# java.lang.IllegalStateException: Logstash stopped processing because of an error: (SystemExit) exit **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Tags:** docker\ **Created:** [November 23, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-lang-illegalstateexception-logstash-stopped-processing-because-of-an-error-systemexit-exit/256380 "2020-11-23T16:03:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Palash\_Dubey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/palash_dubey/32/79537_2.png) [@Palash\_Dubey](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Palash_Dubey)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-lang-illegalstateexception-logstash-stopped-processing-because-of-an-error-systemexit-exit/256380/1 "2020-11-23T16:03:09Z")
[ERROR][logstash.agent] Failed to execute action {:action=\>LogStash::PipelineAction::Create/pipeline\_id:main, :exception=\>"Java::JavaLang::IllegalStateException", :message=\>"Unable to configure plugins: (ConfigurationError) Something is wrong with your configuration.", :backtrace=\>["org.logstash.config.ir.CompiledPipeline.(CompiledPipeline.java:119)", "org.logstash.execution.JavaBasePipelineExt.initialize(JavaBasePipelineExt.java:82)", "org.logstash.execution.JavaBasePipelineExt$INVOKER$i$1$0$initialize.call(JavaBasePipelineExt$INVOKER$i$1$0$initialize.gen)", "org.jruby.internal.runtime.methods.JavaMethod$JavaMethodN.call(JavaMethod.java:837)", "org.jruby.ir.runtime.IRRuntimeHelpers.instanceSuper(IRRuntimeHelpers.java:1169)", "org.jruby.ir.instructions.InstanceSuperInstr.interpret(InstanceSuperInstr.java:84)", "org.jruby.ir.interpreter.InterpreterEngine.processCall(InterpreterEngine.java:361)", "org.jruby.ir.interpreter.StartupInterpreterEngine.interpret(StartupInterpreterEngine.java:72)", "org.jruby.internal.runtime.methods.MixedModeIRMethod.INTERPRET\_METHOD(MixedModeIRMethod.java:86)", "org.jruby.internal.runtime.methods.MixedModeIRMethod.call(MixedModeIRMethod.java:73)", "org.jruby.runtime.callsite.CachingCallSite.call(CachingCallSite.java:84)", "org.jruby.RubyClass.newInstance(RubyClass.java:939)", "org.jruby.RubyClass$INVOKER$i$newInstance.call(RubyClass$INVOKER$i$newInstance.gen)", "org.jruby.ir.targets.InvokeSite.invoke(InvokeSite.java:207)", "usr.share.logstash.logstash\_minus\_core.lib.logstash.pipeline\_action.create.RUBY$method$execute$0(/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline\_action/create.rb:52)", "usr.share.logstash.logstash\_minus\_core.lib.logstash.pipeline\_action.create.RUBY$method$execute$0$ **VARARGS** (/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline\_action/create.rb)", "org.jruby.internal.runtime.methods.CompiledIRMethod.call(CompiledIRMethod.java:80)", "org.jruby.internal.runtime.methods.MixedModeIRMethod.call(MixedModeIRMethod.java:70)", "org.jruby.ir.targets.InvokeSite.invoke(InvokeSite.java:207)", "usr.share.logstash.logstash\_minus\_core.lib.logstash.agent.RUBY$block$converge\_state$2(/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:357)", "org.jruby.runtime.CompiledIRBlockBody.callDirect(CompiledIRBlockBody.java:138)", "org.jruby.runtime.IRBlockBody.call(IRBlockBody.java:58)", "org.jruby.runtime.IRBlockBody.call(IRBlockBody.java:52)", "org.jruby.runtime.Block.call(Block.java:139)", "org.jruby.RubyProc.call(RubyProc.java:318)", "org.jruby.internal.runtime.RubyRunnable.run(RubyRunnable.java:105)", "java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:834)"]} logstash\_1 | warning: thread "Converge PipelineAction::Create" terminated with exception (report\_on\_exception is true): logstash\_1 | LogStash::Error: Don't know how to handle `Java::JavaLang::IllegalStateException` for `PipelineAction::Create
` logstash\_1 | create at org/logstash/execution/ConvergeResultExt.java:129 logstash\_1 | add at org/logstash/execution/ConvergeResultExt.java:57 logstash\_1 | converge\_state at /usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:370 logstash\_1 | [ERROR][logstash.agent] An exception happened when converging configuration {:exception=\>LogStash::Error, :message=\>"Don't know how to handle `Java::JavaLang::IllegalStateException` for `PipelineAction::Create
`"} logstash\_1 | [FATAL][logstash.runner] An unexpected error occurred! {:error=\>#\`\>, :backtrace=\>["org/logstash/execution/ConvergeResultExt.java:129:in `create'", "org/logstash/execution/ConvergeResultExt.java:57:in `add'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:370:in `block in converge\_state'"]} logstash\_1 | [ERROR][org.logstash.Logstash] java.lang.IllegalStateException: Logstash stopped processing because of an error: (SystemExit) exit logstash\_1 exited with code 1 ---
**Author:** ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-lang-illegalstateexception-logstash-stopped-processing-because-of-an-error-systemexit-exit/256380/2 "2020-11-23T16:53:28Z")
If you enable log.level debug do you get a more informative message? If you disable java\_execution do you get a better message? ---
**Author:** ![Palash\_Dubey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/palash_dubey/32/79537_2.png) [@Palash\_Dubey](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Palash_Dubey)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 5:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-lang-illegalstateexception-logstash-stopped-processing-because-of-an-error-systemexit-exit/256380/3 "2020-11-24T05:57:16Z")
I'm getting the same error as above for log.level debug. And I'm not sure how to disable java\_execution. never tried this. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 5:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-lang-illegalstateexception-logstash-stopped-processing-because-of-an-error-systemexit-exit/256380/4 "2020-12-22T05:57:18Z")
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