# Unable to rename Index!

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-rename-index/230205>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [April 28, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-rename-index/230205 "2020-04-28T15:19:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![JulienN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@JulienN](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/JulienN)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-rename-index/230205/1 "2020-04-28T15:19:56Z")

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Hi all ,

i'm French and i'm a new user of ELK Stack .

Actually i discover the ELK stack , and one of my principal use is to aggregate some logs from my Servers to Elastic , and to consult it in Kibana.

I've a problem , when i try to change the default name of my index "Filebeat-7.6.2 + datetime" , it doesn't work...

I've read ELK documentation but nothing work on my case .. i've a doubt on ILM , but i don't find the option..

Here my Filebeat.yml config :  
###################### Filebeat Configuration Example #########################

# This file is an example configuration file highlighting only the most common

# options. The filebeat.reference.yml file from the same directory contains all the

# supported options with more comments. You can use it as a reference.

# 

# You can find the full configuration reference here:

# [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/index.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/index.html)

# For more available modules and options, please see the filebeat.reference.yml sample

# configuration file.

#=========================== Filebeat inputs =============================

filebeat.inputs:

# Each - is an input. Most options can be set at the input level, so

# you can use different inputs for various configurations.

# Below are the input specific configurations.

- type: log

#============================= Filebeat modules ===============================

filebeat.config.modules:

# Glob pattern for configuration loading

path: ${path.config}/modules.d/\*.yml

# Set to true to enable config reloading

reload.enabled: false

# Period on which files under path should be checked for changes

#reload.period: 10s

#==================== Elasticsearch template setting ==========================

setup.template.settings:  
index.number\_of\_shards: 1  
#index.codec: best\_compression  
#\_source.enabled: false

#================================ General =====================================

# The name of the shipper that publishes the network data. It can be used to group

# all the transactions sent by a single shipper in the web interface.

#name:

# The tags of the shipper are included in their own field with each

# transaction published.

#tags: ["service-X", "web-tier"]

# Optional fields that you can specify to add additional information to the

# output.

#fields:

# env: staging

#============================== Dashboards =====================================

# These settings control loading the sample dashboards to the Kibana index. Loading

# the dashboards is disabled by default and can be enabled either by setting the

# options here or by using the `setup` command.

#setup.dashboards.enabled: false

# The URL from where to download the dashboards archive. By default this URL

# has a value which is computed based on the Beat name and version. For released

# versions, this URL points to the dashboard archive on the [artifacts.elastic.co](http://artifacts.elastic.co)

# website.

#setup.dashboards.url:

#============================== Kibana =====================================

# Starting with Beats version 6.0.0, the dashboards are loaded via the Kibana API.

# This requires a Kibana endpoint configuration.

setup.kibana:

# Kibana Host

# Scheme and port can be left out and will be set to the default (http and 5601)

# In case you specify and additional path, the scheme is required: [http://localhost:5601/path](http://localhost:5601/path)

# IPv6 addresses should always be defined as: https://[2001:db8::1]:5601

#host: "localhost:5601"

# Kibana Space ID

# ID of the Kibana Space into which the dashboards should be loaded. By default,

# the Default Space will be used.

#space.id:

#============================= Elastic Cloud ==================================

# These settings simplify using Filebeat with the Elastic Cloud ([https://cloud.elastic.co/](https://cloud.elastic.co/)).

# The cloud.id setting overwrites the `output.elasticsearch.hosts` and

# `setup.kibana.host` options.

# You can find the `cloud.id` in the Elastic Cloud web UI.

#cloud.id:

# The cloud.auth setting overwrites the `output.elasticsearch.username` and

# `output.elasticsearch.password` settings. The format is `<user>:<pass>`.

#cloud.auth:

#================================ Outputs =====================================

# Configure what output to use when sending the data collected by the beat.

#-------------------------- Elasticsearch output ------------------------------  
output.elasticsearch:

# Array of hosts to connect to.

hosts: ["localhost:9200"]  
index: "MachineLogs"  
name: "MyLogs"  
pattern: "MyLogs-\*"  
setup.template.enabled: trues

# Protocol - either `http` (default) or `https`.

#protocol: "https"

# Authentication credentials - either API key or username/password.

#api\_key: "id:api\_key"  
#username: "elastic"  
#password: "changeme"

#----------------------------- Logstash output --------------------------------  
#output.logstash:

# The Logstash hosts

#hosts: ["localhost:5044"]

# Optional SSL. By default is off.

# List of root certificates for HTTPS server verifications

#ssl.certificate\_authorities: ["/etc/pki/root/ca.pem"]

# Certificate for SSL client authentication

#ssl.certificate: "/etc/pki/client/cert.pem"

# Client Certificate Key

#ssl.key: "/etc/pki/client/cert.key"

#================================ Processors =====================================

# Configure processors to enhance or manipulate events generated by the beat.

processors:

- add\_host\_metadata: ~
- add\_cloud\_metadata: ~
- add\_docker\_metadata: ~
- add\_kubernetes\_metadata: ~

#================================ Logging =====================================

# Sets log level. The default log level is info.

# Available log levels are: error, warning, info, debug

#logging.level: debug

# At debug level, you can selectively enable logging only for some components.

# To enable all selectors use ["\*"]. Examples of other selectors are "beat",

# "publish", "service".

#logging.selectors: ["\*"]

#============================== X-Pack Monitoring ===============================

# filebeat can export internal metrics to a central Elasticsearch monitoring

# cluster. This requires xpack monitoring to be enabled in Elasticsearch. The

# reporting is disabled by default.

# Set to true to enable the monitoring reporter.

#monitoring.enabled: false

# Sets the UUID of the Elasticsearch cluster under which monitoring data for this

# Filebeat instance will appear in the Stack Monitoring UI. If output.elasticsearch

# is enabled, the UUID is derived from the Elasticsearch cluster referenced by output.elasticsearch.

#monitoring.cluster\_uuid:

# Uncomment to send the metrics to Elasticsearch. Most settings from the

# Elasticsearch output are accepted here as well.

# Note that the settings should point to your Elasticsearch _monitoring_ cluster.

# Any setting that is not set is automatically inherited from the Elasticsearch

# output configuration, so if you have the Elasticsearch output configured such

# that it is pointing to your Elasticsearch monitoring cluster, you can simply

# uncomment the following line.

#monitoring.elasticsearch:

#================================= Migration ==================================

# This allows to enable 6.7 migration aliases

#migration.6\_to\_7.enabled: true

Someone can help me ?

Thanks

Regards

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**Author:** ![KoettingSimon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba9def/32.png) [@KoettingSimon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/KoettingSimon)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-rename-index/230205/2 "2020-04-28T15:56:49Z")

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Hi,  
I would recommend to use ILM.  
How to configure ILM in Filebeat you can find here:

[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/ilm.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/ilm.html)

The rollover alias + pattern ist the index name.  
Alias "MyLogs" + Pattern "-0001" would create the index MyLogs-0001.

Regards,  
Simon

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**Author:** ![JulienN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@JulienN](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/JulienN)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-rename-index/230205/3 "2020-04-29T13:47:55Z")

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Hi Simon ,

Thanks for your reply.

I'll try this as soon as possible !

I'll give you a feedback .

Regards

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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:** [May 27, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-rename-index/230205/4 "2020-05-27T13:47:59Z")

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