# Harvestor not starting for all files

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/harvestor-not-starting-for-all-files/158585>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [November 28, 2018, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/harvestor-not-starting-for-all-files/158585 "2018-11-28T14:34:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ErSumit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ersumit/32/88708_2.png) [@ErSumit](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ErSumit)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/harvestor-not-starting-for-all-files/158585/1 "2018-11-28T14:34:25Z")

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I have added few parameters into filebeat.yml and restarted it  
found filebeat is not starting harvestor for all files

```auto
  multiline.timeout: 25s
  close_timeout: 60m
  close_removed: true
  ignore_older: 48h
  clean_inactive: 72h
  clean_removed: true

```

Though I have ignore\_older:48h, a harvestor started for file 2018-11-27

on other hand I have 25 files entry in filebeat.yml and almost 20 of them are updating continuously. but to surprise in total only 3 harvesters are started.

Please assist

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**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:** [November 28, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/harvestor-not-starting-for-all-files/158585/2 "2018-11-28T16:40:48Z")

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Could you please share your debug logs? (`./filebeat -e -d "*"`)

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**Author:** ![ErSumit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ersumit/32/88708_2.png) [@ErSumit](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ErSumit)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 8:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/harvestor-not-starting-for-all-files/158585/3 "2018-11-30T08:13:26Z")

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I removed

```auto
multiline.timeout: 25s
 ignore_older: 48h

```

these two parameters and It is working now  
I will replicated the issue later and will update you

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:** [December 28, 2018, 8:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/harvestor-not-starting-for-all-files/158585/4 "2018-12-28T08:13:30Z")

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