Hello,
Suddenly this problem showed up in my logs
[2018-03-26T14:20:52,257][INFO ][logstash.inputs.beats ] Beats inputs: Starting input listener {:address=>"192.168.15.18:5044"}
[2018-03-26T14:20:52,319][INFO ][logstash.pipeline ] Pipeline started succesfully {:pipeline_id=>"pipelineWinlog", :thread=>"#<Thread:0xabad551@/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline.rb:246 sleep>"}
[2018-03-26T14:20:52,327][INFO ][org.logstash.beats.Server] Starting server on port: 5044
[2018-03-26T14:20:55,573][ERROR][logstash.pipeline ] Logstash failed to create queue {:pipeline_id=>"pipelineSyslog", "exception"=>"org.logstash.LockException: The queue failed to obtain exclusive access, cause: Lock held by this virtual machine on lock path: /usr/share/logstash/data/queue/pipelineSyslog/.lock", "backtrace"=>["org/logstash/ackedqueue/Queue.java:258:in `open'", "org/logstash/ackedqueue/ext/AbstractJRubyQueue.java:88:in `open'", "org/logstash/ackedqueue/ext/AbstractJRubyQueue$INVOKER$i$0$0$ruby_open.gen:-1:in `call'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/util/wrapped_acked_queue.rb:39:in `with_queue'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/util/wrapped_acked_queue.rb:28:in `create_file_based'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/queue_factory.rb:29:in `create'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline.rb:172:in `initialize'", "org/jruby/RubyClass.java:1022:in `newInstance'", "org/jruby/RubyClass$INVOKER$i$newInstance.gen:-1:in `call'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline_action/create.rb:40:in `execute'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:315:in `block in converge_state'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:141:in `with_pipelines'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:312:in `block in converge_state'", "org/jruby/RubyArray.java:1734:in `each'", "org/jruby/RubyArray$INVOKER$i$0$0$each.gen:-1:in `call'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:299:in `converge_state'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:166:in `block in converge_state_and_update'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:141:in `with_pipelines'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:164:in `converge_state_and_update'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:105:in `block in execute'", "org/jruby/RubyProc.java:289:in `call'", "org/jruby/RubyProc.java:273:in `call19'", "org/jruby/RubyProc$INVOKER$i$0$0$call19.gen:-1:in `call'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.3.0/gems/stud-0.0.23/lib/stud/interval.rb:18:in `interval'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:94:in `execute'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/runner.rb:348:in `block in execute'", "org/jruby/RubyProc.java:289:in `call'", "org/jruby/RubyProc.java:273:in `call19'", "org/jruby/RubyProc$INVOKER$i$0$0$call19.gen:-1:in `call'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.3.0/gems/stud-0.0.23/lib/stud/task.rb:24:in `block in initialize'", "org/jruby/RubyProc.java:289:in `call'", "org/jruby/RubyProc.java:246:in `call'", "java/lang/Thread.java:748:in `run'"]}
[2018-03-26T14:20:55,574][ERROR][logstash.agent ] Failed to execute action {:action=>LogStash::PipelineAction::Create/pipeline_id:pipelineSyslog, :exception=>"IOError", :message=>"org.logstash.LockException: The queue failed to obtain exclusive access, cause: Lock held by this virtual machine on lock path: /usr/share/logstash/data/queue/pipelineSyslog/.lock", :backtrace=>["org/logstash/ackedqueue/Queue.java:258:in `open'", "org/logstash/ackedqueue/ext/AbstractJRubyQueue.java:88:in `open'", "org/logstash/ackedqueue/ext/AbstractJRubyQueue$INVOKER$i$0$0$ruby_open.gen:-1:in `call'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/util/wrapped_acked_queue.rb:39:in `with_queue'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/util/wrapped_acked_queue.rb:28:in `create_file_based'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/queue_factory.rb:29:in `create'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline.rb:172:in `initialize'", "org/jruby/RubyClass.java:1022:in `newInstance'", "org/jruby/RubyClass$INVOKER$i$newInstance.gen:-1:in `call'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline_action/create.rb:40:in `execute'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:315:in `block in converge_state'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:141:in `with_pipelines'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:312:in `block in converge_state'", "org/jruby/RubyArray.java:1734:in `each'", "org/jruby/RubyArray$INVOKER$i$0$0$each.gen:-1:in `call'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:299:in `converge_state'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:166:in `block in converge_state_and_update'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:141:in `with_pipelines'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:164:in `converge_state_and_update'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:105:in `block in execute'", "org/jruby/RubyProc.java:289:in `call'", "org/jruby/RubyProc.java:273:in `call19'", "org/jruby/RubyProc$INVOKER$i$0$0$call19.gen:-1:in `call'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.3.0/gems/stud-0.0.23/lib/stud/interval.rb:18:in `interval'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:94:in `execute'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/runner.rb:348:in `block in execute'", "org/jruby/RubyProc.java:289:in `call'", "org/jruby/RubyProc.java:273:in `call19'", "org/jruby/RubyProc$INVOKER$i$0$0$call19.gen:-1:in `call'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.3.0/gems/stud-0.0.23/lib/stud/task.rb:24:in `block in initialize'", "org/jruby/RubyProc.java:289:in `call'", "org/jruby/RubyProc.java:246:in `call'", "java/lang/Thread.java:748:in `run'"]}
I'm searching but there are little infos online, any of you has idea ?
I think the main concern is Lock held by this virtual machine on lock path: / I think it means that the "virtual machine" is already using this file, idk why and how there is a virtual machine because I don't use VM