The code for loading client props seems to use java Properties and not commons config, so FileHandler would not be applicable there. https://github.com/apache/accumulo/blob/cf42adff3f988ff467ff3f71449732b32703573f/core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/clientImpl/ClientInfoImpl.java#L113
Originally posted by @keith-turner in #5233 (comment)