# Logstash disable Stdout

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-disable-stdout/229479>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [April 23, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-disable-stdout/229479 "2020-04-23T13:53:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![RAM\_NATHAN](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ram_nathan/32/50393_2.png) [@RAM\_NATHAN](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RAM_NATHAN)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-disable-stdout/229479/1 "2020-04-23T13:53:26Z")

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Hi

I'm having below code in output section

```auto
{ 
              hosts => ["localhost:9200"]
              document_id => "%{authsid}"
              index => "dashboard_write"
              action => "delete"
           }
        stdout { codec => line {format => "Deleted Event Successfully"}}  
        stdout { codec => rubydebug }

```

I wish to disable above stdout through logstash.yml. Is it possible??

Regards  
Ram

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**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:** [April 23, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-disable-stdout/229479/2 "2020-04-23T16:27:44Z")

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> [@RAM\_NATHAN](#):
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> I wish to disable above stdout through logstash.yml. Is it possible??

No, you cannot disable outputs that are in the configuration through logstash.yml

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**Author:** ![RAM\_NATHAN](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ram_nathan/32/50393_2.png) [@RAM\_NATHAN](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RAM_NATHAN)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 3:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-disable-stdout/229479/3 "2020-04-24T03:01:09Z")

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so only way is to remove these lines from files?? Without stopping logstash, is there anyway to stop these lines??

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**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:** [April 24, 2020, 5:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-disable-stdout/229479/4 "2020-04-24T17:17:46Z")

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> [@RAM\_NATHAN](#):
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> so only way is to remove these lines from files??

Yes.

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**Author:** ![RAM\_NATHAN](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ram_nathan/32/50393_2.png) [@RAM\_NATHAN](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RAM_NATHAN)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 11:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-disable-stdout/229479/5 "2020-04-28T11:51:58Z")

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Can I print log/event messages in input/filter/output plugin without stdout? so that I can control that using yaml log level

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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 26, 2020, 12:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-disable-stdout/229479/6 "2020-05-26T12:00:00Z")

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