# Unable to deploy Logstash .. " Unable to configure plugins: Cannot evaluate \`${ELASTIC\_CERTIFICATE}\`. Replacement variable \`ELASTIC\_CERTIFICATE\` is not defined in a Logstash secret store or an environment entry and there is no default value given." **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [December 8, 2021, 12:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-deploy-logstash-unable-to-configure-plugins-cannot-evaluate-elastic-certificate-replacement-variable-elastic-certificate-is-not-defined-in-a-logstash-secret-store-or-an-environment-entry-and-there-is-no-default-value-given/291216 "2021-12-08T12:29:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vishnu\_rao](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vishnu_rao/32/88518_2.png) [@vishnu\_rao](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vishnu_rao)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2021, 12:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-deploy-logstash-unable-to-configure-plugins-cannot-evaluate-elastic-certificate-replacement-variable-elastic-certificate-is-not-defined-in-a-logstash-secret-store-or-an-environment-entry-and-there-is-no-default-value-given/291216/1 "2021-12-08T12:29:15Z")
Hello All I am trying to deploy logstash in our environment and I am seeing below error . I have created the secret with the Elastic Certificate ( .cer ) file .. but sill I am seeing the below error. Using bundled JDK: /usr/share/logstash/jdk OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM warning: Option UseConcMarkSweepGC was deprecated in version 9.0 and will likely be removed in a future release. Sending Logstash logs to /usr/share/logstash/logs which is now configured via log4j2.properties [2021-12-08T11:55:30,409][INFO][logstash.runner] Starting Logstash {"logstash.version"=\>"7.11.1", "jruby.version"=\>"jruby 9.2.13.0 (2.5.7) 2020-08-03 9a89c94bcc OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM 11.0.8+10 on 11.0.8+10 +indy +jit [linux-x86\_64]"} [2021-12-08T11:55:30,447][INFO][logstash.setting.writabledirectory] Creating directory {:setting=\>"path.queue", :path=\>"/usr/share/logstash/data/queue"} [2021-12-08T11:55:30,459][INFO][logstash.setting.writabledirectory] Creating directory {:setting=\>"path.dead\_letter\_queue", :path=\>"/usr/share/logstash/data/dead\_letter\_queue"} [2021-12-08T11:55:31,012][INFO][logstash.agent] No persistent UUID file found. Generating new UUID {:uuid=\>"51d6b846-2dc0-4d92-b9c6-4c75e96afb0f", :path=\>"/usr/share/logstash/data/uuid"} [2021-12-08T11:55:36,359][INFO][org.reflections.Reflections] Reflections took 53 ms to scan 1 urls, producing 23 keys and 47 values [2021-12-08T11:55:38,139][ERROR][logstash.agent] Failed to execute action {:action=\>LogStash::PipelineAction::Create/pipeline\_id:main, :exception=\>"Java::JavaLang::IllegalStateException", :message=\>"Unable to configure plugins: Cannot evaluate `${ELASTIC_CERTIFICATE}`. Replacement variable `ELASTIC_CERTIFICATE` is not defined in a Logstash secret store or an environment entry and there is no default value given.", :backtrace=\>["org.logstash.config.ir.CompiledPipeline.(CompiledPipeline.java:119)", "org.logstash.execution.JavaBasePipelineExt.initialize(JavaBasePipelineExt.java:83)", "org.logstash.execution.JavaBasePipelineExt$INVOKER$i$1$0$initialize.call(JavaBasePipelineExt$INVOKER$i$1$0$initialize.gen)", "org.jruby.internal.runtime.methods.JavaMethod$JavaMethodN.call(JavaMethod.java:837)", "org.jruby.ir.runtime.IRRuntimeHelpers.instanceSuper(IRRuntimeHelpers.java:1169)", "org.jruby.ir.runtime.IRRuntimeHelpers.instanceSuperSplatArgs(IRRuntimeHelpers.java:1156)", "org.jruby.ir.targets.InstanceSuperInvokeSite.invoke(InstanceSuperInvokeSite.java:39)", "usr.share.logstash.logstash\_minus\_core.lib.logstash.java\_pipeline.RUBY$method$initialize$0(/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/java\_pipeline.rb:47)", "org.jruby.internal.runtime.methods.CompiledIRMethod.call(CompiledIRMethod.java:80)", "org.jruby.internal.runtime.methods.MixedModeIRMethod.call(MixedModeIRMethod.java:70)", "org.jruby.runtime.callsite.CachingCallSite.cacheAndCall(CachingCallSite.java:332)", "org.jruby.runtime.callsite.CachingCallSite.call(CachingCallSite.java:86)", "org.jruby.RubyClass.newInstance(RubyClass.java:939)", "org.jruby.RubyClass$INVOKER$i$newInstance.call(RubyClass$INVOKER$i$newInstance.gen)", "org.jruby.ir.targets.InvokeSite.invoke(InvokeSite.java:207)", "usr.share.logstash.logstash\_minus\_core.lib.logstash.pipeline\_action.create.RUBY$method$execute$0(/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline\_action/create.rb:52)", "usr.share.logstash.logstash\_minus\_core.lib.logstash.pipeline\_action.create.RUBY$method$execute$0$ **VARARGS** (/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline\_action/create.rb)", "org.jruby.internal.runtime.methods.CompiledIRMethod.call(CompiledIRMethod.java:80)", "org.jruby.internal.runtime.methods.MixedModeIRMethod.call(MixedModeIRMethod.java:70)", "org.jruby.ir.targets.InvokeSite.invoke(InvokeSite.java:207)", "usr.share.logstash.logstash\_minus\_core.lib.logstash.agent.RUBY$block$converge\_state$2(/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:367)", "org.jruby.runtime.CompiledIRBlockBody.callDirect(CompiledIRBlockBody.java:138)", "org.jruby.runtime.IRBlockBody.call(IRBlockBody.java:58)", "org.jruby.runtime.IRBlockBody.call(IRBlockBody.java:52)", "org.jruby.runtime.Block.call(Block.java:139)", "org.jruby.RubyProc.call(RubyProc.java:318)", "org.jruby.internal.runtime.RubyRunnable.run(RubyRunnable.java:105)", "java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:834)"]} warning: thread "Converge PipelineAction::Create" terminated with exception (report\_on\_exception is true): LogStash::error: Don't know how to handle `Java::JavaLang::IllegalStateException` for `PipelineAction::Create
` create at org/logstash/execution/ConvergeResultExt.java:129 add at org/logstash/execution/ConvergeResultExt.java:57 converge\_state at /usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:380 [2021-12-08T11:55:38,150][ERROR][logstash.agent] An exception happened when converging configuration {:exception=\>LogStash::Error, :message=\>"Don't know how to handle `Java::JavaLang::IllegalStateException` for `PipelineAction::Create
`"} [2021-12-08T11:55:38,199][FATAL][logstash.runner] An unexpected error occurred! {:error=\>#\`\>, :backtrace=\>["org/logstash/execution/ConvergeResultExt.java:129:in `create'", "org/logstash/execution/ConvergeResultExt.java:57:in `add'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:380:in `block in converge\_state'"]} [2021-12-08T11:55:38,214][FATAL][org.logstash.Logstash] Logstash stopped processing because of an error: (SystemExit) exit org.jruby.exceptions.SystemExit: (SystemExit) exit at org.jruby.RubyKernel.exit(org/jruby/RubyKernel.java:747) ~[jruby-complete-9.2.13.0.jar:?] at org.jruby.RubyKernel.exit(org/jruby/RubyKernel.java:710) ~[jruby-complete-9.2.13.0.jar:?] at usr.share.logstash.lib.bootstrap.environment.(/usr/share/logstash/lib/bootstrap/environment.rb:89) ~[?:?] ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 12:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-deploy-logstash-unable-to-configure-plugins-cannot-evaluate-elastic-certificate-replacement-variable-elastic-certificate-is-not-defined-in-a-logstash-secret-store-or-an-environment-entry-and-there-is-no-default-value-given/291216/2 "2022-01-05T12:29:56Z")
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