(/usr/share/kibana/node_modules/rxjs/dist/cjs/internal/util/lift.js:14:28)
Mar 08 11:45:20 Kibana_server001 kibana[3248031]: at /usr/share/kibana/node_modules/rxjs/dist/cjs/internal/Observable.js:30:30
Mar 08 11:45:20 Kibana_server001 kibana[3248031]: at Object.errorContext (/usr/share/kibana/node_modules/rxjs/dist/cjs/internal/util/errorContext.js:22:9)
Mar 08 11:45:20 Kibana_server001 kibana[3248031]: at Observable.subscribe (/usr/share/kibana/node_modules/rxjs/dist/cjs/internal/Observable.js:26:24)
Mar 08 11:45:20 Kibana_server001 kibana[3248031]: at /usr/share/kibana/node_modules/rxjs/dist/cjs/internal/operators/switchMap.js:17:63
Mar 08 11:45:20 Kibana_server001 kibana[3248031]: at OperatorSubscriber._this._next (/usr/share/kibana/node_modules/rxjs/dist/cjs/internal/operators/OperatorSubscriber.js:33:21)
Mar 08 11:45:20 Kibana_server001 kibana[3248031]: at OperatorSubscriber.Subscriber.next (/usr/share/kibana/node_modules/rxjs/dist/cjs/internal/Subscriber.js:51:18)
Mar 08 11:45:20 Kibana_server001 kibana[3248031]: at ReplaySubject._subscribe (/usr/share/kibana/node_modules/rxjs/dist/cjs/internal/ReplaySubject.js:54:24)
Mar 08 11:45:20 Kibana_server001 kibana[3248031]: at ReplaySubject.Observable._trySubscribe (/usr/share/kibana/node_modules/rxjs/dist/cjs/internal/Observable.js:41:25) {
Mar 08 11:45:20 Kibana_server001 kibana[3248031]: cause: undefined,
Mar 08 11:45:20 Kibana_server001 kibana[3248031]: path: ['dest']
Mar 08 11:45:20 Kibana_server001 kibana[3248031]: }
Mar 08 11:45:20 Kibana_server001 kibana[3248031]: }
Mar 08 11:45:20 Kibana_server001 kibana[3248031]: FATAL Error: [config validation of [logging].dest]: definition for this key is missing
Mar 08 11:45:20 Kibana_server001 systemd[1]: kibana.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Mar 08 11:45:20 Kibana_server001 systemd[1]: kibana.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Mar 08 11:45:23 Kibana_server001 systemd[1]: kibana.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 3.
Mar 08 11:45:23 Kibana_server001 systemd[1]: Stopped Kibana.
Mar 08 11:45:23 Kibana_server001 systemd[1]: kibana.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Mar 08 11:45:23 Kibana_server001 systemd[1]: kibana.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Mar 08 11:45:23 Kibana_server001 systemd[1]: Failed to start Kibana.
```
I am asking for tips and help.
Thanks in advance.
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### Author:  [@carly.richmond](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/carly.richmond)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-start-kibana-after-upgrade-7-17-to-8-12/355032/2 "2024-03-08T13:27:55Z")
Hi @michael8,
Welcome to the community!
> [@michael8](#):
>
> `Configuring logger failed: ValidationError: [config validation of [logging].dest]: definition for this key is missing`
The above error message looks similar to that described in [this discuss topic](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-error-after-upgrade-to-version-8-0-config-validation-of-logging-dest-definition-for-this-key-is-missing/297948). Can you try the solution in that thread and let us know if it resolves your issue?
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### Author:  [@michael8](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/michael8)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2024, 8:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-start-kibana-after-upgrade-7-17-to-8-12/355032/3 "2024-03-11T08:52:20Z")
Hi,
Unfortunately, the above solution did not help.
Changing ExecStart to ExecStart=/usr/share/kibana/bin/kibana --pid.file=/run/kibana/kibana.pid --deprecation.skip\_deprecated\_settings[0]=logging.dest
also caused an error:
```auto
● kibana.service - Kibana
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/kibana.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Mon 2024-03-11 08:49:24 UTC; 1min 33s ago
Docs: https://www.elastic.co
Process: 3311270 ExecStart=/usr/share/kibana/bin/kibana --pid.file=/run/kibana/kibana.pid --deprecation.skip_deprecated_settings[0]=logging.dest (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Main PID: 3311270 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
```
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### Author:  [@michael8](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/michael8)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2024, 11:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-start-kibana-after-upgrade-7-17-to-8-12/355032/4 "2024-03-11T11:37:08Z")
I have no more ideas to solve this problem.
I have tried everything from the available discussions. No change helps.
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### Author:  [@leandrojmp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leandrojmp)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-start-kibana-after-upgrade-7-17-to-8-12/355032/5 "2024-03-11T12:37:41Z")
> [@michael8](#):
>
> I have tried everything from the available discussions. No change helps.
Did you remove the `logging.dest` setting from your `kibana.yml`? This setting was removed on version 8, Kibana will not start if this setting is in your configuration, you need to remove `logging.dest` from the `kibana.yml` file.
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### Author:  [@michael8](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/michael8)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2024, 1:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-start-kibana-after-upgrade-7-17-to-8-12/355032/6 "2024-03-11T13:26:02Z")
It worked.
I have removed the following entries from kibana.yml
xpack.security.enabled: false
xpack.spaces.enabled: false
Thanks for the help.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2024, 1:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-start-kibana-after-upgrade-7-17-to-8-12/355032/7 "2024-04-08T13:26:09Z")
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