# "interval" should not be required in logstash-input-exec plugin

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/interval-should-not-be-required-in-logstash-input-exec-plugin/81321
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [April 5, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/interval-should-not-be-required-in-logstash-input-exec-plugin/81321 "2017-04-05T14:46:50Z")
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### Author: ![shin0higuchi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@shin0higuchi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shin0higuchi)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/interval-should-not-be-required-in-logstash-input-exec-plugin/81321/1 "2017-04-05T14:46:51Z")

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Logstash Version : 5.3.0

"interval" setting is now required in logstash-input-exec plugin.  
When I want to execute some command only once, I have to set interval.

Interval should be optional and the default should be "execute once".

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### Author: ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2017, 5:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/interval-should-not-be-required-in-logstash-input-exec-plugin/81321/2 "2017-04-06T05:30:20Z")

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Could you file an issue at [https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-input-exec/issues/new](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-input-exec/issues/new)?

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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: [May 4, 2017, 5:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/interval-should-not-be-required-in-logstash-input-exec-plugin/81321/3 "2017-05-04T05:30:43Z")

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