# Harvester could not be started on new file: /usr/share/apps/logs/sample.log

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/harvester-could-not-be-started-on-new-file-usr-share-apps-logs-sample-log/250648>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Created:** [October 1, 2020, 10:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/harvester-could-not-be-started-on-new-file-usr-share-apps-logs-sample-log/250648 "2020-10-01T10:32:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 10:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/harvester-could-not-be-started-on-new-file-usr-share-apps-logs-sample-log/250648/1 "2020-10-01T10:32:21Z")

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I am getting following error while starting Filebeat container.

2020-10-01 ERROR log/input.go:519 Harvester could not be started on new file: /usr/share/apps/logs/sample.log, Err: registry already stopped

What's the reason for this error?

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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:** [October 29, 2020, 10:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/harvester-could-not-be-started-on-new-file-usr-share-apps-logs-sample-log/250648/2 "2020-10-29T10:32:31Z")

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