# Error initializing beat: error loading config file: stat /etc/filebeat/filebeat.yml: no such file or directory

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-initializing-beat-error-loading-config-file-stat-etc-filebeat-filebeat-yml-no-such-file-or-directory/157116
**Category:** Beats
**Created:** [November 16, 2018, 6:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-initializing-beat-error-loading-config-file-stat-etc-filebeat-filebeat-yml-no-such-file-or-directory/157116 "2018-11-16T18:08:58Z")
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### Author: ![alexus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/alexus/32/12696_2.png) [@alexus](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/alexus)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2018, 6:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-initializing-beat-error-loading-config-file-stat-etc-filebeat-filebeat-yml-no-such-file-or-directory/157116/1 "2018-11-16T18:08:59Z")

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Hello,

I removed Elastic's Beats (`filebeat` & `metricbeat` package) by issuing `apt-get remove filbeat metricbeat` and removed directory `rm -rf /etc/filebeat /etc/metricbeat` as well.

I than tried to install it back by issuing `apt-get install filebeat metricbeat`, yet getting following error now:

```
# filebeat modules list
Error initializing beat: error loading config file: stat /etc/filebeat/filebeat.yml: no such file or directory
# 
# metricbeat modules list
Error initializing beat: error loading config file: stat /etc/metricbeat/metricbeat.yml: no such file or directory
# 

```

Please advise.

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### Author: ![shaunak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shaunak/32/6643_2.png) [@shaunak](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shaunak)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2018, 2:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-initializing-beat-error-loading-config-file-stat-etc-filebeat-filebeat-yml-no-such-file-or-directory/157116/2 "2018-12-11T02:05:10Z")

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Can you try `apt-get purge filebeat metricbeat` and then `apt-get install filebeat metricbeat`?

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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: [January 8, 2019, 4:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-initializing-beat-error-loading-config-file-stat-etc-filebeat-filebeat-yml-no-such-file-or-directory/157116/3 "2019-01-08T04:05:12Z")

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