From bd280ef7242cab9c387400592a16dd855d4803dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pius Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2020 09:51:57 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify input type configuration options Clarify that all input type configuration options must be specified within the external configuration file: https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues/19148 --- filebeat/docs/reload-configuration.asciidoc | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/filebeat/docs/reload-configuration.asciidoc b/filebeat/docs/reload-configuration.asciidoc index 5ff3fa9ac37..49eeadf5bdc 100644 --- a/filebeat/docs/reload-configuration.asciidoc +++ b/filebeat/docs/reload-configuration.asciidoc @@ -33,9 +33,11 @@ definitions. TIP: The first line of each external configuration file must be an input definition that starts with `- type`. Make sure you omit the line -+{beatname_lc}.config.inputs+ from this file. - -For example: ++{beatname_lc}.config.inputs+ from this file. All <> +must be specified within each external configuration file. Specifying these +configuration options at the global `filebeat.config.inputs` level is not supported. + +Example external configuration file: [source,yaml] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------