# Beatfile doesn'f capture Docker's logs but others do, why? \[solved\]

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beatfile-doesnf-capture-dockers-logs-but-others-do-why-solved/63435>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [October 19, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beatfile-doesnf-capture-dockers-logs-but-others-do-why-solved/63435 "2016-10-19T19:37:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![ndarkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@ndarkness](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ndarkness)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 7:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beatfile-doesnf-capture-dockers-logs-but-others-do-why-solved/63435/21 "2016-10-28T07:41:01Z")

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> [@steffens](#):
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> is the problem filebeat using syslog-logger for it's own logging purpose?

No the problem was that filebeat was not reading the syslog of the VSPA, because it was running before syslog daemon wrote the log itself

> [@steffens](#):
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> Is the problem resolved?

Yes the problem is now resolved,

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beatfile-doesnf-capture-dockers-logs-but-others-do-why-solved/63435/22 "2016-11-09T19:37:50Z")

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