# Specify a default index pattern kibana

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/specify-a-default-index-pattern-kibana/28621>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [September 3, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/specify-a-default-index-pattern-kibana/28621 "2015-09-03T14:48:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![andreasviolidis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbce88/32.png) [@andreasviolidis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/andreasviolidis)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/specify-a-default-index-pattern-kibana/28621/1 "2015-09-03T14:48:45Z")

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Hello everyone

i still have the problem on my new installed debian server with the pattern .  
I am not able top create this file .  
i follow all the steps in this link

> **[How To Install Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana (ELK Stack) on Ubuntu 14.04 |...](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-elasticsearch-logstash-and-kibana-elk-stack-on-ubuntu-14-04)**
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> In this tutorial, we will go over the installation of the Elasticsearch ELK Stack on Ubuntu 14.04—that is, Elasticsearch 2.2.x, Logstash 2.2.x, and Kibana 4.4.x. We will also show you how to configure it to gather and visualize the syslogs of your...

the steps that i have done so far is the with forwarding .

please can anyone help with this ?

this is the telx that i get from the WEB interface

Please specify a default index patternKbnError@[http://192.168.1.157:85/index.js?\_b=5930:39210:21](http://192.168.1.157:85/index.js?_b=5930:39210:21)  
NoDefaultIndexPattern@[http://192.168.1.157:85/index.js?\_b=5930:39391:1](http://192.168.1.157:85/index.js?_b=5930:39391:1)  
routeSetup/\<.routeSetupWork/\</\<@[http://192.168.1.157:85/index.js?\_b=5930:44791:23](http://192.168.1.157:85/index.js?_b=5930:44791:23)  
qFactory/defer/deferred.promise.then/wrappedCallback@[http://192.168.1.157:85/index.js?\_b=5930:20873:31](http://192.168.1.157:85/index.js?_b=5930:20873:31)  
qFactory/ref/\<.then/\<@[http://192.168.1.157:85/index.js?\_b=5930:20959:26](http://192.168.1.157:85/index.js?_b=5930:20959:26)  
$RootScopeProvider/this.$get\</Scope.prototype.$eval@[http://192.168.1.157:85/index.js?\_b=5930:22002:16](http://192.168.1.157:85/index.js?_b=5930:22002:16)  
$RootScopeProvider/this.$get\</Scope.prototype.$digest@[http://192.168.1.157:85/index.js?\_b=5930:21814:15](http://192.168.1.157:85/index.js?_b=5930:21814:15)  
$RootScopeProvider/this.$get\</Scope.prototype.$apply@[http://192.168.1.157:85/index.js?\_b=5930:22106:13](http://192.168.1.157:85/index.js?_b=5930:22106:13)  
$LocationProvider/this.$get\</\<@[http://192.168.1.157:85/index.js?\_b=5930:19104:13](http://192.168.1.157:85/index.js?_b=5930:19104:13)  
jQuery.event.dispatch@[http://192.168.1.157:85/index.js?\_b=5930:4408:15](http://192.168.1.157:85/index.js?_b=5930:4408:15)  
jQuery.event.add/elemData.handle@[http://192.168.1.157:85/index.js?\_b=5930:4095:6](http://192.168.1.157:85/index.js?_b=5930:4095:6)

thank you in advance

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 5:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/specify-a-default-index-pattern-kibana/28621/2 "2015-09-04T05:56:53Z")

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Is there anything in the logs from KB?

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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, 2:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/specify-a-default-index-pattern-kibana/28621/3 "2017-07-06T14:13:45Z")

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