# Error trying to run logstash as service on Ubuntu 14

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-trying-to-run-logstash-as-service-on-ubuntu-14/102317>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [September 29, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-trying-to-run-logstash-as-service-on-ubuntu-14/102317 "2017-09-29T21:59:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![brw314](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/brw314/32/22631_2.png) [@brw314](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/brw314)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-trying-to-run-logstash-as-service-on-ubuntu-14/102317/1 "2017-09-29T21:59:05Z")

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Hi,

I installed logstash on Ubuntu 14;

sudo apt-cache policy logstash  
logstash:  
Installed: 1:5.6.2-1

However, I have be following the tutorial by elastic

[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/first-event.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/first-event.html)

from which i can run logstash from the command line, but would like to run as service .

service logstash enable logstash: unrecognized service

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-trying-to-run-logstash-as-service-on-ubuntu-14/102317/2 "2017-10-01T21:32:51Z")

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Does [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/5.6/running-logstash.html#running-logstash-upstart](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/5.6/running-logstash.html#running-logstash-upstart) help?

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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:** [October 29, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-trying-to-run-logstash-as-service-on-ubuntu-14/102317/3 "2017-10-29T21:32:54Z")

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