# Cannot start Kibana with fatal CLI error YAMLException

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-start-kibana-with-fatal-cli-error-yamlexception/191859>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [July 23, 2019, 3:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-start-kibana-with-fatal-cli-error-yamlexception/191859 "2019-07-23T15:39:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![niudaye123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/85e7bf/32.png) [@niudaye123](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/niudaye123)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2019, 3:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-start-kibana-with-fatal-cli-error-yamlexception/191859/1 "2019-07-23T15:39:15Z")

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Anyone saw this error before? what's the resolution? Thanks,  
Here is the error in the log:

Jul 23 00:59:59 awselsprdlap01 systemd: kibana.service holdoff time over, scheduling restart.

Jul 23 00:59:59 awselsprdlap01 systemd: Stopped Kibana.

Jul 23 00:59:59 awselsprdlap01 systemd: Started Kibana.

Jul 23 01:00:00 awselsprdlap01 kibana: FATALÂ CLI ERROR YAMLException: can not read a block mapping entry; a multiline key may not be an implicit key at line 121, column 1:

Jul 23 01:00:00 awselsprdlap01 kibana: ^

Jul 23 01:00:00 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at generateError (/usr/share/kibana/node\_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:160:10)

Jul 23 01:00:00 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at throwError (/usr/share/kibana/node\_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:166:9)

Jul 23 01:00:00 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at readBlockMapping (/usr/share/kibana/node\_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:1027:9)

Jul 23 01:00:00 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at composeNode (/usr/share/kibana/node\_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:1315:12)

Jul 23 01:00:00 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at readDocument (/usr/share/kibana/node\_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:1478:3)

Jul 23 01:00:00 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at loadDocuments (/usr/share/kibana/node\_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:1538:5)

Jul 23 01:00:00 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at load (/usr/share/kibana/node\_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:1555:19)

Jul 23 01:00:00 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at Object.safeLoad (/usr/share/kibana/node\_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:1573:10)

Jul 23 01:00:00 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at readYaml (/usr/share/kibana/src/core/server/config/read\_config.js:25:38)

Jul 23 01:00:00 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at Object.exports.getConfigFromFiles (/usr/share/kibana/src/core/server/config/read\_config.js:50:22)

Jul 23 01:00:00 awselsprdlap01 systemd: kibana.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE

Jul 23 01:00:00 awselsprdlap01 systemd: Unit kibana.service entered failed state.

Jul 23 01:00:00 awselsprdlap01 systemd: kibana.service failed.

Jul 23 01:00:00 awselsprdlap01 systemd: kibana.service holdoff time over, scheduling restart.

Jul 23 01:00:00 awselsprdlap01 systemd: Stopped Kibana.

Jul 23 01:00:00 awselsprdlap01 systemd: Started Kibana.

Jul 23 01:00:01 awselsprdlap01 kibana: FATALÂ CLI ERROR YAMLException: can not read a block mapping entry; a multiline key may not be an implicit key at line 121, column 1:

Jul 23 01:00:01 awselsprdlap01 kibana: ^

Jul 23 01:00:01 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at generateError (/usr/share/kibana/node\_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:160:10)

Jul 23 01:00:01 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at throwError (/usr/share/kibana/node\_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:166:9)

Jul 23 01:00:01 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at readBlockMapping (/usr/share/kibana/node\_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:1027:9)

Jul 23 01:00:01 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at composeNode (/usr/share/kibana/node\_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:1315:12)

Jul 23 01:00:01 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at readDocument (/usr/share/kibana/node\_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:1478:3)

Jul 23 01:00:01 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at loadDocuments (/usr/share/kibana/node\_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:1538:5)

Jul 23 01:00:01 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at load (/usr/share/kibana/node\_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:1555:19)

Jul 23 01:00:01 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at Object.safeLoad (/usr/share/kibana/node\_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:1573:10)

Jul 23 01:00:01 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at readYaml (/usr/share/kibana/src/core/server/config/read\_config.js:25:38)

Jul 23 01:00:01 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at Object.exports.getConfigFromFiles (/usr/share/kibana/src/core/server/config/read\_config.js:50:22)

Jul 23 01:00:01 awselsprdlap01 systemd: kibana.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE

Jul 23 01:00:01 awselsprdlap01 systemd: Unit kibana.service entered failed state.

Jul 23 01:00:01 awselsprdlap01 systemd: kibana.service failed.

Jul 23 01:00:01 awselsprdlap01 systemd: kibana.service holdoff time over, scheduling restart.

Jul 23 01:00:01 awselsprdlap01 systemd: Stopped Kibana.

Jul 23 01:00:01 awselsprdlap01 systemd: Started Kibana.

Jul 23 01:00:02 awselsprdlap01 kibana: FATALÂ CLI ERROR YAMLException: can not read a block mapping entry; a multiline key may not be an implicit key at line 121, column 1:

Jul 23 01:00:02 awselsprdlap01 kibana: ^

Jul 23 01:00:02 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at generateError (/usr/share/kibana/node\_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:160:10)

Jul 23 01:00:02 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at throwError (/usr/share/kibana/node\_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:166:9)

Jul 23 01:00:02 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at readBlockMapping (/usr/share/kibana/node\_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:1027:9)

Jul 23 01:00:02 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at composeNode (/usr/share/kibana/node\_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:1315:12)

Jul 23 01:00:02 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at readDocument (/usr/share/kibana/node\_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:1478:3)

Jul 23 01:00:02 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at loadDocuments (/usr/share/kibana/node\_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:1538:5)

Jul 23 01:00:02 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at load (/usr/share/kibana/node\_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:1555:19)

Jul 23 01:00:02 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at Object.safeLoad (/usr/share/kibana/node\_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:1573:10)

Jul 23 01:00:02 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at readYaml (/usr/share/kibana/src/core/server/config/read\_config.js:25:38)

Jul 23 01:00:02 awselsprdlap01 kibana: at Object.exports.getConfigFromFiles (/usr/share/kibana/src/core/server/config/read\_config.js:50:22)

Jul 23 01:00:02 awselsprdlap01 systemd: kibana.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE

Jul 23 01:00:02 awselsprdlap01 systemd: Unit kibana.service entered failed state.

Jul 23 01:00:02 awselsprdlap01 systemd: kibana.service failed.

Jul 23 01:00:02 awselsprdlap01 systemd: kibana.service holdoff time over, scheduling restart.

Jul 23 01:00:02 awselsprdlap01 systemd: Stopped Kibana.

Jul 23 01:00:02 awselsprdlap01 systemd: start request repeated too quickly for kibana.service

Jul 23 01:00:02 awselsprdlap01 systemd: Failed to start Kibana.

Jul 23 01:00:02 awselsprdlap01 systemd: Unit kibana.service entered failed state.

Jul 23 01:00:02 awselsprdlap01 systemd: kibana.service failed.

Here is the kibana.yml:  
[https://pastebin.com/gbKN4tBG](https://pastebin.com/gbKN4tBG)

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Gregory](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/larry_gregory/32/34969_2.png) [@Larry\_Gregory](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Larry_Gregory)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-start-kibana-with-fatal-cli-error-yamlexception/191859/2 "2019-07-23T15:43:22Z")

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Hey @niudaye123,

The last line of your `kibana.yml` reads:

> server.host = '\*'

Try removing this line altogether. You already have a valid `server.host` defined earlier in the file.

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**Author:** ![niudaye123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/85e7bf/32.png) [@niudaye123](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/niudaye123)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-start-kibana-with-fatal-cli-error-yamlexception/191859/3 "2019-07-23T15:51:26Z")

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That was it! This line came out as default and I wasn't sure why it's there. Thanks a bunch!

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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:** [August 20, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-start-kibana-with-fatal-cli-error-yamlexception/191859/4 "2019-08-20T15:51:35Z")

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