Logstash beta - 1 does not include logrotate file

Elastic Stack Logstash
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I just installed brandnew logstash 5.0 beta1 but it seem that package does not include the logrotate script.

[root@BS-POC-Test-Env logstash]# yum install logstash
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package logstash.noarch 1:5.0.0~beta1-1 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

=========================================================================================================================================================
 Package                          Arch                           Version                                 Repository                                 Size
=========================================================================================================================================================
Installing:
 logstash                         noarch                         1:5.0.0~beta1-1                         elasticsearch-5.x                         101 M

Transaction Summary
=========================================================================================================================================================
Install  1 Package

Total download size: 101 M
Installed size: 189 M
Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
Downloading packages:
logstash-5.0.0-beta1.rpm                                                                                                          | 101 MB  00:00:16
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
  Installing : 1:logstash-5.0.0~beta1-1.noarch                                                                                                       1/1
**chmod: cannot access ‘/etc/logrotate.d/logstash’: No such file or directory**
Using provided startup.options file: /etc/logstash/startup.options
Successfully created system startup script for Logstash
  Verifying  : 1:logstash-5.0.0~beta1-1.noarch                                                                                                       1/1

Installed:
  logstash.noarch 1:5.0.0~beta1-1

Complete!
[root@BS-POC-Test-Env logstash]#

rpm -ql shows no logrotate script bundled inside.

[root@BS-POC-Test-Env logstash]# rpm -ql logstash | grep logrotate
[root@BS-POC-Test-Env logstash]#

I used the below repository.

[logstash-5.x]
name=Elastic repository for 5.x packages
baseurl=https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/5.x-prerelease/yum
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://artifacts.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch
enabled=1
autorefresh=1
type=rpm-md
2

Logstash 5 uses log4j for the logging and I believe the idea is to use its built-in rotation feature. Have a look at /etc/logstash/log4j2.properties.

3

@magnusbaeck

So should I just ignore the error for now?

4

It's not an error. You don't need any logrotate configuration in Logstash 5.

5

I meant by error message which appears during the package installation.

**chmod: cannot access ‘/etc/logrotate.d/logstash’: No such file or directory**

6

Oh! That's indeed a bug. Please report it at https://github.com/elastic/logstash/issues/new.

7

@magnusbaeck

Ok. No problem . Thanks.

8

Done.

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