# Facing issue with logstash services throwing "\[logstash.instrument.periodicpoller.cgroup\] One or more required cgroup files or directories not found: /proc/self/cgroup, /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuacct, /sys/fs/cgroup/cpu"

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/facing-issue-with-logstash-services-throwing-logstash-instrument-periodicpoller-cgroup-one-or-more-required-cgroup-files-or-directories-not-found-proc-self-cgroup-sys-fs-cgroup-cpuacct-sys-fs-cgroup-cpu/220981
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [February 26, 2020, 8:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/facing-issue-with-logstash-services-throwing-logstash-instrument-periodicpoller-cgroup-one-or-more-required-cgroup-files-or-directories-not-found-proc-self-cgroup-sys-fs-cgroup-cpuacct-sys-fs-cgroup-cpu/220981 "2020-02-26T08:42:15Z")
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### Author: ![stbwit.demo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@stbwit.demo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stbwit.demo)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2020, 8:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/facing-issue-with-logstash-services-throwing-logstash-instrument-periodicpoller-cgroup-one-or-more-required-cgroup-files-or-directories-not-found-proc-self-cgroup-sys-fs-cgroup-cpuacct-sys-fs-cgroup-cpu/220981/1 "2020-02-26T08:42:15Z")

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This is the data in the config file:  
input {  
file {  
path =\> "C:/Automation/application07012020.log"  
start\_position =\> "beginning"  
sincedb\_path =\> "NUL"  
}  
}

output {  
elasticsearch {  
hosts =\> "localhost:9200"  
index =\> "testindex3"  
}  
}

Running the cmd: ash-7.2.0\bin\>logstash.bat -f C:\ELK\logstash-7.2.0\config\logstash-sample.conf

throwing the below error continously & completely confused & not able to process further. Please help out.

[2020-02-26T13:10:48,498][DEBUG][logstash.agent] Converging pipelines state {:actions\_count=\>1}  
[2020-02-26T13:10:48,508][DEBUG][logstash.agent] Executing action {:action=\>LogStash::PipelineAction::Create/pipeline\_id:main}  
[2020-02-26T13:10:52,682][DEBUG][logstash.instrument.periodicpoller.cgroup] One or more required cgroup files or directories not found: /proc/self/cgroup, /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuacct, /sys/fs/cgroup/cpu  
[2020-02-26T13:10:53,040][DEBUG][logstash.instrument.periodicpoller.jvm] collector name {:name=\>"ParNew"}  
[2020-02-26T13:10:53,049][DEBUG][logstash.instrument.periodicpoller.jvm] collector name {:name=\>"ConcurrentMarkSweep"}  
[2020-02-26T13:10:57,714][DEBUG][logstash.instrument.periodicpoller.cgroup] One or more required cgroup files or directories not found: /proc/self/cgroup, /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuacct, /sys/fs/cgroup/cpu

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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: [March 25, 2020, 8:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/facing-issue-with-logstash-services-throwing-logstash-instrument-periodicpoller-cgroup-one-or-more-required-cgroup-files-or-directories-not-found-proc-self-cgroup-sys-fs-cgroup-cpuacct-sys-fs-cgroup-cpu/220981/2 "2020-03-25T08:42:21Z")

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