# How can path.conf parameter working? If it is in config/elasticsearch.yml **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 11, 2013, 9:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-path-conf-parameter-working-if-it-is-in-config-elasticsearch-yml/11093 "2013-03-11T09:58:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hoony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7ab992/32.png) [@Hoony](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hoony)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 9:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-path-conf-parameter-working-if-it-is-in-config-elasticsearch-yml/11093/1 "2013-03-11T09:58:50Z")
Hi, Since, when elasticsearch start, it gets configuration from config/elasticsearch.yml file, what the path.conf parameter do? Is this parameter useful????? How can I correctly use it? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![Clinton\_Gormley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@Clinton\_Gormley](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Clinton_Gormley)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 2:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-path-conf-parameter-working-if-it-is-in-config-elasticsearch-yml/11093/2 "2013-03-11T14:16:42Z")
On Mon, 2013-03-11 at 02:58 -0700, Hoony wrote: > Hi, > Since, when elasticsearch start, it gets configuration from > config/elasticsearch.yml file, what the path.conf parameter do? > Is this parameter useful????? > How can I correctly use it? ./bin/elasticsearch -Des.path.conf=/my/conf.yaml clint -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**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, 2:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-path-conf-parameter-working-if-it-is-in-config-elasticsearch-yml/11093/3 "2017-07-06T02:47:11Z")