# Filebeat Startup (version 1.2)

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-startup-version-1-2/52216>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [June 8, 2016, 1:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-startup-version-1-2/52216 "2016-06-08T13:06:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Atul\_Patel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Atul\_Patel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Atul_Patel)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 1:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-startup-version-1-2/52216/1 "2016-06-08T13:06:20Z")

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Hi all,

we are using version 1.2.while starting the filebeat using sudo service filebeat start|stop|restart from the command it is saying OK but when i greap for ps-ef | grep filebeat the process is not started.

Pls find the trace

```auto
sudo service filebeat start
Starting filebeat (via systemctl): [OK]
n454728@hstname:/opt/logs
$ sudo service filebeat status
â filebeat.service - filebeat
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/filebeat.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: inactive (dead) since Wed 2016-06-08 13:12:01 BST; 4s ago
     Docs: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/index.html
  Process: 13066 ExecStop=/etc/init.d/filebeat stop (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
  Process: 13044 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/filebeat start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
 Main PID: 13044 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

Jun 08 13:12:01 HOSTANME filebeat[13044]: [OK]
Jun 08 13:12:01 HOSTANME /usr/bin/filebeat[13061]: logp.go:130: Disable stderr logging
Jun 08 13:12:01 HOSTANME /usr/bin/filebeat[13061]: beat.go:135: Initializing output plugins
Jun 08 13:12:01 HOSTANME /usr/bin/filebeat[13061]: geolite.go:24: GeoIP disabled: No paths were set under...ths
Jun 08 13:12:01 HOSTANME /usr/bin/filebeat[13061]: client.go:297: ES Ping(url=http://localhost:9200, time...0s)
Jun 08 13:12:01 HOSTANME /usr/bin/filebeat[13061]: client.go:302: Ping request failed with: Head http://l...sed
Jun 08 13:12:01 HOSTANME /usr/bin/filebeat[13061]: outputs.go:126: Activated elasticsearch as output plugin.
Jun 08 13:12:01 HOSTANME /usr/bin/filebeat[13061]: logstash.go:106: Max Retries set to: 3
Jun 08 13:12:01 HOSTANME /usr/bin/filebeat[13061]: client.go:100: connect
Jun 08 13:12:01 HOSTANME filebeat[13066]: Stopping filebeat: [OK]
Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.
n454728@matisse:/opt/logs

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**Author:** ![ruflin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ruflin/32/3116_2.png) [@ruflin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ruflin)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 10:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-startup-version-1-2/52216/2 "2016-06-09T10:32:46Z")

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It seems like elasticsearch is not reachable? What is the exact version you are using? 1.2.x?

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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:** [June 29, 2016, 1:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-startup-version-1-2/52216/3 "2016-06-29T13:06:25Z")

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