# \[ERROR\]\[logstash.agent \] Failed to execute action

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-logstash-agent-failed-to-execute-action/378805
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [June 3, 2025, 2:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-logstash-agent-failed-to-execute-action/378805 "2025-06-03T02:08:20Z")
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#### Post date: [June 3, 2025, 7:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-logstash-agent-failed-to-execute-action/378805/2 "2025-06-03T07:03:33Z")

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Hello @Reyhan ,  
Welcome to the community.  
Could you please check below link :

> [@He given configuration is invalid. Reason: Expected one of #, input, filter, output](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/he-given-configuration-is-invalid-reason-expected-one-of-input-filter-output/202355):
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> I've got the following syntax error when running Logstash: $ sudo -u logstash /usr/share/logstash/bin/logstash -V logstash 7.1.0 $ sudo -u logstash /usr/share/logstash/bin/logstash -t -f /etc/logstash/logstash.yml WARNING: Could not find logstash.yml which is typically located in $LS\_HOME/config or /etc/logstash. You can specify the path using --path.settings. Continuing using the defaults Could not find log4j2 configuration at path /usr/share/logstash/config/log4j2.properties. Using default c…

To test issue with the configuration maybe we can review it via :  
`bin/logstash --config.test_and_exit -f /path/to/your/config.conf`

Thanks!!

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