Loading Index Template of Filebeat into Elasticsearch in Windows

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Following the guide in this link to add a filebeat-template. I got the this error:

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Then, I added -Credential switch in to PS command followed by the elastic username:

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Powershell accepted the command and prompt for the password:

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And the template was successfully imported.

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If your Elasticsearch requires authentication, you need to provide credentials to be able to load index templates. I guess you are using X-Pack, where basic authentication is default.

May I ask you what is your question regarding the behavior you described above?

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Thanks for your replay.

Since this a discussion forum, I shared this experience for the people who might get into this issue to shorten the overhead for them because I spent 30 mins searching for the answer.

Regards,
Mahmood

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Great! Thanks for sharing it with us.