Cherry-pick #18153 to 7.x: [Winlogbeat] Skip add_host_metadata for forwarded event logs #18183
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Update config examples to use the "forwarded" tag to skip adding host metadata. Also disable host.name being added by libbeat. This field was overwritten by the winlog.computer_name so it didn't serve any purpose to have libbeat set it. Relates elastic#13920 (cherry picked from commit f80f82c)
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Cherry-pick of PR #18153 to 7.x branch. Original message:
What does this PR do?
Update config examples to use the "forwarded" tag to skip adding host metadata.
Also disable host.name being added by libbeat. This field was overwritten by
the winlog.computer_name so it didn't serve any purpose to have libbeat set it.
Relates #13920
Why is it important?
Having
host.*fields populated with data from the system on which the event occurred is important for interpreting and reacting to the data.Checklist
- [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentationCHANGELOG.next.asciidocorCHANGELOG-developer.next.asciidoc.Related issues
Relates #13920
Use cases
When reading from
ForwardedEventsin a Windows Event Collector (WEC) setup you don't want the WEC machine using it's own host metadata in forwarded events. This solves that problem.