# Beta issues **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [October 1, 2016, 1:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beta-issues/61987 "2016-10-01T13:30:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DigiAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DigiAngel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DigiAngel)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 1:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beta-issues/61987/1 "2016-10-01T13:30:45Z")
Guess that's why they call it a beta 😉 Per [first-event](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/5.0/first-event.html) ``` [07:07:33 @tester:/usr/share/logstash$] bin/logstash -e 'input { stdin { } } output { stdout {} }' ArgumentError: Path "/usr/share/logstash/data" is not a directory or not writable. initialize at /usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb:372 call at org/jruby/RubyProc.java:281 validate at /usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb:174 initialize at /usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb:127 initialize at /usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb:368 LogStash at /usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/environment.rb:18 (root) at /usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/environment.rb:9 require at org/jruby/RubyKernel.java:1040 (root) at /usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/runner.rb:1 require at org/jruby/RubyKernel.java:1040 (root) at /usr/share/logstash/lib/bootstrap/environment.rb:67 ``` so let's try as user logstash: ``` [07:09:22 @tester:/usr/share/logstash$] sudo -u logstash bin/logstash -e 'input { stdin { } } output { stdout {} }' INFO: Logstash has a new settings file which defines start up time settings. This file is typically located in $LS_HOME/config or /etc/logstash. If you installed Logstash through a package and are starting it manually please specify the location to this settings file by passing in "--path.settings=/path/.." in the command line options ERROR: Failed to load settings file from "path.settings". Aborting... path.setting=/usr/share/logstash/config, exception=Errno::ENOENT, message=>No such file or directory - /usr/share/logstash/config/logstash.yml ``` Ok...how about with path info? ``` [07:08:40 @tester:/usr/share/logstash$] sudo -u logstash bin/logstash --path.settings=/etc/logstash -e 'input { stdin { } } output { stdout {} }' [07:09:22 @tester:/usr/share/logstash$] ``` it starts finally, but then exits without waiting for input. Even all the below debug commands come up with empty responses: ``` [07:18:26 @tester:/usr/share/logstash$] sudo -u logstash bin/logstash --path.settings=/etc/logstash --log.level=trace --config.debug [07:19:59 @tester:/usr/share/logstash$] sudo -u logstash bin/logstash --path.settings=/etc/logstash --log.level=debug --config.debug [07:21:36 @tester:/usr/share/logstash$] sudo -u logstash bin/logstash --path.settings=/etc/logstash --log.level=debug -t [07:23:05 @tester:/usr/share/logstash$] sudo -u logstash bin/logstash --path.settings=/etc/logstash --log.level=debug -t -f /home/logstash-test.conf ``` Looks like I won't bet doing any more testing this weekend. This is with Ubuntu 16.04 64 bit using oracle-java8-installer 8u101+8u101arm-1~webupd8~2 ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 3:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beta-issues/61987/2 "2016-10-01T15:24:08Z")
How did you install it? ---
**Author:** ![DigiAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DigiAngel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DigiAngel)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 3:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beta-issues/61987/3 "2016-10-01T15:27:21Z")
``` sudo dpkg -i logstash-5.0.0-beta1.deb ``` info: ``` new debian package, version 2.0. size 106279368 bytes: control archive=293977 bytes. 83 bytes, 3 lines conffiles 316 bytes, 11 lines control 1332377 bytes, 10391 lines md5sums 449 bytes, 12 lines * postinst #!/bin/sh 291 bytes, 12 lines * preinst #!/bin/sh 974 bytes, 38 lines * prerm #!/bin/sh Package: logstash Version: 1:5.0.0~beta1-1 License: Apache 2.0 Vendor: Elasticsearch Architecture: all Maintainer: Installed-Size: 193649 Section: default Priority: extra Homepage: http://www.elasticsearch.org/overview/logstash/ Description: An extensible logging pipeline ``` As always thanks Mark. ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 3:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beta-issues/61987/4 "2016-10-01T15:27:50Z")
(Nevermind) ....Though I will say, having a topic like "Beta a complete disaster" isn't a good way to go about asking for help from the developers 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DigiAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DigiAngel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DigiAngel)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 3:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beta-issues/61987/5 "2016-10-01T15:30:33Z")
Very true....but at this stage...yeesh. I've tried this on two different linux boxes...some thing...kinda shot my morning down ☹ ---
**Author:** ![DigiAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DigiAngel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DigiAngel)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beta-issues/61987/6 "2016-10-01T15:39:25Z")
I even nuked java9, since it's no workie with logstash and installed 8. I scraped my entire functional elk 2.4.1/2.4.0/4.6.1 testlab since I figured the 5. betas will be released by the time I go production ya know? Just frustrating to make all these changes and then get stopped at this spot. Anyway thanks Mark...guess I'll just wait it out. ---
**Author:** ![DigiAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DigiAngel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DigiAngel)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beta-issues/61987/7 "2016-10-04T21:05:45Z")
Long story short: with beta it appears that even during initial testing you MUST have a conf file in /etc/logstash/conf.d or otherwise you won't get any results....at all. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 4:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beta-issues/61987/8 "2017-07-06T04:35:50Z")
Closed on July 6, 2017, 4:35am UTC