# Filebeat can't read container logs

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-cant-read-container-logs/211419>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [December 11, 2019, 6:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-cant-read-container-logs/211419 "2019-12-11T06:12:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![langzichai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@langzichai](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/langzichai)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 6:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-cant-read-container-logs/211419/1 "2019-12-11T06:12:23Z")

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hi , I use this ymal create in namesplace defuld; created success, but can't find any logs by type: container. Any help!!!!

[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/elastic/beats/7.4/deploy/kubernetes/filebeat-kubernetes.yaml](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/elastic/beats/7.4/deploy/kubernetes/filebeat-kubernetes.yaml)

And filebeat logs:

log/input.go:297 stat(/var/log/containers/.log) failed: stat 5579.log: no such file or directory

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**Author:** ![ChrsMark](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chrsmark/32/55858_2.png) [@ChrsMark](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ChrsMark)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 8:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-cant-read-container-logs/211419/2 "2019-12-11T08:41:43Z")

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Hey @langzichai,

this manifest aims for `kube-system` namespace not `default`. Also the logs you attach indicate that it might be a permission problem. Could you retry with the proper namespace?

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**Author:** ![langzichai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@langzichai](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/langzichai)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 10:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-cant-read-container-logs/211419/3 "2019-12-11T10:15:33Z")

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The filebeat must create in kube-system？

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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:** [January 8, 2020, 10:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-cant-read-container-logs/211419/4 "2020-01-08T10:15:37Z")

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