# How to change an agent name in ELK 8.11?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-an-agent-name-in-elk-8-11/352196>\
**Category:** Elastic Agent\
**Tags:** metricbeat\
**Created:** [January 31, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-an-agent-name-in-elk-8-11/352196 "2024-01-31T14:20:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![SamuelSMendes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/samuelsmendes/32/104246_2.png) [@SamuelSMendes](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/SamuelSMendes)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-an-agent-name-in-elk-8-11/352196/1 "2024-01-31T14:20:04Z")

</div>

In the previous version I could change it by going into the metricbeat.yml in the installation file of the agent but as I upgraded the version from 8.5.1 to 8.11.3 the files aren't there anymore.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-an-agent-name-in-elk-8-11/352196/2 "2024-02-28T14:20:34Z")

</div>

This topic was automatically closed 28 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.