apache / apache/iotdb

[Bug] `enable_audit_log` configuration not taking effect - always shows false despite correct setup

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Description

### Search before asking

- [x] I searched in the [issues](https://github.com/apache/iotdb/issues) and found nothing similar.

### Version

- **Versions Tested**: 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 1.3.4-1 (standalone mode)
- **Deployment**: Docker (apache/iotdb:*-standalone images)

### Describe the bug and provide the minimal reproduce step

1. Set configuration via environment variable or in `iotdb-system.properties`:
```yaml
environment:
- enable_audit_log=true
```

2. Check runtime configuration:
```bash
docker logs iotdb-service 2>&1 | grep -i "enableAuditLog"
```

### What did you expect to see?

**Expected:**
```
enableAuditLog=true;
```

### What did you see instead?

**Actual:**
```
enableAuditLog=false;
```

### Anything else?

1. Configuration file contains `enable_audit_log=true` correctly
2. Startup log shows: `append enable_audit_log=true /iotdb/conf/iotdb-system.properties`
3. But runtime always shows: `enableAuditLog=false;`
4. Audit log file `/iotdb/logs/log_datanode_audit.log` is created but remains empty

### Are you willing to submit a PR?

- [ ] I'm willing to submit a PR!

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the setting with the apache/iotdb standalone Docker image and inspect /iotdb/conf/iotdb-system.properties, the startup log, and the enableAuditLog runtime output. Trace how enable_audit_log is loaded into the runtime configuration, then verify that enableAuditLog becomes true and /iotdb/logs/log_datanode_audit.log records audit events.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, java
Domain
databases
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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