Filebeat in Docker: logging.to_files is ignored

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Hi!
I realized I had not replied to this yet - sorry for this!

Just to tell that your advice worked perfectly, thanks a lot :+1::clap:.

I overwrote the CMD of the filebeat image by just putting an empty string into my docker compose:

version: "3.3"
services:
  filebeat:
    image: docker.elastic.co/beats/filebeat:6.4.0
    volumes:
      - ./logs/:/usr/share/filebeat/logs/
     # [...]
    command: "" # to overwrite the -e that disables logging to file!

And it logged into file like a charm.

(Here are the possible flags / options to pass in that CMD / command: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/command-line-options.html#global-flags)