# Invalid setting for file input plugin- Logstash **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [April 19, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/invalid-setting-for-file-input-plugin-logstash/128711 "2018-04-19T13:29:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SabRay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@SabRay](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/SabRay)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/invalid-setting-for-file-input-plugin-logstash/128711/1 "2018-04-19T13:29:11Z")
I am trying to load data from a csv file into elasticsearch. When I try to load the data using the command logstash -f "\Users\dell\Desktop\Data\logstash\_cars.config" **The logstash\_cars.config file is:** input{ file{ path=\>"/Users/dell/Desktop/Data/cars.csv" start\_position =\>"begining" since\_db =\> "/Users/dell/sincedb.txt" } } filter{ csv{ separtor =\>"," columns =\>["maker","model","mileage","manufature\_year","engine\_displacement","engine\_power","body\_type","color\_slug","skt\_year","transmission","door\_count","seat\_count","fuel\_type","date\_created","date\_last\_seen","price\_eur"] ``` } mutate{convert =>["milege","integer"]} mutate{convert =>["price_eur","float"]} mutate{convert =>["engine_power","integer"]} mutate{convert =>["door_count","integer"]} mutate{convert =>["seat_count","integer"]} ``` } output{ elasticsearch{ hosts =\> "localhost" index =\> "cars" document\_type =\>"sold\_cars" } stdout{ } } **The following is the output in terminal:** Sending Logstash's logs to C:/Software/elk/logstash-6.2.3/logs which is now configured via log4j2.properties [2018-04-19T18:45:02,959][INFO][logstash.modules.scaffold] Initializing module {:module\_name=\>"fb\_apache", :directory=\>"C:/Software/elk/logstash-6.2.3/modules/fb\_apache/configuration"} [2018-04-19T18:45:02,991][INFO][logstash.modules.scaffold] Initializing module {:module\_name=\>"netflow", :directory=\>"C:/Software/elk/logstash-6.2.3/modules/netflow/configuration"} [2018-04-19T18:45:03,228][WARN][logstash.config.source.multilocal] Ignoring the 'pipelines.yml' file because modules or command line options are specified [2018-04-19T18:45:03,798][INFO][logstash.runner] Starting Logstash {"logstash.version"=\>"6.2.3"} [2018-04-19T18:45:04,991][INFO][logstash.agent] Successfully started Logstash API endpoint {:port=\>9600} [2018-04-19T18:45:07,471][ERROR][logstash.inputs.file] Invalid setting for file input plugin: input { file { # This setting must be a ["beginning", "end"] # Expected one of ["beginning", "end"], got ["begining"] start\_position =\> "begining" ... } } [2018-04-19T18:45:07,818][ERROR][logstash.agent] Failed to execute action {:action=\>LogStash::PipelineAction::Create/pipeline\_id:main, :exception=\>"LogStash::ConfigurationError", :message=\>"Something is wrong with your configuration.", :backtrace=\>["C:/Software/elk/logstash-6.2.3/logstash-core/lib/logstash/config/mixin.rb:89:in `config_init'", "C:/Software/elk/logstash-6.2.3/logstash-core/lib/logstash/inputs/base.rb:62:in`initialize'", "C:/Software/elk/logstash-6.2.3/logstash-core/lib/logstash/plugins/plugin\_factory.rb:89:in `plugin'", "C:/Software/elk/logstash-6.2.3/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline.rb:112:in`plugin'", "(eval):8:in `'", "org/jruby/RubyKernel.java:994:in`eval'", "C:/Software/elk/logstash-6.2.3/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline.rb:84:in `initialize'", "C:/Software/elk/logstash-6.2.3/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline.rb:169:in`initialize'", "C:/Software/elk/logstash-6.2.3/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline\_action/create.rb:40:in `execute'", "C:/Software/elk/logstash-6.2.3/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:315:in`block in converge\_state'", "C:/Software/elk/logstash-6.2.3/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:141:in `with_pipelines'", "C:/Software/elk/logstash-6.2.3/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:312:in`block in converge\_state'", "org/jruby/RubyArray.java:1734:in `each'", "C:/Software/elk/logstash-6.2.3/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:299:in`converge\_state'", "C:/Software/elk/logstash-6.2.3/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:166:in `block in converge_state_and_update'", "C:/Software/elk/logstash-6.2.3/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:141:in`with\_pipelines'", "C:/Software/elk/logstash-6.2.3/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:164:in `converge_state_and_update'", "C:/Software/elk/logstash-6.2.3/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:90:in`execute'", "C:/Software/elk/logstash-6.2.3/logstash-core/lib/logstash/runner.rb:348:in `block in execute'", "C:/Software/elk/logstash-6.2.3/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.3.0/gems/stud-0.0.23/lib/stud/task.rb:24:in`block in initialize'"]} Looks like there is something wrong with my configuration file. Please help me resolve this, Thanks in advance! ---
**Author:** ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 1:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/invalid-setting-for-file-input-plugin-logstash/128711/2 "2018-04-19T13:45:39Z")
> [@SabRay](#): > > # Expected one of ["beginning", "end"], got ["begining"] It wants a double n, not a single n. ---
**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/invalid-setting-for-file-input-plugin-logstash/128711/3 "2018-04-19T14:13:15Z")
Apart from the rather obvious error that has already been pointed out, `since_db` isn't a valid option for the file input. See the plugin documentation for a list of valid options. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/invalid-setting-for-file-input-plugin-logstash/128711/4 "2018-05-17T14:13:34Z")
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