How to debug the logstash file plugin

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user626528 picture user626528 · Sep 30, 2013 · Viewed 63.7k times · Source

Is it possible to log actions of the logstash file plugin? (i.e. what files it tries to send, what errors happen, etc)

Answer

Max picture Max · Apr 29, 2014

In new version stdout format changed

stdout { codec => rubydebug }

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