# Installing filebeat in multiple users question

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-filebeat-in-multiple-users-question/94212>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [July 22, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-filebeat-in-multiple-users-question/94212 "2017-07-22T15:17:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![patrickian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@patrickian](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/patrickian)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-filebeat-in-multiple-users-question/94212/1 "2017-07-22T15:17:58Z")

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This is more of a question rather than an issue. I'm installing filebeat in multiple PCs. Here are the steps I follow:

1.) Copy the filebeat directory to the C drive.  
2.) Open Powershell as administrator.  
3.) Install filebeat service via "PowerShell.exe -ExecutionPolicy UnRestricted -File .\install-service-filebeat.ps1"  
4.) Start the service via "Start-Service filebeat"

On some PCs, I'm getting problems. While I've confirmed that the service is running, not all of them are sending out logs. This had me thinking and I have the following questions.

1.) What would happen if I did not run powershell as administrator?  
2.) Do I have to install the service per user so that it would start up when that user logs in?  
3.) Am I on the right track with installing filebeat or do I need to check other steps and things to get it up and running?

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**Author:** ![patrickian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@patrickian](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/patrickian)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2017, 12:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-filebeat-in-multiple-users-question/94212/2 "2017-07-23T00:51:19Z")

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Also, upon looking, I've noticed that on some PCs, filebeat runs as a service and as a process. What does it mean when it only runs as a service?

Edit: Added some specifications:

Machine used are WIndows 7 and trying to install filebeat 5.5

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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:** [August 20, 2017, 12:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-filebeat-in-multiple-users-question/94212/3 "2017-08-20T00:51:25Z")

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