From c1efe4f1794b93d9a204e6413004f056e94dc038 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gabriel Moskovicz Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 14:33:10 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] add important information for the sincedb Fixes #88 --- lib/logstash/inputs/file.rb | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/lib/logstash/inputs/file.rb b/lib/logstash/inputs/file.rb index bc34d14..4273971 100644 --- a/lib/logstash/inputs/file.rb +++ b/lib/logstash/inputs/file.rb @@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ # patterns with any frequency it might make sense to explicitly choose # a sincedb path with the `sincedb_path` option. # +# A singe `sincedb_path` must be used for each input. Using the same +# path will cause issues. The information of for each input must be +# stored in a different path so the information does not override. +# # Sincedb files are text files with four columns: # # . The inode number (or equivalent).