Journald input plugin v2.0.2edit

  • Plugin version: v2.0.2
  • Released on: 2018-04-06
  • Changelog

For other versions, see the overview list.

To learn more about Logstash, see the Logstash Reference.

Getting Helpedit

For questions about the plugin, open a topic in the Discuss forums. For bugs or feature requests, open an issue in Github. For the list of Elastic supported plugins, please consult the Elastic Support Matrix.

Descriptionedit

Pull events from a local systemd journal.

See requirements https://github.com/ledbettj/systemd-journal

Journald Input Configuration Optionsedit

This plugin supports the following configuration options plus the Common Options described later.

Setting Input type Required

filter

hash

No

flags

string, one of [0, 1, 2, 4]

No

lowercase

boolean

No

path

string

No

seekto

string, one of ["head", "tail"]

No

sincedb_path

string

No

sincedb_write_interval

number

No

thisboot

boolean

No

threads

number

No

wait_timeout

number

No

Also see Common Options for a list of options supported by all input plugins.

 

filteredit

  • Value type is hash
  • Default value is {}

Filter on events. Not heavily tested.

flagsedit

  • Value can be any of: 0, 1, 2, 4
  • Default value is 0

System journal flags 0 = all avalable 1 = local only 2 = runtime only 4 = system only

lowercaseedit

  • Value type is boolean
  • Default value is false

Lowercase annoying UPPERCASE fieldnames. (May clobber existing fields)

pathedit

  • Value type is string
  • Default value is "/var/log/journal"

Path to read journal files from

seektoedit

  • Value can be any of: head, tail
  • Default value is "tail"

Where in the journal to start capturing logs Options: head, tail

sincedb_pathedit

  • Value type is string
  • There is no default value for this setting.

Where to write the sincedb database (keeps track of the current position of the journal). The default will write the sincedb file to matching $HOME/.sincedb_journal

sincedb_write_intervaledit

  • Value type is number
  • Default value is 15

How often (in seconds) to write a since database with the current position of the journal.

thisbootedit

  • Value type is boolean
  • Default value is true

Filter logs since the system booted (only relevant with seekto ⇒ "head")

threadsedit

  • Value type is number
  • Default value is 1

wait_timeoutedit

  • Value type is number
  • Default value is 3000000

The max timeout in microsends to wait for new events from the journal. Set to -1 to wait indefinitely. Setting this to a large value will result in delayed shutdown of the plugin.

Common Optionsedit

The following configuration options are supported by all input plugins:

Setting Input type Required

add_field

hash

No

codec

codec

No

enable_metric

boolean

No

id

string

No

tags

array

No

type

string

No

Detailsedit

 

add_fieldedit

  • Value type is hash
  • Default value is {}

Add a field to an event

codecedit

  • Value type is codec
  • Default value is "plain"

The codec used for input data. Input codecs are a convenient method for decoding your data before it enters the input, without needing a separate filter in your Logstash pipeline.

enable_metricedit

  • Value type is boolean
  • Default value is true

Disable or enable metric logging for this specific plugin instance by default we record all the metrics we can, but you can disable metrics collection for a specific plugin.

idedit

  • Value type is string
  • There is no default value for this setting.

Add a unique ID to the plugin configuration. If no ID is specified, Logstash will generate one. It is strongly recommended to set this ID in your configuration. This is particularly useful when you have two or more plugins of the same type, for example, if you have 2 journald inputs. Adding a named ID in this case will help in monitoring Logstash when using the monitoring APIs.

input {
  journald {
    id => "my_plugin_id"
  }
}

tagsedit

  • Value type is array
  • There is no default value for this setting.

Add any number of arbitrary tags to your event.

This can help with processing later.

typeedit

  • Value type is string
  • There is no default value for this setting.

Add a type field to all events handled by this input.

Types are used mainly for filter activation.

The type is stored as part of the event itself, so you can also use the type to search for it in Kibana.

If you try to set a type on an event that already has one (for example when you send an event from a shipper to an indexer) then a new input will not override the existing type. A type set at the shipper stays with that event for its life even when sent to another Logstash server.