# Getting a error when i start elastic search

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-a-error-when-i-start-elastic-search/32332>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 16, 2015, 6:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-a-error-when-i-start-elastic-search/32332 "2015-10-16T06:39:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![priyesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4491bb/32.png) [@priyesh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/priyesh)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 6:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-a-error-when-i-start-elastic-search/32332/1 "2015-10-16T06:39:12Z")

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Getting this error when I start the elastic search process

Failed to configure logging...  
org.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchException: Failed to load logging configuration

Any ideas as to what the issue is?

Thanks in Advance

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 6:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-a-error-when-i-start-elastic-search/32332/2 "2015-10-16T06:46:36Z")

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It just can't load the logging config.

How are you starting ES?

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**Author:** ![priyesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4491bb/32.png) [@priyesh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/priyesh)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 7:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-a-error-when-i-start-elastic-search/32332/3 "2015-10-16T07:05:54Z")

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I am starting it as as service.

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 11:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-a-error-when-i-start-elastic-search/32332/4 "2017-07-05T23:44:26Z")

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