$ java -jar logstash-1.2.1-flatjar.jar agent -f apache.conf Using milestone 2 input plugin 'file'. This plugin should be stable, but if you see strange behavior, please let us know! For more information on plugin milestones, see http://logstash.net/docs/1.2.1/plugin-milestones {:level=>:warn} Using milestone 2 output plugin 'xmpp'. This plugin should be stable, but if you see strange behavior, please let us know! For more information on plugin milestones, see http://logstash.net/docs/1.2.1/plugin-milestones {:level=>:warn} D, [2013-09-10T11:39:04.109000 #8987] DEBUG -- : Debugging mode enabled. W, [2013-09-10T11:39:04.110000 #8987] WARN -- : Warnings mode enabled. D, [2013-09-10T11:39:04.112000 #8987] DEBUG -- : CONNECTING: xmpp.netresearch.de:5222 D, [2013-09-10T11:39:04.125000 #8987] DEBUG -- : SENDING: D, [2013-09-10T11:39:04.164000 #8987] DEBUG -- : RECEIVED: D, [2013-09-10T11:39:04.181000 #8987] DEBUG -- : FEATURES: waiting... D, [2013-09-10T11:39:04.186000 #8987] DEBUG -- : RECEIVED: D, [2013-09-10T11:39:04.188000 #8987] DEBUG -- : FEATURES: received D, [2013-09-10T11:39:04.190000 #8987] DEBUG -- : FEATURES: waiting finished D, [2013-09-10T11:39:04.192000 #8987] DEBUG -- : SENDING: D, [2013-09-10T11:39:04.204000 #8987] DEBUG -- : RECEIVED: D, [2013-09-10T11:39:04.208000 #8987] DEBUG -- : PROCESSING: (REXML::Element) D, [2013-09-10T11:39:04.209000 #8987] DEBUG -- : TRYING stanzacbs... D, [2013-09-10T11:39:04.210000 #8987] DEBUG -- : TRYING message/iq/presence/cbs... Exception in thread "LogStash::Runner" org.jruby.exceptions.RaiseException: (NoMethodError) undefined method `error' for nil:NilClass at RUBY.to_s(file:/home/cweiske/bin/logstash/logstash-1.2.1-flatjar.jar!/xmpp4r/errors.rb:43) at RUBY.accept_features(file:/home/cweiske/bin/logstash/logstash-1.2.1-flatjar.jar!/xmpp4r/connection.rb:111) at RUBY.connect(file:/home/cweiske/bin/logstash/logstash-1.2.1-flatjar.jar!/xmpp4r/connection.rb:79) at RUBY.connect(file:/home/cweiske/bin/logstash/logstash-1.2.1-flatjar.jar!/xmpp4r/client.rb:70) at RUBY.connect(file:/home/cweiske/bin/logstash/logstash-1.2.1-flatjar.jar!/logstash/outputs/xmpp.rb:55) at RUBY.register(file:/home/cweiske/bin/logstash/logstash-1.2.1-flatjar.jar!/logstash/outputs/xmpp.rb:35) at org.jruby.RubyArray.each(org/jruby/RubyArray.java:1617) at RUBY.outputworker(file:/home/cweiske/bin/logstash/logstash-1.2.1-flatjar.jar!/logstash/pipeline.rb:208) at RUBY.start_outputs(file:/home/cweiske/bin/logstash/logstash-1.2.1-flatjar.jar!/logstash/pipeline.rb:140)