winlogbeat 7.4.2 does not need elastic and logstash port

[pierreyvesv]

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SUMMARY

winlogbeat 7.4.2 will not start if logstash.port or elasticsearch.port is configured. it is not required anymore and has to be removed from the template so that the service winlogbeat start on windows:

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

ANSIBLE VERSION

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

playbook:

- name: install elastic beat exporter on windows server
  hosts: all
  roles:
    - role: winlogbeat

      vars:
        winlogbeat_output: logstash
        logstash:
          host: [ 'logstash_hostname' ]

in winlogbeat.yml.j2 remove "port" to have elastic service started correctly.

{% if winlogbeat_output == "elasticsearch" %}
  hosts: ["{{ elasticsearch.host }}"]
  port: {{ elasticsearch.port }}
{% elif winlogbeat_output == "logstash" %}
  hosts: ["{{ logstash.host }}"]
  port: {{ logstash.port }}

EXPECTED RESULTS

TASK [winlogbeat : Start a service] ***************************************************************************
changed: [servername]

ACTUAL RESULTS

TASK [github_winlogbeat : Start a service] ********************************************************************
fatal: [servername]: FAILED! 
=> {"changed": false, "exists": false, "msg": "failed to start service from paused state winlogbeat: 
Service 'winlogbeat (winlogbeat)' resume failed."}

here is the error log from winlogbeat on windows:

2021-05-27T11:37:34.403+0200	INFO	instance/beat.go:292	Setup Beat: winlogbeat; Version: 7.4.2
2021-05-27T11:37:34.403+0200	INFO	instance/beat.go:385	winlogbeat stopped.
2021-05-27T11:37:34.445+0200	ERROR	instance/beat.go:878	Exiting: error initializing publisher: 1 error: setting 'output.logstash.port' has been removed