IMPORTANT: No additional bug fixes or documentation updates
will be released for this version. For the latest information, see the
current release documentation.
Step 6: Start Winlogbeat
editStep 6: Start Winlogbeat
editStart the Winlogbeat service with the following command. If you are accessing a secured Elasticsearch cluster, make sure you’ve configured credentials as described in Step 2: Configure Winlogbeat.
PS C:\Program Files\Winlogbeat> Start-Service winlogbeat
Winlogbeat should now be running. If you used the configuration described here,
then you can view the log file at C:\ProgramData\winlogbeat\Logs\winlogbeat
.
You can view the status of the service and control it from the Services management console in Windows. To launch the management console, run this command:
PS C:\Program Files\Winlogbeat> services.msc
Stop Winlogbeat
editStop the Winlogbeat service with the following command:
PS C:\Program Files\Winlogbeat> Stop-Service winlogbeat