# Retrying failed action with response code: 500

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retrying-failed-action-with-response-code-500/184813>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [June 7, 2019, 8:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retrying-failed-action-with-response-code-500/184813 "2019-06-07T20:41:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Debasish\_Rath](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/debasish_rath/32/45380_2.png) [@Debasish\_Rath](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Debasish_Rath)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2019, 8:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retrying-failed-action-with-response-code-500/184813/1 "2019-06-07T20:41:31Z")

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Hi All,

My config file was working in logstash before installing XPACK.

After installation, I am getting below error in Logstash.

`retrying failed action with response code: 500 ({"type"=>"illegal_state_exception", "reason"=>"There are no external requests known to support wildcards that don't support replacing their indices"})`

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**Author:** ![ylasri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ylasri/32/86120_2.png) [@ylasri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ylasri)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 8:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retrying-failed-action-with-response-code-500/184813/2 "2019-06-08T08:30:43Z")

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Please share you logstash output config  
Looks like you are using wildcrads in index name

output {  
elasticsearch {  
hosts =\> "[https://localhost:9200](https://localhost:9200)"  
user =\> "elastic"  
password =\> "elastic\_user\_password"  
index =\> "logstash-\*"  
}  
}

Make sure to use correct index name, like this

output {  
elasticsearch {  
hosts =\> "[https://localhost:9200](https://localhost:9200)"  
user =\> "elastic"  
password =\> "elastic\_user\_password"  
index =\> "logstash-%{YYYY-MM-DD}"  
}  
}

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**Author:** ![Debasish\_Rath](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/debasish_rath/32/45380_2.png) [@Debasish\_Rath](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Debasish_Rath)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 10:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retrying-failed-action-with-response-code-500/184813/3 "2019-06-09T10:56:15Z")

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> [@ylasri](#):
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> index =\> "logstash-%{YYYY-MM-DD}"

THANK YOU VERY MUCH SIR,,, It is working. I need one more help. Can you please let me know how to generate the permanent licence for XPACK and is it opensource.

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**Author:** ![ylasri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ylasri/32/86120_2.png) [@ylasri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ylasri)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 11:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retrying-failed-action-with-response-code-500/184813/4 "2019-06-09T11:26:31Z")

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Starting version 7.1 Basic Security, SSL/TLS, Role Based access is for free in elasticsearch with Basic licence.

Use this post for more details : [https://www.elastic.co/blog/getting-started-with-elasticsearch-security](https://www.elastic.co/blog/getting-started-with-elasticsearch-security)

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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 7, 2019, 11:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retrying-failed-action-with-response-code-500/184813/5 "2019-07-07T11:26:33Z")

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