fluent/fluentd · error · Fluent::ConfigError

duplicated storages configured: #{section.usage}

Error message

duplicated storages configured: #{section.usage}

What it means

Error "duplicated storages configured: #{section.usage}" thrown in fluent/fluentd.

Source

Thrown at lib/fluent/plugin_helper/storage.rb:108

      end

      attr_reader :_storages # for tests

      def initialize
        super
        @_storages_started = false
        @_storages = {} # usage => storage_state
      end

      def configure(conf)
        super

        @storage_configs.each do |section|
          if !section.usage.empty? && section.usage !~ /^[a-zA-Z][-_.a-zA-Z0-9]*$/
            raise Fluent::ConfigError, "Argument in <storage ARG> uses invalid characters: '#{section.usage}'"
          end
          if @_storages[section.usage]
            raise Fluent::ConfigError, "duplicated storages configured: #{section.usage}"
          end
          storage = Plugin.new_storage(section[:@type], parent: self)
          storage.configure(section.corresponding_config_element)
          @_storages[section.usage] = StorageState.new(wrap_instance(storage), false)
        end
      end

      def start
        super

        @_storages_started = true
        @_storages.each_pair do |usage, s|
          s.storage.start
          s.storage.load

          if s.storage.autosave && !s.storage.persistent
            timer_execute(:storage_autosave, s.storage.autosave_interval, repeat: true) do
              begin

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/fluent/plugin_helper/storage.rb:108 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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