# Eventlog input ,errors out

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eventlog-input-errors-out/81971>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [April 11, 2017, 11:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eventlog-input-errors-out/81971 "2017-04-11T11:28:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![debashree13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@debashree13](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/debashree13)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 11:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eventlog-input-errors-out/81971/1 "2017-04-11T11:28:46Z")

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Hi Team,

I facing certain problem with logstash 5.3.  
I am trying to use eventlog as input to read eventlog and put that in elastic search but it is not able to find eventlog plug in. Plus when I tried to list down all the available plug in it does not show eventlog as options. Can anyone help me in enabling that ? I am pretty new in this practice, please help urgently.  
Thanks  
Debashree

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**Author:** ![eperry](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/eperry/32/551_2.png) [@eperry](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/eperry)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 1:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eventlog-input-errors-out/81971/2 "2017-04-12T01:22:44Z")

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what is the "eventlog" are you talking windows? There is "WinBeat" to grab that ,

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**Author:** ![debashree13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@debashree13](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/debashree13)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 4:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eventlog-input-errors-out/81971/3 "2017-04-12T04:59:20Z")

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Yes right windows.  
Okay I can try out winbeat. But in case say I have to add new plugin what is the process, say if I have to use logstash only in this case. Please help!!

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**Author:** ![debashree13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@debashree13](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/debashree13)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 7:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eventlog-input-errors-out/81971/4 "2017-04-12T07:34:49Z")

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Another point I forgot to mention is my system OS is Windows 10

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**Author:** ![eperry](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/eperry/32/551_2.png) [@eperry](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/eperry)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 12:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eventlog-input-errors-out/81971/5 "2017-04-12T12:44:42Z")

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this is the only one I can think of as an alternate  
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-inputs-wmi.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-inputs-wmi.html)

```auto
This is a community-maintained plugin! It does not ship with Logstash by default, 
but it is easy to install by running bin/logstash-plugin install logstash-input-wmi.

```

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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:** [May 10, 2017, 12:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eventlog-input-errors-out/81971/6 "2017-05-10T12:48:40Z")

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