# Filebeat data path already locked

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-data-path-already-locked/240559>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [July 9, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-data-path-already-locked/240559 "2020-07-09T15:54:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Imad\_Bouchakour](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/imad_bouchakour/32/57201_2.png) [@Imad\_Bouchakour](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Imad_Bouchakour)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-data-path-already-locked/240559/1 "2020-07-09T15:54:21Z")

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Hi,

how to fix ?  
ERROR instance/beat.go:958 Exiting: data path already locked by another beat. Please make sure that multiple beats are not sharing the same data path (path.data).  
Exiting: data path already locked by another beat. Please make sure that multiple beats are not sharing the same data path (path.data).

thanks

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**Author:** ![shaunak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shaunak/32/6643_2.png) [@shaunak](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shaunak)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-data-path-already-locked/240559/2 "2020-07-09T19:29:37Z")

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Are you running multiple beats on the same host? Can you check your process list (using `ps` or some other tool) to check this?

Shaunak

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**Author:** ![Imad\_Bouchakour](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/imad_bouchakour/32/57201_2.png) [@Imad\_Bouchakour](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Imad_Bouchakour)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 7:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-data-path-already-locked/240559/3 "2020-07-10T07:16:08Z")

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hi,

Already check whit `PS` and `systemctl list-units --type=service --state=active` there is only one and i have the same issue with multiple system.

Thanks.

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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:** [August 7, 2020, 9:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-data-path-already-locked/240559/4 "2020-08-07T09:16:12Z")

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