# Error in Logstash Pipeline **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [March 22, 2021, 2:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-logstash-pipeline/267930 "2021-03-22T02:16:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![caitlyn.carlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@caitlyn.carlisle](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/caitlyn.carlisle)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 2:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-logstash-pipeline/267930/1 "2021-03-22T02:16:18Z")
I am getting this error when trying to run my Logstash pipeline. I would appreciate any help!! Thanks so much! ```auto [2021-03-21T22:02:58,827][WARN][logstash.config.source.multilocal] Ignoring the 'pipelines.yml' file because modules or command line options are specified [2021-03-21T22:02:59,683][ERROR][logstash.agent] Failed to execute action {:action=>LogStash::PipelineAction::Create/pipeline_id:main, :exception=>"LogStash::ConfigurationError", :message=>"Expected one of [\\t\\r\\n], \"#\", \"{\" at line 2, column 13 (byte 21) after input {\n uri ", :backtrace=>["/Users/caitlyn/Desktop/logstash-7.11.2/logstash-core/lib/logstash/compiler.rb:32:in `compile_imperative'", "org/logstash/execution/AbstractPipelineExt.java:184:in `initialize'", "org/logstash/execution/JavaBasePipelineExt.java:69:in `initialize'", "/Users/caitlyn/Desktop/logstash-7.11.2/logstash-core/lib/logstash/java_pipeline.rb:47:in `initialize'", "/Users/caitlyn/Desktop/logstash-7.11.2/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline_action/create.rb:52:in `execute'", "/Users/caitlyn/Desktop/logstash-7.11.2/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:371:in `block in converge_state'"]} [2021-03-21T22:03:00,039][INFO][logstash.agent] Successfully started Logstash API endpoint {:port=>9600} [2021-03-21T22:03:04,968][INFO][logstash.runner] Logstash shut down. [2021-03-21T22:03:04,988][FATAL][org.logstash.Logstash] Logstash stopped processing because of an error: (SystemExit) exit org.jruby.exceptions.SystemExit: (SystemExit) exit at org.jruby.RubyKernel.exit(org/jruby/RubyKernel.java:747) ~[jruby-complete-9.2.13.0.jar:?] at org.jruby.RubyKernel.exit(org/jruby/RubyKernel.java:710) ~[jruby-complete-9.2.13.0.jar:?] at Users.caitlyn.desktop.logstash_minus_7_dot_11_dot_2.lib.bootstrap.environment.
(/Users/caitlyn/desktop/logstash-7.11.2/lib/bootstrap/environment.rb:89) ~[?:?] ``` ```auto input { uri => 'mongodb://username:password@152.3.22.155' placeholder_db_dir => '/Users/caitlyn/desktop/logstash-7.11.2/bin' placeholder_db_name => 'logstash_sqlite.db' collection => 'ml4p' batch_size => 5000 } filter { } output { stdout { codec => rubydebug } elasticsearch { action => "index" index => "mongo_log_data" hosts => ["localhost:9200"] } } ``` ---
**Author:** ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 2:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-logstash-pipeline/267930/2 "2021-03-22T02:50:40Z")
> [@caitlyn.carlisle](#): > > ```auto > input { > uri => 'mongodb://username:password@152.3.22.155' > > ``` You need to tell logstash which input you are trying to configure. I would start with ``` input { mongodb { uri => 'mongodb://username:password@152.3.22.155' placeholder_db_dir => '/Users/caitlyn/desktop/logstash-7.11.2/bin' placeholder_db_name => 'logstash_sqlite.db' collection => 'ml4p' batch_size => 5000 } } ``` I do not think the mongodb input is installed by default so you will need to install it. ---
**Author:** ![caitlyn.carlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@caitlyn.carlisle](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/caitlyn.carlisle)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-logstash-pipeline/267930/3 "2021-03-29T17:23:02Z")
Thank you! That worked but now I am getting this error: `WARN -- : MONGODB | Failed to authenticate to 152.3.22.155:27017: Mongo::Auth::Unauthorized: User cait (mechanism: scram) is not authorized to access admin (auth source: admin, used mechanism: SCRAM-SHA-1, used server: 152.3.22.155:27017 (STANDALONE)): Authentication failed. (18: AuthenticationFailed)` Do you have to have insert privileges in MongoDB for it to work? ---
**Author:** ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-logstash-pipeline/267930/4 "2021-03-29T18:11:16Z")
It needs to be able to .connect to the database and to .find entries. I do not know anything about the mongodb permissions model so I cannot say what privileges it needs. ---
**Author:** ![caitlyn.carlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@caitlyn.carlisle](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/caitlyn.carlisle)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 3:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-logstash-pipeline/267930/5 "2021-03-30T03:32:55Z")
Thank you for your help! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 3:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-logstash-pipeline/267930/6 "2021-04-27T03:33:21Z")
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