# Logstash 5 not running

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-5-not-running/64449
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [October 31, 2016, 1:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-5-not-running/64449 "2016-10-31T13:20:40Z")
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### Author: ![w0lverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@w0lverine](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/w0lverine)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2016, 1:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-5-not-running/64449/25 "2016-11-03T13:48:04Z")

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The easiest solution, is probably download the zip file and start log stash from there. But you could try to use the initctl command:

> sudo initctl start logstash  
> ps aux | grep logstash

Not sure if the command will work for cento OS though it did for Ubuntu Trusty.  
Also refer here: [Logstash requires setting a file - #4 by theuntergeek](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-requires-setting-a-file/64658/4)

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