# Filebeat 6.8.6 - Get kernel version of OS

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-6-8-6-get-kernel-version-of-os/227823>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [April 13, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-6-8-6-get-kernel-version-of-os/227823 "2020-04-13T20:39:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![michael\_sc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@michael\_sc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/michael_sc)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-6-8-6-get-kernel-version-of-os/227823/1 "2020-04-13T20:39:10Z")

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I want to add the kernel version of the host to the filebeat output. Can I do that with this version, and if so, where in the config file do I need to add parameters.

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**Author:** ![mtojek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mtojek/32/63863_2.png) [@mtojek](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mtojek)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 9:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-6-8-6-get-kernel-version-of-os/227823/2 "2020-04-14T09:13:55Z")

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Take a look at processors, e.g. this one: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/add-process-metadata.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/add-process-metadata.html) . I'm not sure if there is one that provides the kernel version and similar host information, but you can pass it through process env values.

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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 12, 2020, 9:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-6-8-6-get-kernel-version-of-os/227823/3 "2020-05-12T09:13:56Z")

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