elasticsearch/logstash and logstash-contrib: Couldn't find any plugin named 'x' - elasticsearch

Question

I'm trying to use the 'cloudtrail' codec with logstash 1.4.2, which is in logstash-contrib. I've installed it on an ubuntu distro:
sudo /usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/plugin --install elasticsearch/logstash-contrib
I've verified the file is there:
ls /usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins/logstash-contrib/_site/lib/logstash/codecs/cloudtrail.rb
And I've included it in a basic configuration:
input {
s3 {
bucket => "bucketname"
delete => false
codec => "cloudtrail"
....
When I try to run it, I get a plugin error:
{:timestamp=>"2015-02-06T20:10:25.179000+0000", :message=>"
+---------------------------------------------------------+
| An unexpected error occurred. This is probably a bug. |
| You can find help with this problem in a few places: |
| |
| * chat: #logstash IRC channel on freenode irc. |
| IRC via the web: http://goo.gl/TI4Ro |
| * email: logstash-users#googlegroups.com |
| * bug system: https://logstash.jira.com/ |
| |
+---------------------------------------------------------+
The error reported is:
Couldn't find any codec plugin named 'cloudtrail'. Are you sure
this is correct? Trying to load the cloudtrail codec plugin resulted
in this error: no such file to load -- logstash/codecs/cloudtrail"}
Now, I see that most of the codecs are at /opt/logstash/lib/logstash/codecs. Do I need to manually copy it (that seems bad)? Is there a gem install I'm missing?
For the fun of it, I copied it to that /opt/logstash directory. It just seems wrong.

Answer 1

Per the docs, you should be able to install it with the following:
bin/plugin install logstash-codec-cloudtrail
EX: /opt/logstash/bin/plugin install logstash-codec-cloudtrail works for me with logstash 1.5.0.1.