# Elastic Agent Error

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-agent-error/310248>\
**Category:** Elastic Agent\
**Tags:** fleet\
**Created:** [July 21, 2022, 8:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-agent-error/310248 "2022-07-21T08:33:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![suchandinfo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/suchandinfo/32/97834_2.png) [@suchandinfo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/suchandinfo)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2022, 8:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-agent-error/310248/1 "2022-07-21T08:33:17Z")

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Hi,

Please help me to resolve the below error. I have installed elastic agent in my linux server and trying to send logs to elastic.cloud. I am getting below error from linux machine.

2022-07-21T08:24:07.506Z ERROR fleet/fleet\_gateway.go:205 Could not communicate with fleet-server Checking API will retry, error: fail to decode checkin response: unexpected EOF

Actual use case:  
Enable syslog on fortinet firewall to send logs to linux\_Serverare(port514) - Elastic Agent installed on Linux\_server need to send the firewall logs to elastic.cloud

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**Author:** ![suchandinfo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/suchandinfo/32/97834_2.png) [@suchandinfo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/suchandinfo)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-agent-error/310248/2 "2022-07-21T19:18:41Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/d/e/def39f24e881453a8ac0c6738c58572c0535bc4d.png)

Error Screenshot is attached

@ruflin Could please help on this issue?

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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:** [August 18, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-agent-error/310248/3 "2022-08-18T19:19:25Z")

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