, action_result: false", :backtrace=>nil}
```
I am using WSL2 based engine in Docker desktop so I do not need to enable file sharing between my localhost and the container. The input section of my logstash conf file is as below
```auto
input {
file{
path => "C:/logs/xyz/abcd*.log"
start_position => 'beginning'
sincedb_path => "NULL"
# type => "rad_minol"
}
}
```
My docker-compose file is
```auto
version: '3.2'
services:
elasticsearch:
build:
context: elasticsearch/
args:
ELK_VERSION: $ELK_VERSION
volumes:
- type: bind
source: ./elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml
target: /usr/share/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml
read_only: true
- type: volume
source: elasticsearch
target: /usr/share/elasticsearch/data
ports:
- "9200:9200"
- "9300:9300"
environment:
ES_JAVA_OPTS: "-Xmx256m -Xms256m"
ELASTIC_PASSWORD: *****
# Use single node discovery in order to disable production mode and avoid bootstrap checks.
# see: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/bootstrap-checks.html
discovery.type: single-node
networks:
- elk
logstash:
build:
context: logstash/
args:
ELK_VERSION: $ELK_VERSION
volumes:
- type: bind
source: ./logstash/config/logstash.yml
target: /usr/share/logstash/config/logstash.yml
read_only: true
- type: bind
source: ./logstash/pipeline
target: /usr/share/logstash/pipeline
read_only: true
ports:
- "5044:5044"
- "5000:5000/tcp"
- "5000:5000/udp"
- "9600:9600"
environment:
LS_JAVA_OPTS: "-Xmx256m -Xms256m"
networks:
- elk
depends_on:
- elasticsearch
kibana:
build:
context: kibana/
args:
ELK_VERSION: $ELK_VERSION
volumes:
- type: bind
source: ./kibana/config/kibana.yml
target: /usr/share/kibana/config/kibana.yml
read_only: true
ports:
- "5601:5601"
networks:
- elk
depends_on:
- elasticsearch
networks:
elk:
driver: bridge
volumes:
elasticsearch:
```
---
### Author:  [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/file-paths-must-be-absolute-relative-path-specified-error-while-running-logstash-on-docker/270704/2 "2021-04-20T15:36:21Z")
> [@pradeep\_gadkari](#):
>
> ```auto
> path => "C:/logs/xyz/abcd*.log"
> start_position => 'beginning'
> sincedb_path => "NULL"
>
> ```
If you do not want the in-memory sincedb persisted across restarts then set sincedb\_path to "NUL". When you set it to "NULL" it is persisted in a file called NULL in the working directory of logstash.
The error message is telling you that [Pathname.relative?](https://github.com/ruby/pathname/blob/bf42057e16092fd8ab12bc9957502d04d6401040/lib/pathname.rb#L246) is returning true. Note that the comment about is just testing for a leading / is nonsense. It tests for a drive letter too, if appropriate.
That said, your docker compose file appears to be building a UNIX filesystem. Your path option refers to a Windows filesystem. That is not valid on a UNIX machine.
---
### Author:  [@pradeep\_gadkari](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pradeep_gadkari)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2021, 12:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/file-paths-must-be-absolute-relative-path-specified-error-while-running-logstash-on-docker/270704/3 "2021-04-21T12:40:59Z")
I updated the docker-compose file and added
```auto
- type: bind
source: C:/logs/xyz
target: /logstash/logs/xyz
```
in volumes under logstash
---
### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2021, 12:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/file-paths-must-be-absolute-relative-path-specified-error-while-running-logstash-on-docker/270704/4 "2021-05-19T12:41:05Z")
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