# Filebeat too many open files error

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-too-many-open-files-error/253289>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [October 26, 2020, 10:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-too-many-open-files-error/253289 "2020-10-26T10:43:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![gizem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ea924/32.png) [@gizem](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gizem)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 10:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-too-many-open-files-error/253289/1 "2020-10-26T10:43:22Z")

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Hi,  
I get the error when I start the filebeat  
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`> 020-10-26T13:26:14.132+0300	ERROR	[registrar]	registrar/registrar.go:205	Error writing registrar state to statestore: failed in store/get operation on store 'filebeat': open /var/lib/filebeat/registry/filebeat/checkpoint.new: too many open files`

How can I solve it?

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:** [November 23, 2020, 12:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-too-many-open-files-error/253289/2 "2020-11-23T12:43:39Z")

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