# How to enable elasticsearch audit logs in containers ES cluster (docker)

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-elasticsearch-audit-logs-in-containers-es-cluster-docker/201790>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 1, 2019, 11:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-elasticsearch-audit-logs-in-containers-es-cluster-docker/201790 "2019-10-01T11:45:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![arun.kumar92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e5b9ba/32.png) [@arun.kumar92](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/arun.kumar92)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2019, 11:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-elasticsearch-audit-logs-in-containers-es-cluster-docker/201790/1 "2019-10-01T11:45:02Z")

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Hi

Could you please help me to enable audit logs in elastcisearch (dockerized cluster)?

## ENV details

4 node cluster 1 node act like load balancing

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**Author:** ![arun.kumar92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e5b9ba/32.png) [@arun.kumar92](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/arun.kumar92)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-elasticsearch-audit-logs-in-containers-es-cluster-docker/201790/2 "2019-10-01T12:11:28Z")

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I have already configured below values in elasticsearch.yml file . But not working  
xpack.security.audit.enabled: true  
xpack.security.audit.outputs: logfile

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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 29, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-elasticsearch-audit-logs-in-containers-es-cluster-docker/201790/3 "2019-10-29T12:11:38Z")

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