# Filebeat not processing all configured files if we run as service **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** filebeat\ **Created:** [March 23, 2019, 3:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-not-processing-all-configured-files-if-we-run-as-service/173575 "2019-03-23T03:11:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![subramani.k1990](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@subramani.k1990](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/subramani.k1990)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2019, 3:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-not-processing-all-configured-files-if-we-run-as-service/173575/1 "2019-03-23T03:11:31Z")
Hi all, I have configured 4 input files in filebeat.yml. If i start the filebeat via Command prompt then all the 4 files were processed and logs sent to Logstash. But If i start file beat as a Service then only two files getting processed. filebeat.inputs: - type: log enabled: true paths: - type: log enabled: true paths: 2019-03-23T13:42:06.599+1100 INFO log/input.go:138 Configured paths: [\networkA\logs\typeAserver\server1.log \networkA\logs\typeAserver\server2.log] 2019-03-23T13:42:06.599+1100 INFO input/input.go:114 Starting input of type: log; ID: 18182795938752183068 2019-03-23T13:42:06.847+1100 INFO log/input.go:138 Configured paths: [\networkB\logs\typeBserver\server1.log \networkB\logs\typeBserver\server2.log] 2019-03-23T13:42:06.847+1100 INFO input/input.go:114 Starting input of type: log; ID: 11228700993579301930 2019-03-23T13:42:07.025+1100 INFO log/harvester.go:251 Harvester started for file: \networkB\logs\typeBserver\server1.log 2019-03-23T13:42:07.092+1100 INFO log/harvester.go:251 Harvester started for file: \networkB\logs\typeBserver\server2.log 2019-03-23T13:42:08.602+1100 INFO crawler/crawler.go:106 Loading and starting Inputs completed. Enabled inputs: 2 2019-03-23T13:42:08.602+1100 INFO cfgfile/reload.go:140 Config reloader started 2019-03-23T13:42:08.603+1100 INFO cfgfile/reload.go:195 Loading of config files completed. But if run thorough command line then i am not getting any issues. all 4 files are processed. Anyone faced the above issue? ---
**Author:** ![kvch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kvch/32/72058_2.png) [@kvch](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kvch)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2019, 10:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-not-processing-all-configured-files-if-we-run-as-service/173575/2 "2019-03-25T10:11:37Z")
Could you please format the configuration using ``? Is this possible that Filebeat previously read those two files when you ran it from the command line? Do they share registry files? I think when you start Filebeat as a service, no new line showed up in those two "skipped" since the command line instace encountered it. ---
**Author:** ![subramani.k1990](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@subramani.k1990](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/subramani.k1990)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 7:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-not-processing-all-configured-files-if-we-run-as-service/173575/3 "2019-03-26T07:04:48Z")
Initially, registry files were different for both. Then I update the config to use the same registry by add the below lines in filebeat.yml file. path.data: C:\ProgramData\filebeat But, Both the times NETWORKALogs were not processed. Yes. Registry files shared by both. All the files are continuously updated with new lines by JBOSS server every 5 seconds. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 7:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-not-processing-all-configured-files-if-we-run-as-service/173575/4 "2019-04-23T07:09:10Z")
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