How to enable debug logging for the Filebeat service

Version Affected:  9.2+

Description:  

How to enable debug logging for the SecureAuth Filebeat service.

Cause:  

To assist in troubleshooting Filebeat issues the configuration can be changed to enable debug logging.

Resolution:  

1. Stop the SecureAuth Filebeat service in the services.msc console.

2. Uncomment the line starting logging.level: debug (highlighted below) in the Filebeat configuration file located here:

C:\Program Files\SecureAuth Corporation\FileBeat\filebeat.yml

Note, when removing the "#" character, do not leave a leading space character on the line as it will prevent the Filebeat service from starting.

3. Start the Filebeat service.

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