# Logstash can not write date into elasticsearch after activating elastic security

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-can-not-write-date-into-elasticsearch-after-activating-elastic-security/185340>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security\
**Created:** [June 12, 2019, 6:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-can-not-write-date-into-elasticsearch-after-activating-elastic-security/185340 "2019-06-12T06:53:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![TimV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timv/32/13162_2.png) [@TimV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimV)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 1:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-can-not-write-date-into-elasticsearch-after-activating-elastic-security/185340/8 "2019-06-13T01:45:36Z")

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> [@PolterFox](#):
>
> ```auto
> elasticsearch {
> index => "log-%{+YYYY.MM.dd}"
> id => "elasticsearch_logging_receiver"
> user => logstash_internal
> password => *******
> }
> 
> ```

You need to string-quote those values:

```auto
elasticsearch {
    index => "log-%{+YYYY.MM.dd}"
    id => "elasticsearch_logging_receiver"
    user => "logstash_internal"
    password => " *******"
}

```

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