diff --git a/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/GroupsImpl.java b/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/GroupsImpl.java
index 5763e451cb..17e43c26e3 100644
--- a/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/GroupsImpl.java
+++ b/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/GroupsImpl.java
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ import org.alfresco.util.AlfrescoCollator;
 import org.alfresco.util.Pair;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.extensions.surf.util.I18NUtil;
 
 /**
@@ -94,6 +96,8 @@ public class GroupsImpl implements Groups
     private static final String AUTHORITY_NAME = "authorityName";
     private static final String ERR_MSG_MODIFY_FIXED_AUTHORITY = "Trying to modify a fixed authority";
 
+    protected static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GroupsImpl.class);
+
     private final static Map<String, String> SORT_PARAMS_TO_NAMES;
     static
     {
@@ -136,7 +140,7 @@ public class GroupsImpl implements Groups
 
     public Group create(Group group, Parameters parameters)
     {
-        System.out.println("Create from impl called");
+        logger.info("Create from impl called");
         validateGroup(group, false);
 
         // Create authority with default zones.
@@ -152,7 +156,7 @@ public class GroupsImpl implements Groups
         {
             props.put(ContentModel.PROP_DESCRIPTION, group.getDescription());
         }
-        System.out.println("Before authority created");
+        logger.info("Before authority created");
         String authority = authorityService.createAuthority(AuthorityType.GROUP, group.getId(), authorityDisplayName, authorityZones, props);
 
         // Set a given child authority to be included by the given parent
diff --git a/remote-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/GroupsTest.java b/remote-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/GroupsTest.java
index 2728d24257..68a02484cd 100644
--- a/remote-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/GroupsTest.java
+++ b/remote-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/GroupsTest.java
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
 import java.util.*;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
@@ -70,6 +73,8 @@ public class GroupsTest extends AbstractSingleNetworkSiteTest
     private static final String GROUP_EVERYONE = "GROUP_EVERYONE";
     private static final String INCLUDE_DESCRIPTION_HAS_SUBGROUPS = "description,hasSubgroups";
 
+    protected static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GroupsTest.class);
+
     protected AuthorityService authorityService;
 
     private String rootGroupName;
@@ -1426,7 +1431,7 @@ public class GroupsTest extends AbstractSingleNetworkSiteTest
             Group group = generateGroup();
             group.setDescription("testDesc");
 
-            System.out.println("" + otherParams);
+            logger.info("" + otherParams);
             Group createdGroup01 = groupsProxy.createGroup(group, otherParams, HttpServletResponse.SC_CREATED);
 
             assertNotNull(createdGroup01);
diff --git a/remote-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/client/data/Group.java b/remote-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/client/data/Group.java
index 4bc4a02a4c..03a70f20a6 100644
--- a/remote-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/client/data/Group.java
+++ b/remote-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/client/data/Group.java
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ import org.alfresco.rest.api.tests.client.PublicApiClient.ExpectedPaging;
 import org.alfresco.rest.api.tests.client.PublicApiClient.ListResponse;
 import org.json.simple.JSONArray;
 import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 /**
  * Represents a group.
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ public class Group extends org.alfresco.rest.api.model.Group implements Serializ
 {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = -3580248429177260831L;
+    protected static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Group.class);
 
     @Override
     public void expected(Object o)
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ public class Group extends org.alfresco.rest.api.model.Group implements Serializ
         Boolean hasSubgroups = (Boolean) jsonObject.get("hasSubgroups");
         List<String> parentIds = (List<String>) jsonObject.get("parentIds");
         List<String> zones = (List<String>) jsonObject.get("zones");
-        System.out.println("Parse group: " + description + " " + displayName);
+        logger.info("Parse group: " + description + " " + displayName);
         Group group = new Group();
         group.setId(id);
         group.setDisplayName(displayName);
diff --git a/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityDAOImpl.java b/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityDAOImpl.java
index bdfd8b40cd..4b7b7c8125 100644
--- a/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityDAOImpl.java
+++ b/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityDAOImpl.java
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ public class AuthorityDAOImpl implements AuthorityDAO, NodeServicePolicies.Befor
         }
         NodeRef childRef;
         NodeRef authorityContainerRef = getAuthorityContainer();
+        logger.info("AuthorityDAO before create node");
         childRef = nodeService.createNode(authorityContainerRef, ContentModel.ASSOC_CHILDREN, QName.createQName("cm", name, namespacePrefixResolver),
                 ContentModel.TYPE_AUTHORITY_CONTAINER, props).getChildRef();
         if (authorityZones != null)
diff --git a/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityServiceImpl.java b/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityServiceImpl.java
index 4d992b0930..343c5cb54d 100644
--- a/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityServiceImpl.java
+++ b/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityServiceImpl.java
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.PermissionService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.PersonService;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
 import org.alfresco.util.Pair;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
 import org.springframework.extensions.surf.util.ParameterCheck;
 
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ import org.springframework.extensions.surf.util.ParameterCheck;
 public class AuthorityServiceImpl implements AuthorityService, InitializingBean
 {
     public static final String GROUP_ALFRESCO_SYSTEM_ADMINISTRATORS_AUTHORITY = PermissionService.GROUP_PREFIX + "ALFRESCO_SYSTEM_ADMINISTRATORS";
+    protected static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AuthorityServiceImpl.class);
 
     private static Set<String> DEFAULT_ZONES = new HashSet<String>();
     
@@ -668,7 +671,7 @@ public class AuthorityServiceImpl implements AuthorityService, InitializingBean
     {
         checkTypeIsMutable(type);
         String name = getName(type, shortName);
-        System.out.println("Before authority DAO created");
+        logger.info("Before authority DAO created");
         authorityDAO.createAuthority(name, authorityDisplayName, authorityZones, properties);
 
         return name;