Exec
The exec input plugin, allows to execute external program and collects event logs.
Container support
This plugin will not function in the distroless production images (AMD64 currently) as it needs a functional
/bin/sh which is not present. It will function in the 1.8.12 and later -debug images though as well as the ARM production images as these include a full shell.Configuration Parameters
The plugin supports the following configuration parameters:
Key
Description
Command
The command to execute.
Parser
Specify the name of a parser to interpret the entry as a structured message.
Interval_Sec
Polling interval (seconds).
Interval_NSec
Polling interval (nanosecond).
Buf_Size
Getting Started
You can run the plugin from the command line or through the configuration file:
Command Line
The following example will read events from the output of ls.
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$ fluent-bit -i exec -p 'command=ls /var/log' -o stdout
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Fluent Bit v1.x.x
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* Copyright (C) 2019-2020 The Fluent Bit Authors
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* Copyright (C) 2015-2018 Treasure Data
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* Fluent Bit is a CNCF sub-project under the umbrella of Fluentd
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* https://fluentbit.io
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[2018/03/21 17:46:49] [ info] [engine] started
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[0] exec.0: [1521622010.013470159, {"exec"=>"ConsoleKit"}]
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[1] exec.0: [1521622010.013490313, {"exec"=>"Xorg.0.log"}]
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[2] exec.0: [1521622010.013492079, {"exec"=>"Xorg.0.log.old"}]
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[3] exec.0: [1521622010.013493443, {"exec"=>"anaconda.ifcfg.log"}]
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[4] exec.0: [1521622010.013494707, {"exec"=>"anaconda.log"}]
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[5] exec.0: [1521622010.013496016, {"exec"=>"anaconda.program.log"}]
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[6] exec.0: [1521622010.013497225, {"exec"=>"anaconda.storage.log"}]
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Configuration File
In your main configuration file append the following Input & Output sections:
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[INPUT]
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Name exec
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Tag exec_ls
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Command ls /var/log
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Interval_Sec 1
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Interval_NSec 0
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Buf_Size 8mb
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[OUTPUT]
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Name stdout
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Match *
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