Exec output plugin

  • Plugin version: v3.1.4
  • Released on: 2018-04-06
  • Changelog

For other versions, see theVersioned plugin docs.

Installation

For plugins not bundled by default, it is easy to install by running bin/logstash-plugin install logstash-output-exec. See Working with plugins for more details.

Getting Help

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.

Description

The exec output will run a command for each event received. Ruby’ssystem() function will be used, i.e. the command string willbe passed to a shell. You can use %{name} and other dynamic stringsin the command to pass select fields from the event to the childprocess. Example:

output {  if [type] == "abuse" {    exec {      command => "iptables -A INPUT -s %{clientip} -j DROP"    }  }}
Warning

If you want it non-blocking you should use & or dtachor other such techniques. There is no timeout for the commands beingrun so misbehaving commands could otherwise stall the Logstashpipeline indefinitely.

Warning

Exercise great caution with %{name} field placeholders.The contents of the field will be included verbatim without anysanitization, i.e. any shell metacharacters from the field valueswill be passed straight to the shell.

Exec Output Configuration Options

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

Setting Input type Required

command

string

Yes

quiet

boolean

No

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

 

command

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

Command line to execute via subprocess. Use dtach or screen tomake it non blocking. This value can include %{name} and otherdynamic strings.

quiet

  • Value type is boolean
  • Default value is false

display the result of the command to the terminal

Common Options

The following configuration options are supported by all output plugins:

Setting Input type Required

codec

codec

No

enable_metric

boolean

No

id

string

No

codec

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

The codec used for output data. Output codecs are a convenient method for encoding your data before it leaves the output without needing a separate filter in your Logstash pipeline.

enable_metric

  • 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 collectionfor a specific plugin.

id

  • 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 usefulwhen you have two or more plugins of the same type. For example, if you have 2 exec outputs.Adding a named ID in this case will help in monitoring Logstash when using the monitoring APIs.

output {  exec {    id => "my_plugin_id"  }}