# Impossible to create a second index

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/impossible-to-create-a-second-index/347627
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [November 21, 2023, 11:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/impossible-to-create-a-second-index/347627 "2023-11-21T11:43:53Z")
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### Author: ![leandrojmp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leandrojmp/32/107231_2.png) [@leandrojmp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leandrojmp)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2023, 12:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/impossible-to-create-a-second-index/347627/4 "2023-11-21T12:53:13Z")

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Hello,

It is not clear what your issue is and what is this second index you mention.

The output configuration you shared has only one output, with the index `syslog-%{YYYY.MM.dd}`, so all your data, no matter the input, will be sent to this index.

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