# That is an error from the auditbeat client. Any solutions to fix this problem? **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** auditbeat\ **Created:** [October 22, 2019, 1:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/that-is-an-error-from-the-auditbeat-client-any-solutions-to-fix-this-problem/204571 "2019-10-22T01:40:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pbona](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pbona/32/54832_2.png) [@pbona](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pbona)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2019, 1:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/that-is-an-error-from-the-auditbeat-client-any-solutions-to-fix-this-problem/204571/1 "2019-10-22T01:40:37Z")
`root@dcim:~# auditbeat setup` `Exiting: Couldn't connect to any of the configured Elasticsearch hosts. Errors: [Error connection to Elasticsearch https://172.16.5.199:9200: 401 Unauthorized: {"error":{"root_cause":[{"type":"security_exception","reason":"missing authentication credentials for REST request [/]","header":{"WWW-Authenticate":["Bearer realm=\"security\"","ApiKey","Basic realm=\"security\" charset=\"UTF-8\""]}}],"type":"security_exception","reason":"missing authentication credentials for REST request [/]","header":{"WWW-Authenticate":["Bearer realm=\"security\"","ApiKey","Basic realm=\"security\" charset=\"UTF-8\""]}},"status":401}]` ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Madden](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/michael_madden/32/46640_2.png) [@Michael\_Madden](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Michael_Madden)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 2:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/that-is-an-error-from-the-auditbeat-client-any-solutions-to-fix-this-problem/204571/2 "2019-10-25T14:57:42Z")
Hello, in your `auditbeat.yml` are you specifying a username and password for connecting to Elasticsearch? [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/auditbeat/current/elasticsearch-output.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/auditbeat/current/elasticsearch-output.html) ---
**Author:** ![pbona](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pbona/32/54832_2.png) [@pbona](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pbona)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2019, 2:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/that-is-an-error-from-the-auditbeat-client-any-solutions-to-fix-this-problem/204571/3 "2019-10-29T02:21:27Z")
Got it. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![pbona](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pbona/32/54832_2.png) [@pbona](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pbona)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 2:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/that-is-an-error-from-the-auditbeat-client-any-solutions-to-fix-this-problem/204571/4 "2019-11-01T02:16:34Z")
@Michael_Madden Could you help me? I have followed that link [https://www.elastic.co/blog/configuring-ssl-tls-and-https-to-secure-elasticsearch-kibana-beats-and-logstash#step-2-6-4](https://www.elastic.co/blog/configuring-ssl-tls-and-https-to-secure-elasticsearch-kibana-beats-and-logstash#step-2-6-4) ```auto [root@elastic logstash]# systemctl start logstash [root@elastic logstash]# systemctl status logstash ● logstash.service - logstash Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/logstash.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: active (running) since Wed 2019-10-30 01:54:30 EDT; 16s ago Main PID: 23345 (java) CGroup: /system.slice/logstash.service └─23345 /bin/java -Xms1g -Xmx1g -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -XX:CMSInitiatingOccupancyFraction=75 -XX... Oct 30 01:54:30 elastic.nbc.org.kh.local systemd[1]: logstash.service holdoff time over, scheduling restart. Oct 30 01:54:30 elastic.nbc.org.kh.local systemd[1]: Stopped logstash. Oct 30 01:54:30 elastic.nbc.org.kh.local systemd[1]: Started logstash. Oct 30 01:54:30 elastic.nbc.org.kh.local logstash[23345]: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM warning: If the number...s=N Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full. [root@elastic logstash]# less /var/log/logstash/logstash-plain.log [2019-10-30T01:50:33,908][FATAL][logstash.runner] An unexpected error occurred! {:error=>#, :backtrace=>["/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb:489:in `validate'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb:271:in `validate_value'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb:182:in `block in validate_all'", "org/jruby/RubyHash.java:1417:in `each'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb:181:in `validate_all'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/runner.rb:283:in `execute'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/clamp-0.6.5/lib/clamp/command.rb:67:in `run'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/runner.rb:242:in `run'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/clamp-0.6.5/lib/clamp/command.rb:132:in `run'", "/usr/share/logstash/lib/bootstrap/environment.rb:73:in `
'"]} [2019-10-30T01:50:34,070][ERROR][org.logstash.Logstash] java.lang.IllegalStateException: Logstash stopped processing because of an error: (SystemExit) exit [2019-10-30T01:51:10,940][FATAL][logstash.runner] An unexpected error occurred! {:error=>#, :backtrace=>["/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb:489:in `validate'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb:271:in `validate_value'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb:182:in `block in validate_all'", "org/jruby/RubyHash.java:1417:in `each'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb:181:in `validate_all'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/runner.rb:283:in `execute'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/clamp-0.6.5/lib/clamp/command.rb:67:in `run'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/runner.rb:242:in `run'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/clamp-0.6.5/lib/clamp/command.rb:132:in `run'", "/usr/share/logstash/lib/bootstrap/environment.rb:73:in `
'"]} [2019-10-30T01:51:10,961][ERROR][org.logstash.Logstash] java.lang.IllegalStateException: Logstash stopped processing because of an error: (SystemExit) exit [2019-10-30T01:51:44,279][FATAL][logstash.runner] An unexpected error occurred! {:error=>#, :backtrace=>["/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb:489:in `validate'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb:271:in `validate_value'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb:182:in `block in validate_all'", "org/jruby/RubyHash.java:1417:in `each'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb:181:in `validate_all'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/runner.rb:283:in `execute'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/clamp-0.6.5/lib/clamp/command.rb:67:in `run'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/runner.rb:242:in `run'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/clamp-0.6.5/lib/clamp/command.rb:132:in `run'", "/usr/share/logstash/lib/bootstrap/environment.rb:73:in `
'"]} [2019-10-30T01:51:44,327][ERROR][org.logstash.Logstash] java.lang.IllegalStateException: Logstash stopped processing because of an error: (SystemExit) exit ``` ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2019, 2:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/that-is-an-error-from-the-auditbeat-client-any-solutions-to-fix-this-problem/204571/5 "2019-11-22T02:22:04Z")
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