# Java error in logstash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-error-in-logstash/132464>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [May 18, 2018, 10:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-error-in-logstash/132464 "2018-05-18T10:24:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sachchidanand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@Sachchidanand](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sachchidanand)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 10:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-error-in-logstash/132464/1 "2018-05-18T10:24:36Z")

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I am getting the following error while trying to start logstash

ERROR: Failed to load settings file from "path.settings". Aborting... path.setting=/etc/logstash/pipelines.yml, exception=Java::JavaLang::RuntimeException, message=\>Unhandled IOException: java.io.IOException: unhandled errno: Not a directory  
[ERROR] 2018-05-18 15:24:17.526 [main] Logstash - java.lang.IllegalStateException: org.jruby.exceptions.RaiseException: (SystemExit) exit

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**Author:** ![nikhil.k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@nikhil.k](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nikhil.k)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 3:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-error-in-logstash/132464/2 "2018-05-21T03:21:28Z")

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Hi @Sachchidanand,  
Can you give the details of logstash installation? Which version of java are you using please specify?

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**Author:** ![Sachchidanand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@Sachchidanand](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sachchidanand)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 6:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-error-in-logstash/132464/3 "2018-05-21T06:28:11Z")

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HI Nikhil,  
Thanks for the reply.  
java version is :  
openjdk version "1.8.0\_171"  
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0\_171-b10)  
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.171-b10, mixed mode)

and logstash version is :  
logstash 6.2.4

and CentOS version is "CentOS release 6.9 (Final)"

i followed the this link to install "[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/libbeat/6.2/logstash-installation.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/libbeat/6.2/logstash-installation.html)"

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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:** [June 18, 2018, 6:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-error-in-logstash/132464/4 "2018-06-18T06:28:12Z")

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