# File paths must be absolute, relative path specified

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/file-paths-must-be-absolute-relative-path-specified/260016>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [January 2, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/file-paths-must-be-absolute-relative-path-specified/260016 "2021-01-02T12:30:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/file-paths-must-be-absolute-relative-path-specified/260016/6 "2021-01-03T16:16:31Z")

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> [@Cyphy](#):
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> /usr/share/logstash/pipeline/logstash.conf

You do need to use forward slashes, I know you tried but that is the proper syntax.

> [@Windows logstash setting issue!](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/windows-logstash-setting-issue/175784):
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> I have tried this code. my template is creating properly but index are not generating from the file. this is logstash.conf file. i am guessing it is 'sincedb' issue but I am confused. OS : windows 10, ELK version : 6.5.4 input { file { path =\> "C:\elk\logstash-6.5.4\logstash-6.5.4\config\review\_data.json" start\_position =\> "beginning" sincedb\_path =\> "null" codec =\> "json" } } output { stdout { codec =\> rubydebug } elasticsearch { hosts =\> ["http://localhost:9200/…

and technically I think it is `sincedb_path => "NUL"`

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