# Winlogbeat - ERROR checkpoint/checkpoint.go:199 **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** winlogbeat\ **Created:** [February 6, 2020, 5:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-error-checkpoint-checkpoint-go-199/218086 "2020-02-06T05:14:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mickael1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58956e/32.png) [@Mickael1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mickael1)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2020, 5:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-error-checkpoint-checkpoint-go-199/218086/1 "2020-02-06T05:14:23Z")
Hi everyone, To explain you simply the architecture; we collect sources windows log through our Windows Log Collector and Collector Server forward logs to SOC team with a specify number of events ID with winlogbeat 6.8 But when I check with a simple tail (windows) command, i have often this line (and this line never appeared before I specified each event ID): > [...] ERROR checkpoint/checkpoint.go:199 rename C:\ProgramData\winlogbeat.winlogbeat.yml.new C:\ProgramData\winlogbeat.winlogbeat.yml: Access is denied. What's wrong with that ? I don't find any issue like this on internet. A part of my winlogbeat.yml: > - name: ForwardedEvents > fields\_under\_root: true > fields: > env: OPERATIONNAL > ignore\_older: 1h > forwarded: true > processors: > - drop\_event.when.not.or: > - equals.winlog.event\_id: 6 > - equals.winlog.event\_id: 104 > - equals.winlog.event\_id: 1100 > [...] > - equals.winlog.event\_id: 4803 Other question, is it possible to show precisly the event send with winlogbeat, not a line like this : > INFO beater/eventlogger.go:73 EventLog[ForwardedEvents] successfully published 1 events Thanks for your time, Regards, ---
**Author:** ![ropc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ropc/32/47022_2.png) [@ropc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ropc)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2020, 8:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-error-checkpoint-checkpoint-go-199/218086/2 "2020-02-06T08:23:27Z")
Welcome @Mickael1 to our community forums! 1. It seems that you are encountering an issue with the [registry file](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/winlogbeat/6.8/configuration-winlogbeat-options.html#_registry_file). Are you running Winlogbeat as a service or with command line? Since the error is `Access is denied`, it could be a permission issue? 2. I am also surprised to see such files names in this error message. The recommendation is to set the registry value to `C:/ProgramData/winlogbeat/.winlogbeat.yml` . Could you share the `winlogbeat.yml` configuration file? 3. Depending on the above, one action could be to stop Winlogbeat, delete the registry files and check if that solves the problem. 4. In a near future, you may also want to consider upgrading Winlogbeat to the [latest version](https://www.elastic.co/downloads/beats/winlogbeat). 5. Regarding the logs, you could configure the `logging.level` to `debug` in the `winlogbeat.yml` configuration file or run Winlogbeat with [debug logging](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/winlogbeat/6.8/enable-winlogbeat-debugging.html#enable-winlogbeat-debugging) with the following command `winlogbeat -e -d "*"`. I hope that helps. ---
**Author:** ![Mickael1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58956e/32.png) [@Mickael1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mickael1)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2020, 10:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-error-checkpoint-checkpoint-go-199/218086/3 "2020-02-06T10:40:50Z")
Thanks romain for the quick response, I actually running winlogebeat as a service, and I didn't change anything with the actual permission. I simply restarted the service after a few weeks to implement some modifications. Yeah sure, here you have : > ###################### Winlogbeat Configuration ########################## > > #======================= Winlogbeat specific options ========================== > > winlogbeat.event\_logs: > > # - name: System > > # - name: Application > > - name: Security > ignore\_older: 1h > fields\_under\_root: true > fields: > env: OPERATIONNEL > processors: > - drop\_event.when.not.or: > - equals.winlog.event\_id: 6 > - equals.winlog.event\_id: 104 > - equals.winlog.event\_id: 1100 > […] > - equals.winlog.event\_id: 4803 > > - name: ForwardedEvents > fields\_under\_root: true > fields: > env: OPERATIONNEL > ignore\_older: 1h > forwarded: true > processors: > - drop\_event.when.not.or: > - equals.winlog.event\_id: 6 > - equals.winlog.event\_id: 104 > - equals.winlog.event\_id: 1100 > […] > - equals.winlog.event\_id: 4803 > > #==================== Elasticsearch template setting ========================== > > setup.template.settings: > index.number\_of\_shards: 3 > #index.codec: best\_compression > #\_source.enabled: false > > #================================ General ===================================== > > tags: ["winlogbeat"] > > #----------------------------- Logstash output -------------------------------- > output.logstash: > > # The Logstash hosts > > hosts: ["XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX: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. > > output.console: > pretty: true > output.file: > path: "C:\winlogbeat\data" > filename: winlogbeat\_debug.txt > processors: > > - add\_host\_metadata: ~ > - add\_cloud\_metadata: ~ > #================================ Logging ===================================== > > # Sets log level. The default log level is info. > > # Available log levels are: error, warning, info, debug > > logging.level: info > logging.to\_files: true > logging.files: > path: C:\winlogbeat\data > name: log-winlogbeat > keepfiles: 30 > > # 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: ["\*"] Ok, i will test that in the day Yes, but unfortunaltely it is not my choice to use this version, personally I would have probably used the last one 🙂 I actually thought about it right after I sent my message, by the way I have an other question about this. I specify events ID in configuration file, but I see there is an event always forwarded (EventID: 7036), and he is not on my list. I did something wrong ? Regards, ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 10:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-error-checkpoint-checkpoint-go-199/218086/4 "2020-03-05T10:41:34Z")
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