Logstash File Input stream events from Files
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Not able to map csv file from logstash to kibana in Window
I'm trying to feed data in csv files into elastic search using logstash. My logsatsh config file looks like this:
input {
file {
path => "D:\Log Anlyser\data\cars.csv"
start_position => "beginning"
sincedb_path => "NUL"
}
}
filter {
csv…

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Logstash open_file handle issue For Linux
I'm facing until recently a very peculiar warning on the logstash log file [filewatch.tailmode.handlers.createinitial] open_file OPEN_WARN_INTERVAL is '300', i've searched around the web for every possible help to dig it myself but could not found…

Karn Kumar
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How to create multiple indexes based on conduction in logstash
Trying to create multiple indexes for elasticsearch in logstash. But my "if conduction" is not creating any single index, without if conduction it is working fine.
But if I'm using input as file and in logstash without using filebeat then it is…

Vinit Jordan
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Extracting filename from existing field (Source)?
from the below source path, i want to get "servicename" as an another field. can someone please provide the example use case?
source path = "/var/log/companyname/servicename/example/test/testfile.log"
How can i give grok filters in logstash for…

user
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Logstash- file input adds escaping
I would like to disable escaping when receiving events from a file.
For instance, here is the event (input is a file):
a=\"hello\" b=\"world\"
This is the output:
a=\\"hello\\" b=\\"world\\"\r"
While using other inputs such as tcp, udp, no escaping…

SKallmann
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logstash is not fetching data from log file
logstash is configured with elasticsearch which should store data coming from logstash. configuration has been done properly still not fetching.
input {
file {
path => "C:\Users\vishadub\Documents\elkstackTools\logs\error_log.log"
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Vishal Dhar Dubey
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How to feed CSV to logstash with Dynamic Index mapping
Trying to feed logstash a csv for elastic indexing facing mapping error. The conf code is
using autodetect_column_names so I don't have to feed in the columns
name. Also I havent created any index or mapping for the data from dev console and…

Amandeep Singh
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Logstash multiline codec does not recognize the pattern
I was trying to parse a log file with multiple log messages separated per line using Logstash but it failed to do.
My logstash configuration file is as follow:
file{
path=> "/home/vm01/Documents/csb-demo/csb-result.txt"
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Ihsan Haikal
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how to apply if condition on fields of json contained in a log
I have a log which contains json, i want to apply if condition on one of the fields of json.
log format:
[2018-03-22T16:47:31.113] INFO {"code":200,"type": "everything looks good", "text":"Starting server at port => 5003"} {../../app.py:14:8}
I am…

prashant pandey
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Logstash parse csv file
I have a csv file that has a column that contains json object, sometimes the json input in this format that working correctly:
"{""field1"":""value1"",""field2"":""value2""}"
But sometimes it is the below format that corrupt the whole…

zeina reda
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Trigger log parsing in logstash during start up
I had troubles with parsing of logs with logstash during startup
Once I add an exta line to log file it is filtered, output generated to file succesfully
It seems that parsing only is triggerred once change is observer
1) Is there a setting for the…

Vladyslav Didenko
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How to parse nested JSON data with logstash filter
I have a json file which is having data like this
{
"foo" : "bar",
"test" : {
"steps" : [{
"response_time" : "100"
}, {
"response_time" : "101",
"more_nested" : [{
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ritesh
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How do I parse a tmx file (xml file for translation data) in logstash
I am using TMX files (xml file for translation data) as my source in Logstash to index data in Elasticsearch.
A sample TMX file looks like this,

avizzzy
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Logstash is sending a log twice. Repeating logs Issue
I am parsing logs of a file of my server and sending only info, warning and error level logs to my API but problem is that I am receiving a log two times. In output I am mapping parsed logs values to on my JSON fields and I am send that json to my…

Mishi
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Logstash parser error, timestamp is malformed
Can somebody tell me what I'm doing wrong, or why Logstash doesn't want to parse an ISO8601 timestamp?
The error message I get is
Failed action ... "error"=>{"type"=>"mapper_parsing_exception",
"reason"=>"failed to parse [timestamp]",
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KBoek
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