Unable to properly use Logstash

[plisovyi (Paul Forest)]

Hi,

I am unable to launch Logstash. Elasticsearch and Kibana are both running
When I execute the following command:

bin\logstash.bat -f .\config\logstash-sample.conf

I get this:

> Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM warning: Option UseConcMarkSweepGC was deprecated in version 9.0 and will likely be removed in a future release.
> Unrecognized option: -
> Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine.
> Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.

I have the following Java version when I run Java -version

> java version "11.0.6" 2020-01-14 LTS
> Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 18.9 (build 11.0.6+8-LTS)
> Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 18.9 (build 11.0.6+8-LTS, mixed mode)

I am using logstash-7.5.2 and run it on Windows 10.
I am very new to elk and tried to search all the forums but have not been able to locate an answer...
Thank you in advance

[Badger]

It is possible that the - in -f is an en-dash (or another variant of dash). It has to be a hyphen. Try typing the entire command in, do not copy and paste it from a web site.

[plisovyi (Paul Forest)]

HI @Badger

Thank you for the feedback. I have tried to type it out and it still produces the same result.
I have tried to create my own config file, still the same result.
And I have also tried another Windows computer, to no alas.

bin\logstash.bat -f .\config\logstash-sample.conf

Even when I just type

bin\logstash.bat .\config\logstash-sample.conf

It still produces the same result. I am really not sure what could be the source of this problem... Any other ideas?

[benoitdupont]

Can you try the following command to see if it comes from the .bat or from your configuration ?

bin\logstash.bat -e 'input { stdin { } } output { stdout {} }'

[plisovyi (Paul Forest)]

@benoitdupont

bin\logstash.bat -e 'input { stdin { } } output { stdout {} }'

Hi @benoitdupont

I ran it and it produced the same output:

Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM warning: Option UseConcMarkSweepGC was deprecated in version 9.0 and will likely be removed in a future release.
Unrecognized option: -
Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine.
Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.

[benoitdupont]

Hm OK, have you tried to download and extract again logstash? If it still fails, it narrows the search by excluding the bat

[yaauie (Ry Biesemeyer)]

It is also possible that the flag is originating from the jvm.options file in the config directory.