# Logstash 1.5.4 hangs@Logstash startup completed

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-1-5-4-hangs-logstash-startup-completed/29343>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [September 15, 2015, 7:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-1-5-4-hangs-logstash-startup-completed/29343 "2015-09-15T19:41:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sriram\_Narayanan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@Sriram\_Narayanan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sriram_Narayanan)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 7:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-1-5-4-hangs-logstash-startup-completed/29343/1 "2015-09-15T19:41:33Z")

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I am trying to post my log details via logstash. This is how my filter looks

input {  
file {  
path =\>"/opt/projects/logs/Marketplace.log"  
start\_position =\> "beginning"  
}  
}

filter {  
grok {  
match =\> ["message", "%{DATE\_US:date} %{TIME:time} %{LOGLEVEL:logger} Method Details: %{DATA:message}"]

}  
}

output {  
stdout { }  
elasticsearch{  
action =\> index  
host =\> "[xxx.yyy.net](http://xxx.yyy.net)"  
index =\> myIndex  
protocol =\> "http"  
}

LogStash configtest is OK. Yet I dont see any output on the console or elastic search server. What could be wrong?

Thanks,  
Sriram

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 7:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-1-5-4-hangs-logstash-startup-completed/29343/2 "2015-09-15T19:53:17Z")

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Logstash is probably waiting for additional data to be added to Marketplace.log. `start_position => "beginning"` only matters when the file is completely unknown to Logstash. I'm guessing that isn't the case since you've started Logstash with that file as input at least once before.

(This question is unrelated to logstash-forwarder, so I suggest you edit your post and change its category to Logstash.)

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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 6, 2017, 5:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-1-5-4-hangs-logstash-startup-completed/29343/3 "2017-07-06T05:29:05Z")

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