# Need to disable idle indices in logstash config

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-to-disable-idle-indices-in-logstash-config/315942>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [October 6, 2022, 8:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-to-disable-idle-indices-in-logstash-config/315942 "2022-10-06T08:53:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![yasar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/dc4da7/32.png) [@yasar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/yasar)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2022, 8:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-to-disable-idle-indices-in-logstash-config/315942/1 "2022-10-06T08:53:33Z")

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Hi team,

In our TEST Environment, N number of indices are idle in position. Those are unwantedly roll back over itself.

Could you giude us, what are the procedure to disable the unwanted indices in logstash config or somewhere else ?

Thanks & Regards,  
Yasar Arafaath A.

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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 3, 2022, 8:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-to-disable-idle-indices-in-logstash-config/315942/2 "2022-11-03T08:53:48Z")

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