# \[ERROR\]\[logstash.agent \] Failed to execute action {:id=\>:main, :action\_type=\>LogStash::ConvergeResult::FailedAction, :message=\>"Could not execute action: PipelineAction::Create\<main\>, action\_result: false", :backtrace=\>nil}

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-logstash-agent-failed-to-execute-action-id-main-action-type-logstash-failedaction-message-could-not-execute-action-pipelineaction-create-main-action-result-false-backtrace-nil/249057>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [September 18, 2020, 5:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-logstash-agent-failed-to-execute-action-id-main-action-type-logstash-failedaction-message-could-not-execute-action-pipelineaction-create-main-action-result-false-backtrace-nil/249057 "2020-09-18T05:01:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sayontani\_Bose](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sayontani_bose/32/45707_2.png) [@Sayontani\_Bose](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sayontani_Bose)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 5:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-logstash-agent-failed-to-execute-action-id-main-action-type-logstash-failedaction-message-could-not-execute-action-pipelineaction-create-main-action-result-false-backtrace-nil/249057/1 "2020-09-18T05:01:02Z")

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Hi

I have Installed Logstash and whenever i m trying to run by "bin/logstash --path.settings /etc/logstash -f /etc/logstash/conf.d/01-wazuh.conf --config.reload.automatic

I am getting this error -

**[ERROR][logstash.agent] Failed to execute action {:id=\>:main, :action\_type=\>LogStash::ConvergeResult::FailedAction, :message=\>"Could not execute action: PipelineAction::Create, action\_result: false", :backtrace=\>nil}**

my 01-wazuh.conf file contain:

![Screenshot from 2020-09-18 10-28-29](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/0/8/08fc5866440a8398f8317069a1a5cc10b9e99d2c.png)

Best regards

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**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:** [September 18, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-logstash-agent-failed-to-execute-action-id-main-action-type-logstash-failedaction-message-could-not-execute-action-pipelineaction-create-main-action-result-false-backtrace-nil/249057/2 "2020-09-18T15:01:23Z")

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If you enable log.level debug do you see any related messages?

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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:** [October 16, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-logstash-agent-failed-to-execute-action-id-main-action-type-logstash-failedaction-message-could-not-execute-action-pipelineaction-create-main-action-result-false-backtrace-nil/249057/3 "2020-10-16T15:01:51Z")

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