# Is my systemctl restart logstash not working?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-my-systemctl-restart-logstash-not-working/252464>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [October 19, 2020, 1:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-my-systemctl-restart-logstash-not-working/252464 "2020-10-19T01:04:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![yulaika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/yulaika/32/77403_2.png) [@yulaika](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/yulaika)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 1:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-my-systemctl-restart-logstash-not-working/252464/1 "2020-10-19T01:04:59Z")

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the messages stopped halfway. it’s not even completed. when i systemctl restart logstash, it didn’t even get restarted for some reason.

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**Author:** ![Camilo\_Diaz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/camilo_diaz/32/46512_2.png) [@Camilo\_Diaz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Camilo_Diaz)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 2:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-my-systemctl-restart-logstash-not-working/252464/2 "2020-10-19T02:27:46Z")

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maybe logs are going to /var/log/messages instead?

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**Author:** ![yulaika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/yulaika/32/77403_2.png) [@yulaika](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/yulaika)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 3:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-my-systemctl-restart-logstash-not-working/252464/3 "2020-10-19T03:51:22Z")

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okay i realised because the var directory is already full. 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:** [November 16, 2020, 3:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-my-systemctl-restart-logstash-not-working/252464/4 "2020-11-16T03:51:24Z")

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