# Logstash 6.3 Installation Failure **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [January 19, 2019, 3:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-6-3-installation-failure/164876 "2019-01-19T03:38:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Manoj\_Hettiarachchi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@Manoj\_Hettiarachchi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Manoj_Hettiarachchi)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 3:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-6-3-installation-failure/164876/1 "2019-01-19T03:38:32Z")
Hi All, - I needed to install logstash -6.3 in my centos 7 VM. - I have downloaded the setup (logstash-6.3.0.rpm) from https://www.elastic.co/downloads/past-releases/logstash-6-3-0 location. - I have used the following command to install the package `sudo rpm -i logstash-6.3.0.rpm` - I have added my config file to the "/etc/logstash/conf.d" location - When starting for the first time it is not starting properly. No log file is created in the "/var/log/logstash" location and the service status shows as follow. > [igwstuser@analytics pack]$ sudo systemctl status logstash > ? logstash.service - logstash > Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/logstash.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled) > Active: failed (Result: start-limit) since Fri 2019-01-18 15:02:40 +08; 1s ago > Process: 13861 ExecStart=/usr/share/logstash/bin/logstash --path.settings /etc/logstash (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) > Main PID: 13861 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) > > Jan 18 15:02:40 analytics.apistg.celcom.com.my systemd[1]: Unit logstash.service entered failed state. > Jan 18 15:02:40 analytics.apistg.celcom.com.my systemd[1]: logstash.service failed. > Jan 18 15:02:40 analytics.apistg.celcom.com.my systemd[1]: logstash.service holdoff time over, scheduling restart. > Jan 18 15:02:40 analytics.apistg.celcom.com.my systemd[1]: start request repeated too quickly for logstash.service > Jan 18 15:02:40 analytics.apistg.celcom.com.my systemd[1]: Failed to start logstash. > Jan 18 15:02:40 analytics.apistg.celcom.com.my systemd[1]: Unit logstash.service entered failed state. > Jan 18 15:02:40 analytics.apistg.celcom.com.my systemd[1]: logstash.service failed. Please help me to find out the cause for this. Am I missing any step? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Makra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@Makra](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Makra)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 4:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-6-3-installation-failure/164876/2 "2019-01-19T04:51:15Z")
@Manoj_Hettiarachchi Probably, you need to change the ownership of `/var/log/logstash` folder to `logstash` user. ---
**Author:** ![Manoj\_Hettiarachchi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@Manoj\_Hettiarachchi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Manoj_Hettiarachchi)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 3:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-6-3-installation-failure/164876/3 "2019-01-22T03:26:38Z")
@Makra When I start the logstsha using the command `sudo systemctl start logstash` it is not working But when I use the `sudo /usr/share/logstash/bin/logstash --path.settings /etc/logstash` Logstash is starting up properly and logs are there in the `var/log/logstash` location. Do yu have any idea why `systemctl` fails to start the service ---
**Author:** ![Makra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@Makra](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Makra)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 6:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-6-3-installation-failure/164876/4 "2019-01-22T06:15:05Z")
Check the debug log. The `systemctl` service is not starting may be because of permissions issues. You probably need to check the ownership of logstash data directory. You are able to run it from command line because it is executed by `root` user while in the service file the owner and group to run logstash as service is not `root`. ---
**Author:** ![Manoj\_Hettiarachchi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@Manoj\_Hettiarachchi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Manoj_Hettiarachchi)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 8:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-6-3-installation-failure/164876/5 "2019-01-22T08:56:56Z")
Hi @Makra Thanks for all the advises, I was able to solve the issue. The issue was deu to a java location in my virtual machine. When I start manually it detects my `$JAVA_HOME` bin location and starts correctly. When started as a service it searches for `/usr/bin/java` that makes the problem. I have added a symlink of my java location to `/usr/bin/java` location. Now logtstash is working. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 8:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-6-3-installation-failure/164876/6 "2019-02-19T08:58:07Z")
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