# Error: Exiting: error creating reader for journal: failed to open journal file
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-exiting-error-creating-reader-for-journal-failed-to-open-journal-file/218318
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** journalbeat
**Created:** [February 7, 2020, 10:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-exiting-error-creating-reader-for-journal-failed-to-open-journal-file/218318 "2020-02-07T10:19:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@irobot678](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/irobot678)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2020, 10:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-exiting-error-creating-reader-for-journal-failed-to-open-journal-file/218318/1 "2020-02-07T10:19:57Z")
Hi,
i am using Elasticstack of version 7.1.1 with x-pack installed.
I am trying to run journaldbeat 7.1.1 on my system but its showing the following error
```
2020-02-07T15:42:10.886+0530 INFO instance/beat.go:280 Setup Beat: journalbeat; Version: 7.1.1
2020-02-07T15:42:10.886+0530 DEBUG [beat] instance/beat.go:301 Initializing output plugins
2020-02-07T15:42:10.887+0530 DEBUG [publisher] pipeline/consumer.go:137 start pipeline event consumer
2020-02-07T15:42:10.887+0530 INFO [publisher] pipeline/module.go:97 Beat name: desktop
2020-02-07T15:42:10.887+0530 WARN [cfgwarn] beater/journalbeat.go:50 EXPERIMENTAL: Journalbeat is experimental.
2020-02-07T15:42:10.942+0530 INFO instance/beat.go:361 journalbeat stopped.
2020-02-07T15:42:10.942+0530 ERROR instance/beat.go:802 Exiting: error creating reader for journal: failed to open journal file: failed to open journals in paths ["/home/xxxx/Desktop/journald/system.journal"]: 93
Exiting: error creating reader for journal: failed to open journal file: failed to open journals in paths ["/home/Desktop/journald/system.journal"]: 93>
```
> ```
> Exiting: error creating reader for journal: failed to open journal file: failed to open journals in paths ["/home/Desktop/journald/system.journal"]
>
> ```
but the file exists in that following path? cant able to understand whats wrong ?
Please help solve this:
**journaldbeat.yml**
```
journalbeat.inputs:
- paths: ["/home/Desktop/journald/system.journal"]
seek: cursor
output.logstash:
hosts: ["localhost:5044"]
```
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### Author:  [@irobot678](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/irobot678)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2020, 10:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-exiting-error-creating-reader-for-journal-failed-to-open-journal-file/218318/2 "2020-02-20T10:43:10Z")
Someone please look into this and respond.
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### Author:  [@irobot678](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/irobot678)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2021, 6:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-exiting-error-creating-reader-for-journal-failed-to-open-journal-file/218318/3 "2021-02-02T06:14:50Z")
I even tried with 7.9.2 and I'm getting the same error.
Can someone please look into these.
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### Author:  [@Jimbuctoo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jimbuctoo)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-exiting-error-creating-reader-for-journal-failed-to-open-journal-file/218318/4 "2021-05-12T21:50:03Z")
Has there been any update to this issue, I am also using 7.9.2 and unable to start the service with a similar message (linux 6.x).
Thanks-
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2022, 7:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-exiting-error-creating-reader-for-journal-failed-to-open-journal-file/218318/5 "2022-11-04T07:43:59Z")