Logstash could not be started because there is already another instance using the configured data ..

一. 问题描述：

安装好 logstash-input-jdbc 插件，并且完成配置后，由于一些未知的操作，通过命令启动 logstash时

[root@tlxyxx-web1 logstash-5.5.0]#  ./bin/logstash -f sql_data/jdbc.conf

出现了如下异常：

Sending Logstash logs to /opt/logstash-5.5.0/logs which is now configured via log4j2.properties
[2019-02-20T12:23:45,931][WARN ][logstash.config.source.multilocal] Ignoring the 'pipelines.yml' file because modules or command line options are specified
[2019-02-20T12:23:46,088][FATAL][logstash.runner          ] Logstash could not be started because there is already another instance using the configured data directory.  If you wish to run multiple instances, you must change the "path.data" setting.
[2019-02-20T12:23:46,130][ERROR][org.logstash.Logstash    ] java.lang.IllegalStateException: Logstash stopped processing because of an error: (SystemExit) exit

 根据异常信息可以看出，是因为已经有另一个使用已配置数据目录的实例。如果希望运行多个实例，则必须更改“path.data”设置。

二. 解决方式：

1. 首先找到logstash.yml ，该文件在logstash的安装目录下的config文件夹下 

[root@tlxyxx-web1 logstash-5.5.0]# cd /opt/logstash-5.5.0/config/
[root@tlxyxx-web1 config]# ls
jvm.options  log4j2.properties  logstash.yml  startup.options
2. 打开logstash.yml文件找到 Data path 的路径(默认在安装目录的data目录下）。

[root@tlxyxx-web1 config]# vi logstash.yml 
# Settings file in YAML
#
# Settings can be specified either in hierarchical form, e.g.:
#
#   pipeline:
#     batch:
#       size: 125
#       delay: 5
#
# Or as flat keys:
#
#   pipeline.batch.size: 125
#   pipeline.batch.delay: 5
#
# ------------  Node identity ------------
#
# Use a descriptive name for the node:
#
# node.name: test
#
# If omitted the node name will default to the machine's host name
#
# ------------ Data path ------------------
#
# Which directory should be used by logstash and its plugins
# for any persistent needs. Defaults to LOGSTASH_HOME/data
#
# path.data:
#
# ------------ Pipeline Settings --------------
#

3. 打开安装目录的data文件夹，看是否有 .lock 文件。

[root@tlxyxx-web1 data]# cd  /opt/logstash-5.5.0/data
[root@tlxyxx-web1 data]# ls -a
.  ..  dead_letter_queue  .lock  queue  uuid

4. 如果有.lock文件，删除即可。