# Illegal\_argument\_exception: index.lifecycle.rollover\_alias \[centrologs\] does not point to index \[centrologs-2022.09.28-000001\] in Kibana 8.2.2

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/illegal-argument-exception-index-lifecycle-rollover-alias-centrologs-does-not-point-to-index-centrologs-2022-09-28-000001-in-kibana-8-2-2/315962>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** ilm-index-lifecycle-management\
**Created:** [October 6, 2022, 12:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/illegal-argument-exception-index-lifecycle-rollover-alias-centrologs-does-not-point-to-index-centrologs-2022-09-28-000001-in-kibana-8-2-2/315962 "2022-10-06T12:04:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![lakshmiD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@lakshmiD](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lakshmiD)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2022, 12:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/illegal-argument-exception-index-lifecycle-rollover-alias-centrologs-does-not-point-to-index-centrologs-2022-09-28-000001-in-kibana-8-2-2/315962/1 "2022-10-06T12:04:47Z")

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Hi Team,

Index lifecycle error-Policy rollover happening untill hot phase not going to next step

illegal\_argument\_exception: index.lifecycle.rollover\_alias [centrologs] does not point to index [centrologs-2022.09.28]

My Indices format :centrologs-{yyyy}.{mm}.{dd}  
Policy\_name: [centrologs-policy]  
Rollover-alias:[centrologs]

viewed so many article related this error in elastic community but no one provided proper fix

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/0/8/08e58ea0827a061cd732df73975f6a8b6e0dd0b1.png)

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/illegal-argument-exception-index-lifecycle-rollover-alias-centrologs-does-not-point-to-index-centrologs-2022-09-28-000001-in-kibana-8-2-2/315962/2 "2022-10-10T22:19:57Z")

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Welcome to our community! 😃

Does [Troubleshooting index lifecycle management errors | Elasticsearch Guide [8.4] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index-lifecycle-error-handling.html#_index_lifecycle_rollover_alias_x_does_not_point_to_index_y) help at all?

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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:** [November 7, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/illegal-argument-exception-index-lifecycle-rollover-alias-centrologs-does-not-point-to-index-centrologs-2022-09-28-000001-in-kibana-8-2-2/315962/3 "2022-11-07T18:44:33Z")

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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:** [December 5, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/illegal-argument-exception-index-lifecycle-rollover-alias-centrologs-does-not-point-to-index-centrologs-2022-09-28-000001-in-kibana-8-2-2/315962/4 "2022-12-05T18:45:09Z")

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