# Config files reloaded with -SIGHUP

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/config-files-reloaded-with-sighup/109984>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [December 1, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/config-files-reloaded-with-sighup/109984 "2017-12-01T21:09:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![zpraxis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/5daacb/32.png) [@zpraxis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zpraxis)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/config-files-reloaded-with-sighup/109984/1 "2017-12-01T21:09:24Z")

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Hi all,

I am new to Logstash, and was wondering which files are reloaded when a SIGHUP signal is sent to the process. As far as I can see, only `.conf` files are read for changes.

I changed the name of the instance in the `logstash.yml` file, but it was not reloaded. Is this expected behavior?

Thanks in advance.

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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:** [December 29, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/config-files-reloaded-with-sighup/109984/2 "2017-12-29T21:09:51Z")

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