Malformed \uxxxx encoding error in Tomcat Catalina log
Problem
Error in Tomcat Catalina log (e.g., when starting password application): "Malformed \uxxxx encoding error"
Solution
Some references in the properties files have incorrectly used the backslash character. Check related properties and configuration files.
Change path slashes in properties files to forward slashes. For example:
From c:\Program Files\etc
to
c:/Program Files/etc
Or alternatively escape the slashes with a slash. For example:
c:\\Program Files\\etc
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