# Exiting: error loading config file: yaml: **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** filebeat\ **Created:** [October 12, 2017, 12:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exiting-error-loading-config-file-yaml/103722 "2017-10-12T12:23:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![prachi1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@prachi1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prachi1)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 12:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exiting-error-loading-config-file-yaml/103722/1 "2017-10-12T12:23:32Z")
I added this to filebeat.yml file paths: input\_type: log -"C:\Users\pjaiswa6\Documents\lnl06a\_3403\*.csv" document\_type: my\_log and ran the command - .\filebeat -c filebeat.yml & I get an error as follows - Exiting: error loading config file: yaml: line 22: mapping values are not allowe d in this context ---
**Author:** ![steffens](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/steffens/32/79630_2.png) [@steffens](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/steffens)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exiting-error-loading-config-file-yaml/103722/2 "2017-10-12T15:59:40Z")
It's a yaml parsing error. You can check you config for parsing errors with with [http://www.yamllint.com](http://www.yamllint.com) as well. Can you share your complete filebeat config? Please use the `` button to format config/log files. YAML is sensitive to indentations and usage of tabs. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2017, 4:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exiting-error-loading-config-file-yaml/103722/3 "2017-11-09T16:04:31Z")
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