# Filebeat - ERROR registrar/registrar.go:374

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**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [July 23, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-error-registrar-registrar-go-374/191878 "2019-07-23T17:28:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![bizomb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@bizomb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bizomb)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-error-registrar-registrar-go-374/191878/1 "2019-07-23T17:28:59Z")

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When I run filebeat setup when processing the files I get error about the registry. Please assist on why and how to fix the error in the log file.  
ERROR registrar/registrar.go:374  
2019-07-23T10:26:55.875-0700 ERROR registrar/registrar.go:374 Writing of registry returned error: rename /var/lib/filebeat/registry/filebeat/data.json.new /var/lib/filebeat/registry/filebeat/data.json: no such file or directory. Continuing...  
2019-07-23T10:26:55.882-0700 ERROR registrar/registrar.go:374 Writing of registry returned error: rename /var/lib/filebeat/registry/filebeat/data.json.new /var/lib/filebeat/registry/filebeat/data.json: no such file or directory. Continuing...

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**Author:** ![pierhugues](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pierhugues/32/48383_2.png) [@pierhugues](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pierhugues)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-error-registrar-registrar-go-374/191878/2 "2019-07-25T17:37:04Z")

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Hello,  
This look, like a missing directory, is that possible? Does the directory `/var/lib/filebeat/registry/filebeat/` exists?  
Also, Can I ask you how did you install Filebeat?

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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 22, 2019, 5:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-error-registrar-registrar-go-374/191878/3 "2019-08-22T17:49:04Z")

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