# ELK 7.1.1 with defaults - Logstash doesn't fill index **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [June 19, 2019, 5:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-7-1-1-with-defaults-logstash-doesnt-fill-index/186377 "2019-06-19T05:51:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![Alexl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f05b48/32.png) [@Alexl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Alexl)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-7-1-1-with-defaults-logstash-doesnt-fill-index/186377/4 "2019-06-26T19:19:45Z")
Input logstash configuration file was switched to this content: > input { > file{ > path =\> "C:/l/example.txt" > start\_position =\> "beginning" > } > } > output { > file { > path =\> "C:/l/output.txt" > } > } Logstash logs contains: > [2019-06-26T12:06:34,417][INFO][logstash.agent] Successfully started Logstash API endpoint {:port=\>9600} > [2019-06-26T12:09:23,200][INFO][logstash.outputs.file] Opening file {:path=\>"C:/l/output.txt"} > [2019-06-26T12:09:37,750][INFO][logstash.outputs.file] Closing file C:/l/output.txt > [2019-06-26T12:10:04,148][INFO][logstash.outputs.file] Opening file {:path=\>"C:/l/output.txt"} > [2019-06-26T12:10:17,856][INFO][logstash.outputs.file] Closing file C:/l/output.txt > [2019-06-26T12:11:18,667][INFO][logstash.outputs.file] Opening file {:path=\>"C:/l/output.txt"} > [2019-06-26T12:11:38,129][INFO][logstash.outputs.file] Closing file C:/l/output.txt What ELK settings does control timeout between input file edit&save and it's opening by logstash? **Moved to [Logstash 7 timeout between input file modification and output file write control](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-7-timeout-between-input-file-modification-and-output-file-write-control/187664)** --- _[View the full topic](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-7-1-1-with-defaults-logstash-doesnt-fill-index/186377)._