# Unable to use curator 5.2.0 with ELK 5.6.2
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-curator-5-2-0-with-elk-5-6-2/104873
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [October 23, 2017, 9:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-curator-5-2-0-with-elk-5-6-2/104873 "2017-10-23T09:04:04Z")
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### Author:  [@mkain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mkain)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2017, 9:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-curator-5-2-0-with-elk-5-6-2/104873/1 "2017-10-23T09:04:04Z")
Hi,
I have ELK 5.6.0 installed and I want to delete data older than 10 days. I have installed curator using pip and it got ver 5.2.0 of it by default.
When I execute curator I get following error
[root@elk0 elasticsearch-curator]# /usr/bin/curator –config /elk/sw/elasticsearch-curator/config.yml –dry-run /elk/sw/elasticsearch-curator/action.yml
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/curator", line 5, in
from pkg\_resources import load\_entry\_point
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/pkg\_resources.py", line 2655, in
working\_set.require( **requires** )
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/pkg\_resources.py", line 648, in require
needed = self.resolve(parse\_requirements(requirements))
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/pkg\_resources.py", line 546, in resolve
raise DistributionNotFound(req)
pkg\_resources.DistributionNotFound: certifi\>=2017.4.17
I am on RHEL 9 and I do have certifi (2017.7.27.1) installed.
pls help
Regards,
-Manish
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### Author:  [@theuntergeek](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/theuntergeek)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2017, 9:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-curator-5-2-0-with-elk-5-6-2/104873/2 "2017-10-23T09:49:24Z")
I presume you installed via `pip`, as this appears to be using the system version of Python 2.6. Python 2.6 is not officially supported by Curator anymore, as it is fully deprecated/not supported by the Python organization anymore.
Is there a reason you chose not to install from the [YUM repository](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/curator/5.2/yum-repository.html)? This version is self-contained with all the necessary Python 3.6 modules and system libraries, and should work independently of the built-in Python on RHEL/CentOS systems.
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### Author:  [@mkain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mkain)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2017, 10:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-curator-5-2-0-with-elk-5-6-2/104873/3 "2017-10-23T10:24:48Z")
Hi Aaron, I had first installed it using YUM repo but upon executing curator I got GLIBC errors. then I tried pip installation.
Regards,
-Manish
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### Author:  [@mkain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mkain)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2017, 11:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-curator-5-2-0-with-elk-5-6-2/104873/4 "2017-10-23T11:21:59Z")
Hi,
```
I have now installed python 3 from source and have installed curator with pip3.
```
Now I am not getting any system error but I see usage error. I am able to use same arguments in curator 5.1.1 but it 5.2 it gives error
```auto
[root@elk0 curator]# /elk/sw/python3.6.3/bin/curator –-config /elk/sw/elasticsearch-curator/config.yml --dry-run /elk/sw/elasticsearch-curator/action.yml
Usage: curator [OPTIONS] ACTION_FILE
Error: Invalid value for "action_file": Path "–-config" does not exist.
```
Regards,
-Manish
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### Author:  [@theuntergeek](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/theuntergeek)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2017, 11:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-curator-5-2-0-with-elk-5-6-2/104873/5 "2017-10-23T11:41:10Z")
Try putting `--dry-run` before `--config`
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### Author:  [@theuntergeek](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/theuntergeek)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2017, 3:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-curator-5-2-0-with-elk-5-6-2/104873/6 "2017-10-23T15:18:55Z")
Also, looking closer, and editing your pasted response to be encapsulated in triple back-ticks, your version doesn't say `--config`, but rather `–-config`. I'm not sure what character that first dash is, but it is not the regular `-`, and that's why it's being misinterpreted. The dashes are clearly correct for your `--dry-run` flag, though.
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### Author:  [@mkain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mkain)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2017, 3:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-curator-5-2-0-with-elk-5-6-2/104873/7 "2017-10-24T03:05:59Z")
Hi Aaron,
```
You were correct, when I tried using --dry-run before --config it took the cmd. But now I am getting different error.
```
my config.yml (curator config) is:
_client:_
_hosts:_
_- 127.0.0.1_
_port: 9200_
_logging:_
_loglevel: INFO_
_logfile: "/var/log/curator/actions.log"_
_logformat: default_
_blacklist: ['elasticsearch', 'urllib3']_
And my action.yml is:
_actions:_
_1:_
_action: delete\_indices_
_description: \>-_
_Delete indices older than 10 days (based on index name), for logstash-_
_prefixed indices. Ignore the error if the filter does not result in an_
_actionable list of indices (ignore\_empty\_list) and exit cleanly._
_options:_
_ignore\_empty\_list: True_
_timeout\_override:_
_continue\_if\_exception: False_
_disable\_action: False_
_filters:_
_- filtertype: pattern_
_kind: prefix_
_value: logstash-_
_exclude:_
_- filtertype: age_
_source: name_
_direction: older_
_timestring: '%Y.%m.%d'_
_unit: days_
_unit\_count: 10_
_exclude:_
When I execute curator I get following error.
[root@elk0 bin]# /elk/sw/python3.6.3/bin/curator --dry-run --config /elk/sw/elasticsearch-curator/config.yml /elk/sw/elasticsearch-curator/action.yml
_Schema error: extra keys not allowed @ data['hosts']_
_Traceback (most recent call last):_
\_ File "/elk/sw/python3.6.3/lib/python3.6/site-packages/curator/validators/schemacheck.py", line 57, in result\_
\_ return self.schema(self.config)\_
\_ File "/elk/sw/python3.6.3/lib/python3.6/site-packages/voluptuous/schema\_builder.py", line 221, in **call** \_
\_ return self._compiled([], data)_
\_ File "/elk/sw/python3.6.3/lib/python3.6/site-packages/voluptuous/schema\_builder.py", line 538, in validate\_dict\_
\_ return base\_validate(path, iteritems(data), out)\_
\_ File "/elk/sw/python3.6.3/lib/python3.6/site-packages/voluptuous/schema\_builder.py", line 370, in validate\_mapping\_
\_ raise er.MultipleInvalid(errors)\_
_voluptuous.error.MultipleInvalid: extra keys not allowed @ data['hosts']_
_During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:_
_Traceback (most recent call last):_
\_ File "/elk/sw/python3.6.3/bin/curator", line 11, in \_
\_ load\_entry\_point('elasticsearch-curator==5.2.0', 'console\_scripts', 'curator')()\_
\_ File "/elk/sw/python3.6.3/lib/python3.6/site-packages/click/core.py", line 722, in **call** \_
\_ return self.main(\*args, \*\*kwargs)\_
\_ File "/elk/sw/python3.6.3/lib/python3.6/site-packages/click/core.py", line 697, in main\_
\_ rv = self.invoke(ctx)\_
\_ File "/elk/sw/python3.6.3/lib/python3.6/site-packages/click/core.py", line 895, in invoke\_
\_ return ctx.invoke(self.callback, \*\*ctx.params)\_
\_ File "/elk/sw/python3.6.3/lib/python3.6/site-packages/click/core.py", line 535, in invoke\_
\_ return callback(\*args, \*\*kwargs)\_
\_ File "/elk/sw/python3.6.3/lib/python3.6/site-packages/curator/cli.py", line 211, in cli\_
\_ run(config, action\_file, dry\_run)\_
\_ File "/elk/sw/python3.6.3/lib/python3.6/site-packages/curator/cli.py", line 106, in run\_
\_ client\_args = process\_config(config)\_
\_ File "/elk/sw/python3.6.3/lib/python3.6/site-packages/curator/config\_utils.py", line 45, in process\_config\_
\_ config = test\_config(yaml\_file)\_
\_ File "/elk/sw/python3.6.3/lib/python3.6/site-packages/curator/config\_utils.py", line 19, in test\_config\_
\_ 'Client Configuration', 'full configuration dictionary').result()\_
\_ File "/elk/sw/python3.6.3/lib/python3.6/site-packages/curator/validators/schemacheck.py", line 68, in result\_
\_ self.test\_what, self.location, self.badvalue, self.error)\_
_curator.exceptions.ConfigurationError: Configuration: Client Configuration: Location: full configuration dictionary: Bad Value: "['127.0.0.1']", extra keys not allowed @ data['hosts']. Check configuration file._
Any idea how to fix this ? same action and config works well in curator 5.1.1
Regards,
-Manish
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### Author:  [@theuntergeek](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/theuntergeek)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2017, 8:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-curator-5-2-0-with-elk-5-6-2/104873/8 "2017-10-24T08:33:37Z")
> [@mkain](#):
>
> Schema error: extra keys not allowed @ data['hosts']
This indicates something was not properly indented. YAML requires proper indentation. You need to paste your output and configuration inside code tags, or triple back-ticks:
````
```
Pasted text
```
````
This will format the text as a mono space font, like in a console. It shows indentation properly.
---
### Author:  [@mkain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mkain)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2017, 7:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-curator-5-2-0-with-elk-5-6-2/104873/9 "2017-10-30T07:32:37Z")
```
**Corrected action.yml**
[root@elk0 marya]# cat /elk/sw/elasticsearch-curator/action.yml
---
actions:
1:
action: delete_indices
description: >-
Delete indices older than 10 days (based on index name), for logstash-
prefixed indices. Ignore the error if the filter does not result in an
actionable list of indices (ignore_empty_list) and exit cleanly.
options:
ignore_empty_list: True
timeout_override:
continue_if_exception: False
disable_action: False
filters:
- filtertype: pattern
kind: prefix
value: logstash-
exclude:
- filtertype: age
source: name
direction: older
timestring: '%Y.%m.%d'
unit: days
unit_count: 90
exclude:
**Config.yml**
[root@elk0 marya]# cat /elk/sw/elasticsearch-curator/config.yml
---
client:
hosts:
- 127.0.0.1
port: 9200
logging:
loglevel: INFO
logfile: "/var/log/curator/actions.log"
logformat: default
blacklist: ['elasticsearch', 'urllib3']
```
---
### Author:  [@theuntergeek](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/theuntergeek)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2017, 12:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-curator-5-2-0-with-elk-5-6-2/104873/10 "2017-10-30T12:03:58Z")
> [@mkain](#):
>
> ```auto
> ---
> client:
> hosts:
> - 127.0.0.1
>
> ```
This should probably be a single line, unless you plan on adding more hosts in the future:
```auto
---
client:
hosts: 127.0.0.1
```
or
```auto
---
client:
hosts: [127.0.0.1]
```
---
### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2017, 12:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-curator-5-2-0-with-elk-5-6-2/104873/11 "2017-11-27T12:04:00Z")
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