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[Solved] filebeat Startup Error: Exiting: error unpacking config data: more than one namespace configured accessing

After extracting filebeat from the virtual machine, enter #: ./filebeat -c filebeat.yml

Encountered the following problems!!!!!!

Exiting: error unpacking config data: more than one namespace configured accessing ‘output’ (source:’filebeat.yml’)

resolvent:

#Note that you must install filebeat in your own directory to modify filebeat.yml

[filebeat directory] #: VIM filebeat.yml

After entering, find the following configuration location

#—————————-Elasticsearch output ———————————-

output. elasticsearch:

#Array of hosts to connecr to.

hosts: [“localhost:9200”]

=====================Modification====================

Just comment out the contents under Elasticsearch output

#—————————-Elasticsearch output ———————————-

#output. elasticsearch:

#Array of hosts to connecr to.

hosts: [“localhost:9200”]

Save exit after modification

Restart filebeat

Enter #:/ filebeat -c filebeat.yml

View process

Enter #:/ filebeat -e -c filebeat.yml

Successfully started filebeat!!!!!