# Error importing URL/file: Failed to import index-pattern: : error loading /tmp/tmp401063577/beats-dashboards-5.4.0/filebeat/index-pattern/filebeat.json: couldn't load json. Error: 401 Unauthorized **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** filebeat\ **Created:** [August 17, 2017, 5:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-importing-url-file-failed-to-import-index-pattern-error-loading-tmp-tmp401063577-beats-dashboards-5-4-0-filebeat-index-pattern-filebeat-json-couldnt-load-json-error-401-unauthorized/97461 "2017-08-17T17:11:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![sandy007](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sandy007/32/21225_2.png) [@sandy007](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sandy007)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 7:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-importing-url-file-failed-to-import-index-pattern-error-loading-tmp-tmp401063577-beats-dashboards-5-4-0-filebeat-index-pattern-filebeat-json-couldnt-load-json-error-401-unauthorized/97461/21 "2017-08-18T19:06:20Z")
Hello Parth, I am still getting the below error logs in filebeat logs - tail -f /var/log/filebeat/filebeat 2017-08-19T00:34:00+05:30 INFO Start sending events to output 2017-08-19T00:34:00+05:30 INFO Harvester started for file: /var/log/filebeat/filebeat 2017-08-19T00:34:00+05:30 INFO Harvester started for file: /var/log/messages 2017-08-19T00:34:05+05:30 ERR Connecting error publishing events (retrying): 401 Unauthorized 2017-08-19T00:34:06+05:30 ERR Connecting error publishing events (retrying): 401 Unauthorized 2017-08-19T00:34:08+05:30 ERR Connecting error publishing events (retrying): 401 Unauthorized 2017-08-19T00:34:12+05:30 ERR Connecting error publishing events (retrying): 401 Unauthorized 2017-08-19T00:34:20+05:30 ERR Connecting error publishing events (retrying): 401 Unauthorized 2017-08-19T00:34:30+05:30 INFO Non-zero metrics in the last 30s: filebeat.harvester.open\_files=2 filebeat.harvester.running=2 filebeat.harvester.started=2 libbeat.es.publish.read\_bytes=1965 libbeat.es.publish.write\_bytes=615 libbeat.publisher.published\_events=277 2017-08-19T00:34:36+05:30 ERR Connecting error publishing events (retrying): 401 Unauthorized 2017-08-19T00:35:00+05:30 INFO Non-zero metrics in the last 30s: libbeat.es.publish.read\_bytes=393 libbeat.es.publish.write\_bytes=123 2017-08-19T00:35:08+05:30 ERR Connecting error publishing events (retrying): 401 Unauthorized 2017-08-19T00:35:30+05:30 INFO Non-zero metrics in the last 30s: libbeat.es.publish.read\_bytes=393 libbeat.es.publish.write\_bytes=123 What couldbe the problem. Due to that My kibana stopped showing logs ---
**Author:** ![steffens](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/steffens/32/79630_2.png) [@steffens](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/steffens)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-importing-url-file-failed-to-import-index-pattern-error-loading-tmp-tmp401063577-beats-dashboards-5-4-0-filebeat-index-pattern-filebeat-json-couldnt-load-json-error-401-unauthorized/97461/22 "2017-08-20T16:59:40Z")
The http response `401 Unauthorized` means you are missing username and password. ---
**Author:** ![sandy007](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sandy007/32/21225_2.png) [@sandy007](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sandy007)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2017, 4:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-importing-url-file-failed-to-import-index-pattern-error-loading-tmp-tmp401063577-beats-dashboards-5-4-0-filebeat-index-pattern-filebeat-json-couldnt-load-json-error-401-unauthorized/97461/23 "2017-08-21T16:29:18Z")
where i need to define the username and password in filebeat to avoid this error message.? Please guide me. I have been playing with this error since last week and still no solution. ---
**Author:** ![steffens](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/steffens/32/79630_2.png) [@steffens](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/steffens)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 1:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-importing-url-file-failed-to-import-index-pattern-error-loading-tmp-tmp401063577-beats-dashboards-5-4-0-filebeat-index-pattern-filebeat-json-couldnt-load-json-error-401-unauthorized/97461/24 "2017-08-22T13:49:05Z")
Add username and password to the elasticsearch output (See [the documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/securing-communication-elasticsearch.html#securing-communication-elasticsearch) and [Elasticsearch output docs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/elasticsearch-output.html#elasticsearch-output)). ---
**Author:** ![sandy007](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sandy007/32/21225_2.png) [@sandy007](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sandy007)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2017, 5:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-importing-url-file-failed-to-import-index-pattern-error-loading-tmp-tmp401063577-beats-dashboards-5-4-0-filebeat-index-pattern-filebeat-json-couldnt-load-json-error-401-unauthorized/97461/25 "2017-08-29T05:43:38Z")
Thanks steffen, It worked .. Appreciate your help. I am trying to configure email account in elk.yml file but it keep failing to send the email through wachter .. if i send email from servers root to my email .. it worked but not through the x-pack..not sure what i am doing wrong.below is my email config -- =========================== #"actions" : { # "send\_email" : { # "email" : { # "to" : "aryaa.sandip@gmail.com", # "subject" : "Watcher Notification", # "body" : "{{ctx.payload.hits.total}} error logs found" # } # } #} xpack.notification.email.account: smtp\_account: profile: standard smtp: auth: false starttls.enable: false host: [appmgt-5.in.ibm.com](http://appmgt-5.in.ibm.com) port: 25 =========================== Thanks, Sandy ---
**Author:** ![steffens](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/steffens/32/79630_2.png) [@steffens](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/steffens)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2017, 12:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-importing-url-file-failed-to-import-index-pattern-error-loading-tmp-tmp401063577-beats-dashboards-5-4-0-filebeat-index-pattern-filebeat-json-couldnt-load-json-error-401-unauthorized/97461/26 "2017-08-29T12:14:01Z")
Uhm, for issues with watcher better ask in the X-Pack forums. Also include logs. Just from configs it's hard to tell what's going wrong. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 12:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-importing-url-file-failed-to-import-index-pattern-error-loading-tmp-tmp401063577-beats-dashboards-5-4-0-filebeat-index-pattern-filebeat-json-couldnt-load-json-error-401-unauthorized/97461/27 "2017-09-26T12:19:58Z")
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