# How can I change the logging.yml file path?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-change-the-logging-yml-file-path/11442>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 4, 2013, 3:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-change-the-logging-yml-file-path/11442 "2013-04-04T03:26:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hoony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7ab992/32.png) [@Hoony](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hoony)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2013, 3:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-change-the-logging-yml-file-path/11442/1 "2013-04-04T03:26:37Z")

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Hi all,  
Are there some way to reset the logging.yml file path?

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**Author:** ![Ivan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/df788c/32.png) [@Ivan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ivan)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-change-the-logging-yml-file-path/11442/2 "2013-04-04T20:17:48Z")

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The default location is the path.conf directory. Judging by the code, The  
file should work anywhere in the Elasticsearch classpath:  
[https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/blob/master/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/logging/log4j/LogConfigurator.java#L75](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/blob/master/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/logging/log4j/LogConfigurator.java#L75)

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On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 8:26 PM, Hoony [monkeyboywon@gmail.com](mailto:monkeyboywon@gmail.com) wrote:

> Hi all,  
> Are there some way to reset the logging.yml file path?
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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 6, 2017, 2:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-change-the-logging-yml-file-path/11442/3 "2017-07-06T02:42:43Z")

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