# \_grokparsefailure on file parsing

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/-grokparsefailure-on-file-parsing/64816>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [November 3, 2016, 8:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/-grokparsefailure-on-file-parsing/64816 "2016-11-03T08:30:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![ruflin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ruflin/32/3116_2.png) [@ruflin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ruflin)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 2:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/-grokparsefailure-on-file-parsing/64816/9 "2016-11-03T14:59:14Z")

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Is there a reason you also opened [Filebeat error. Returns unicode character code instead of symbol](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-error-returns-unicode-character-code-instead-of-symbol/64827/1) ?

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