read_file(AbsName2, {ok,B1}, filesync_rep_int()),
+
+    ok = file:set_cwd(".."),
+    logger:notice(M2=?msg,?domain),
+    ?check(M2),
+    B20 = ?bin(M2),
+    B2 = <<B1/binary,B20/binary>>,
+    try_read_file(AbsName2, {ok,B2}, filesync_rep_int()),
+
+    {error,_} = logger:update_handler_config(?MODULE,config,#{file=>RelName2}),
+    ok = logger:update_handler_config(?MODULE,config,#{file=>AbsName2}),
+    ok = file:set_cwd(Dir),
+    ok = logger:update_handler_config(?MODULE,config,#{file=>RelName2}),
+    ok.
+relative_file_path(cleanup,_Config) ->
+    logger:remove_handler(?MODULE).
+
 
 sync(Config) ->
     Dir = ?config(priv_dir,Config),