# :message=\>"The error reported is: \\n "

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/message-the-error-reported-is-n/32194>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [October 14, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/message-the-error-reported-is-n/32194 "2015-10-14T16:34:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![steve\_womack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@steve\_womack](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/steve_womack)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/message-the-error-reported-is-n/32194/1 "2015-10-14T16:34:41Z")

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This isn't very helpful. Where can I go to find out the actual error? I have no idea where to even start with such a vague message.

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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 14, 2015, 5:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/message-the-error-reported-is-n/32194/2 "2015-10-14T17:17:53Z")

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It would help if you'd supply more context and your configuration

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**Author:** ![steve\_womack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@steve\_womack](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/steve_womack)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/message-the-error-reported-is-n/32194/3 "2015-10-14T17:50:21Z")

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input {  
tcp {  
port =\> 5514  
type =\> syslog  
}  
udp {  
port =\> 5514  
type =\> syslog  
}  
}

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**Author:** ![steve\_womack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@steve\_womack](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/steve_womack)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/message-the-error-reported-is-n/32194/4 "2015-10-14T17:50:53Z")

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output {  
rabbitmq {  
exchange =\> 'logstash'  
exchange\_type =\> 'topic'  
host =\> '[devamqp.blahblah.com](http://devamqp.blahblah.com)'  
user =\> 'user'  
password =\> 'pass'  
}  
}

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**Author:** ![steve\_womack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@steve\_womack](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/steve_womack)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 5:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/message-the-error-reported-is-n/32194/5 "2015-10-14T17:51:50Z")

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assume the hostname, user, and password are correct in my actual configs. This passes configtest. But when the service is started, I just keep getting the vague message I started this thread with

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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 14, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/message-the-error-reported-is-n/32194/6 "2015-10-14T17:58:27Z")

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Okay. No outputs? Which version of Logstash?

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**Author:** ![steve\_womack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@steve\_womack](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/steve_womack)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 6:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/message-the-error-reported-is-n/32194/7 "2015-10-14T18:01:11Z")

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My output reply should be here, but I'll re-paste: version is logstash 1.5.4

output {  
rabbitmq {  
exchange =\> 'logstash'  
exchange\_type =\> 'topic'  
host =\> '[devamqp.nothing.com](http://devamqp.nothing.com)'  
user =\> 'hidden'  
password =\> 'hidden'  
}  
}

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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 14, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/message-the-error-reported-is-n/32194/8 "2015-10-14T18:04:36Z")

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I'd remove parts of the configuration until it starts working again. I wasn't able to reproduce this problem by just having the inputs.

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**Author:** ![steve\_womack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@steve\_womack](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/steve_womack)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/message-the-error-reported-is-n/32194/9 "2015-10-14T18:56:14Z")

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I had to add a vhost setting to my rabbitmq plugin configs. Working now. Still would have been nice to see an actual error message 😃

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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 14, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/message-the-error-reported-is-n/32194/10 "2015-10-14T19:26:22Z")

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Indeed. And the vhost you eventually configured was different from the setting's default value ("/")? Please file an issue here: [https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-rabbitmq/issues/new](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-rabbitmq/issues/new)

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**Author:** ![steve\_womack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@steve\_womack](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/steve_womack)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 7:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/message-the-error-reported-is-n/32194/11 "2015-10-14T19:43:32Z")

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Done! Thanks

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 5:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/message-the-error-reported-is-n/32194/12 "2017-07-06T05:26:31Z")

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