# Beats (filebeat/metricbeat etc.) log to syslog with "logging.to\_syslog: false"

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beats-filebeat-metricbeat-etc-log-to-syslog-with-logging-to-syslog-false/179085>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Created:** [April 30, 2019, 12:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beats-filebeat-metricbeat-etc-log-to-syslog-with-logging-to-syslog-false/179085 "2019-04-30T12:56:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 1:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beats-filebeat-metricbeat-etc-log-to-syslog-with-logging-to-syslog-false/179085/2 "2019-04-30T13:22:52Z")

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Does journald run on your system? How do you start the Beat service?

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