# Log stash is not reading last record in a file
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log-stash-is-not-reading-last-record-in-a-file/169979
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [February 26, 2019, 10:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log-stash-is-not-reading-last-record-in-a-file/169979 "2019-02-26T10:50:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Mayurbiw](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mayurbiw)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2019, 10:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log-stash-is-not-reading-last-record-in-a-file/169979/1 "2019-02-26T10:50:44Z")
I am reading an audit file using log stash. The problem is log stash doesn't read the last record in a file let's call that record X. when I push another record in a file let's call it Y. it reads the X and presents it in output but it doesn't show Y in the output. This goes on. When I stop the log stash it then reads the last record in a file and shows it in output.
I need some suggestion or solutions to solve this issue.
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### Author:  [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2019, 12:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log-stash-is-not-reading-last-record-in-a-file/169979/2 "2019-02-26T12:36:41Z")
Are you using a multiline codec?
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### Author:  [@Mayurbiw](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mayurbiw)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2019, 8:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log-stash-is-not-reading-last-record-in-a-file/169979/3 "2019-02-27T08:50:42Z")
Yes I am using it.
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### Author:  [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2019, 10:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log-stash-is-not-reading-last-record-in-a-file/169979/4 "2019-02-27T10:20:17Z")
Using the auto\_flush\_interval option might help. A multiline codec will not push an event until it has a complete event, for some configurations that means it needs to see the first line of the next event before it can push the previous event into the pipeline.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2019, 10:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log-stash-is-not-reading-last-record-in-a-file/169979/5 "2019-03-27T10:20:17Z")
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