Hi :) I try to import a existing log file and i don't know why it doesn't work.
my configuration is .. # Describe/configure the source a1.sources.r1.type = exec a1.sources.r1.command = cat ~/logfile .. ERROR: 2013-02-27 12:12:11,831 (pool-4-thread-1) [INFO - org.apache.flume.source.ExecSource$ExecRunnable.run(ExecSource.java:307)] Command [cat ~/logfile] exited with 1 2013-02-27 12:12:11,838 (StderrReader-[cat ~/logfile]) [INFO - org.apache.flume.source.ExecSource$StderrReader.run(ExecSource.java:347)] StderrLogger exiting java.io.IOException: Bad file descriptor i tried a second conf: .. # Describe/configure the source a1.sources.r1.type = exec a1.sources.r1.command = tail -F ~/tempfile .. -> start agent, open second terminal and use "cat logfile >> tempfile" ERROR: Nothing happens... Can anybody help me? Regards, Simon
