# Logs is not generating under /data/elasticsearch/logs

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logs-is-not-generating-under-data-elasticsearch-logs/54142>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 28, 2016, 10:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logs-is-not-generating-under-data-elasticsearch-logs/54142 "2016-06-28T10:06:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![bkbhargav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@bkbhargav](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bkbhargav)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 10:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logs-is-not-generating-under-data-elasticsearch-logs/54142/1 "2016-06-28T10:06:49Z")

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Hello Expert,

after installation default path for elasticsearch log file was /var/log/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.log  
but i want to shipped this log to directory /data/elasticsearch/logs/. for that i have putted /data/elasticsearch/logs/ in elasticsearch.yml file under path.logs .. but logs is not generating here.. still its reflecting in default path only.. please suggest me here? do i need to any configuartion changes?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 6:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logs-is-not-generating-under-data-elasticsearch-logs/54142/2 "2016-06-29T06:59:39Z")

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Please post your config, making sure you format it with the code button - `</>`.

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**Author:** ![bkbhargav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@bkbhargav](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bkbhargav)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 8:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logs-is-not-generating-under-data-elasticsearch-logs/54142/3 "2016-06-29T08:49:36Z")

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Thanks Mark.. for your response... i figured out the issue... Actually It was ownership issue .. which was root... it should be elasticsearch.

Thanks a lot

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 10:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logs-is-not-generating-under-data-elasticsearch-logs/54142/4 "2017-07-05T22:39:40Z")

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