github.com/elastic/beats

https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v1.3.0...v1.3.1[View commits]

==== Bugfixes

Filebeat

• Fix a concurrent bug on filebeat startup with a large number of prospectors defined. {pull}2509[2509]

Packetbeat

• Fix description for the -I CLI flag. {pull}2480[2480]

Winlogbeat

• Fix corrupt registry file that occurs on power loss by disabling file write caching. {issue}2313[2313]

[[release-notes-1.3.0]]

https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v1.2.3...v1.3.0[View commits]

==== Deprecated

Filebeat

• Undocumented support for following symlinks is deprecated. Filebeat will not follow symlinks in version 5.0. {pull}1767[1767]

==== Bugfixes

Affecting all Beats

• Fix beats load balancer deadlock if max_retries: -1 or publish_async is enabled in filebeat. {issue}1829[1829]
• Fix output modes backoff counter reset. {issue}1803[1803] {pull}1814[1814] {pull}1818[1818]
• Set logstash output default bulk_max_size to 2048. {issue}1662[1662]
• Seed random number generator using crypto.rand package. {pull}1503[1503]
• Check stdout being available when console output is configured. {issue}2063[2063]

Packetbeat

• Add missing nil-check to memcached GapInStream handler. {issue}1162[1162]
• Fix NFSv4 Operation returning the first found first-class operation available in compound requests. {pull}1821[1821]
• Fix TCP overlapping segments not being handled correctly. {pull}1917[1917]

==== Added

Affecting all Beats

• Updated to Go 1.7

[[release-notes-1.2.3]]

https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v1.2.2...v1.2.3[View commits]

==== Bugfixes

Topbeat

• Fix high CPU usage when using filtering under Windows. {pull}1598[1598]

Filebeat

• Fix rotation issue with ignore_older. {issue}1528[1528]

Winlogbeat

• Fix panic when reading messages larger than 32K characters on Windows XP and 2003. {pull}1498[1498]

==== Added

Filebeat

• Prevent file opening for files which reached ignore_older. {pull}1649[1649]

[[release-notes-1.2.2]]

https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v1.2.0...v1.2.2[View commits]

==== Bugfixes

Affecting all Beats

• Fix race when multiple outputs access the same event with Logstash output manipulating event. {issue}1410[1410]
• Fix go-daemon (supervisor used in init scripts) hanging when executed over SSH. {issue}1394[1394]

Filebeat

• Improvements in registrar dealing with file rotation. {issue}1281[1281]

[[release-notes-1.2.1]]

https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v1.2.0...v1.2.1[View commits]

==== Breaking changes

Affecting all Beats

• Require braces for environment variable expansion in config files {pull}1304[1304]
• Removed deprecation warning for the Redis output. {pull}1282[1282]

Topbeat

• Fixed name of the setting stats.proc to stats.process in the default configuration file. {pull}1343[1343]
• Fix issue with cpu.system_p being greater than 1 on Windows {pull}1128[1128]

==== Added

Topbeat

• Add username to processes {pull}845[845]

[[release-notes-1.2.0]]

https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v1.1.2...v1.2.0[View commits]

==== Breaking changes

Filebeat

• Default config for ignore_older is now infinite instead of 24h, means ignore_older is disabled by default. Use close_older to only close file handlers.

==== Bugfixes

Packetbeat

• Split real_ip_header value when it contains multiple IPs {pull}1241[1241]

Winlogbeat

• Fix invalid event_id on Windows XP and Windows 2003 {pull}1227[1227]

==== Added

Affecting all Beats

• Add ability to override configuration settings using environment variables {issue}114[114]
• Libbeat now always exits through a single exit method for proper cleanup and control {pull}736[736]
• Add ability to create Elasticsearch mapping on startup {pull}639[639]

Topbeat

• Add the command line used to start processes {issue}533[533]

Filebeat

• Add close_older configuration option to complete ignore_older https://github.com/elastic/filebeat/issues/181[181]

[[release-notes-1.1.2]]

https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v1.1.1...v1.1.2[View commits]

==== Bugfixes

Filebeat

• Fix registrar bug for rotated files {pull}1010[1010]

[[release-notes-1.1.1]]