# Logstach config files contain non ascii characters

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstach-config-files-contain-non-ascii-characters/152514>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [October 15, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstach-config-files-contain-non-ascii-characters/152514 "2018-10-15T14:41:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![kavianand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/df705f/32.png) [@kavianand](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kavianand)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstach-config-files-contain-non-ascii-characters/152514/1 "2018-10-15T14:41:27Z")

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[2018-10-15T19:35:24,547][ERROR][logstash.config.sourceloader] Could not fetch a  
ll the sources {:exception=\>LogStash::ConfigLoadingError, :message=\>"The followi  
ng config files contains non-ascii characters but are not UTF-8 encoded ["C:/Us  
ers/gsskavia/Box Sync/Intern Development Work/Kaviarasi/tutorial/test3.conf"]",  
:backtrace=\>["C:/Users/gsskavia/Downloads/logstash-6.4.2.tar/logstash-6.4.2/log  
stash-core/lib/logstash/config/source/local.rb:83:in `read'", "C:/Users/gsskavia /Downloads/logstash-6.4.2.tar/logstash-6.4.2/logstash-core/lib/logstash/config/s ource/local.rb:94:in`read'", "C:/Users/gsskavia/Downloads/logstash-6.4.2.tar/lo  
gstash-6.4.2/logstash-core/lib/logstash/config/source/local.rb:190:in `local_pip eline_configs'", "C:/Users/gsskavia/Downloads/logstash-6.4.2.tar/logstash-6.4.2/ logstash-core/lib/logstash/config/source/local.rb:161:in`pipeline\_configs'", "C  
:/Users/gsskavia/Downloads/logstash-6.4.2.tar/logstash-6.4.2/logstash-core/lib/l  
ogstash/config/source\_loader.rb:61:in `block in fetch'", "org/jruby/RubyArray.ja va:2481:in`collect'", "C:/Users/gsskavia/Downloads/logstash-6.4.2.tar/logstash-  
6.4.2/logstash-core/lib/logstash/config/source\_loader.rb:60:in `fetch'", "C:/Use rs/gsskavia/Downloads/logstash-6.4.2.tar/logstash-6.4.2/logstash-core/lib/logsta sh/agent.rb:142:in`converge\_state\_and\_update'", "C:/Users/gsskavia/Downloads/lo  
gstash-6.4.2.tar/logstash-6.4.2/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:93:in `execu te'", "C:/Users/gsskavia/Downloads/logstash-6.4.2.tar/logstash-6.4.2/logstash-co re/lib/logstash/runner.rb:362:in`block in execute'", "C:/Users/gsskavia/Downloa  
ds/logstash-6.4.2.tar/logstash-6.4.2/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.3.0/gems/stud-0.0.23/  
lib/stud/task.rb:24:in `block in initialize'"]}  
[2018-10-15T19:35:24,832][INFO][logstash.agent] Successfully started  
Logstash API endpoint {:port=\>9600}

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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 12, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstach-config-files-contain-non-ascii-characters/152514/2 "2018-11-12T14:41:28Z")

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