# Logstash error to execute action

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-error-to-execute-action/151324>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [October 6, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-error-to-execute-action/151324 "2018-10-06T18:45:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![balumurari1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/balumurari1/32/39203_2.png) [@balumurari1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/balumurari1)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-error-to-execute-action/151324/1 "2018-10-06T18:45:54Z")

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when i am running the logstash getting the following error,

Ignoring the 'pipelines.yml' file because modules or command line options are specified.  
Starting Logstash {"logstash.version"=\>"6.4.2"}  
Unknown setting 'host' for elasticsearch

Failed to execute action {:action=\>LogStash::PipelineAction::Create/pipeline\_id:main, :exception=\>"LogStash::ConfigurationError", :message=\>"Something is wrong with your configuration.", :backtrace=\>["D:/xxxx/logstash-6.4.2/logstash-core/lib/logstash/config/mixin.rb:86:in `config_init'", "D:/xxxx/logstash-6.4.2/logstash-core/lib/logstash/outputs/base.rb:60:in`initialize'", "org/logstash/config/ir/compiler/OutputStrategyExt.java:224:in `initialize'", "org/logstash/config/ir/compiler/OutputDelegatorExt.java:48:in`initialize'", "org/logstash/config/ir/compiler/OutputDelegatorExt.java:30:in `initialize'", "org/logstash/plugins/PluginFactoryExt.java:217:in`plugin'", "org/logstash/plugins/PluginFactoryExt.java:166:in `plugin'", "D:/xxxx/logstash-6.4.2/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline.rb:71:in`plugin'", "(eval):180:in `<eval>'", "org/jruby/RubyKernel.java:994:in`eval'", "D:/xxxx/logstash-6.4.2/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline.rb:49:in `initialize'", "D:/xxxx/logstash-6.4.2/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline.rb:90:in`initialize'", "D:/xxxx/logstash-6.4.2/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline\_action/create.rb:38:in `execute'", "D:/xxxx/logstash-6.4.2/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:309:in`block in converge\_state'"]}

Please help me.

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-error-to-execute-action/151324/2 "2018-10-09T20:20:05Z")

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> Unknown setting 'host' for elasticsearch

Check the elasticsearch output documentation for your version of Logstash to see what settings are available.

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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:** [November 6, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-error-to-execute-action/151324/3 "2018-11-06T20:20:06Z")

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