# Audit file is empty

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/audit-file-is-empty/255865>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security\
**Created:** [November 18, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/audit-file-is-empty/255865 "2020-11-18T15:35:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Andex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Andex](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Andex)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/audit-file-is-empty/255865/1 "2020-11-18T15:35:26Z")

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Hi, i enabled Audit on all my elasticsearch.yml :

```auto
xpack.security.audit.enabled: true

```

I have already enabled https and transport inside my cluster.

I don't know why my \_audit.json file is empty . The owner - group to the file is elasticsearch:elasticsearch

Help thanks 🙂

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/audit-file-is-empty/255865/2 "2020-11-18T21:44:13Z")

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Audit logging is a Gold and above license feature - [https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions)

What license level do you have?

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**Author:** ![Andex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Andex](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Andex)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 8:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/audit-file-is-empty/255865/3 "2020-11-19T08:42:38Z")

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Platinum license

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 8:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/audit-file-is-empty/255865/4 "2020-11-19T08:49:22Z")

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You can reach out to your support engineer then, they will be able to help you.

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**Author:** ![Andex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Andex](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Andex)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 8:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/audit-file-is-empty/255865/5 "2020-11-19T08:56:29Z")

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eemh, i'm the engineer, i tried several ways but the file is not populated, i don't know how to fix

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 11:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/audit-file-is-empty/255865/6 "2020-11-19T11:20:29Z")

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Mark meant the elastic support.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 11:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/audit-file-is-empty/255865/7 "2020-12-17T11:20:51Z")

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