fluent/fluentd · error · Fluent::ConfigError

specify either source_address_key or include_source_host

Error message

specify either source_address_key or include_source_host

What it means

Error "specify either source_address_key or include_source_host" thrown in fluent/fluentd.

Source

Thrown at lib/fluent/plugin/in_syslog.rb:135

    end

    def configure(conf)
      compat_parameters_convert(conf, :parser)

      super

      if conf.has_key?('priority_key')
        log.warn "priority_key is deprecated. Use severity_key instead"
      end

      @use_default = false

      @parser = parser_create
      @parser_parse_priority = @parser.respond_to?(:with_priority) && @parser.with_priority

      if @include_source_host
        if @source_address_key
          raise Fluent::ConfigError, "specify either source_address_key or include_source_host"
        end
        @source_address_key = @source_host_key
      end
      if @source_hostname_key
        if @resolve_hostname.nil?
          @resolve_hostname = true
        elsif !@resolve_hostname # user specifies "false" in config
          raise Fluent::ConfigError, "resolve_hostname must be true with source_hostname_key"
        end
      end

      @_event_loop_run_timeout = @blocking_timeout

      protocol = @protocol_type || @transport_config.protocol
      if @send_keepalive_packet && protocol == :udp
        raise Fluent::ConfigError, "send_keepalive_packet is available for tcp/tls"
      end
    end

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/fluent/plugin/in_syslog.rb:135 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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