# \[ERROR\]\[logstash.agent\] "Expected one of \[ \\\\t\\\\r\\\\n\], \\"#\\", \\"input\\", \\"filter\\", \\"output\\" at line 1, column 1 (byte 1)"

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**Category:** Logstash\
**Tags:** docker\
**Created:** [April 7, 2021, 7:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-logstash-agent-expected-one-of-t-r-n-input-filter-output-at-line-1-column-1-byte-1/269515 "2021-04-07T19:21:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-logstash-agent-expected-one-of-t-r-n-input-filter-output-at-line-1-column-1-byte-1/269515/2 "2021-04-07T20:04:35Z")

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> [@Eng.Lucy](#):
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> I need i need your help to find my error.

How are you setting path.config and what is its value?

It could be your configuration file has a byte-order-mark as the first byte.

If you are pointing path.config at a directory then logstash will concatenate every file in the directory. If the first file (alphabetically) is not a configuration file it could cause this error.

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