# Logstash config unable to load

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-config-unable-to-load/121392>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [February 25, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-config-unable-to-load/121392 "2018-02-25T15:24:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![abhivj7b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@abhivj7b](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/abhivj7b)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-config-unable-to-load/121392/1 "2018-02-25T15:24:28Z")

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While running logstash config on my windows server I am getting this error.  
-java.lqng.illegqlstateException:org.jruby.exceptions.Raiseexceptions:  
Please help to fix.

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-config-unable-to-load/121392/2 "2018-02-25T17:08:02Z")

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It would probably be easier for someone to help if you provided your config and some more context.

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**Author:** ![abhivj7b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@abhivj7b](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/abhivj7b)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2018, 6:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-config-unable-to-load/121392/3 "2018-02-25T18:01:07Z")

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I have kept the config file at home\logstash\bin\test.conf

input {  
Stdin{ }

output {  
elasticsearch { hosts =\> ["local host:9200"] }  
stdout { }  
}

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**Author:** ![Adren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/adren/32/27681_2.png) [@Adren](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Adren)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-config-unable-to-load/121392/4 "2018-02-26T16:24:08Z")

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Maybe try the --config.test\_and\_exit to see a more explicited error message.

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**Author:** ![abhivj7b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@abhivj7b](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/abhivj7b)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 3:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-config-unable-to-load/121392/5 "2018-02-27T15:06:28Z")

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Please find the error log.

D:\logstash-6.2.2\logstash-6.2.2\bin\>logstash -f D:\logstash-6.2.2\logstash-6.2.  
2\config\beat.conf --config.test\_and\_exit  
Sending Logstash's logs to D:/logstash-6.2.2/logstash-6.2.2/logs which is now co  
nfigured via log4j2.properties  
[2018-02-27T20:31:55,196][INFO][logstash.modules.scaffold] Initializing module  
{:module\_name=\>"fb\_apache", :directory=\>"D:/logstash-6.2.2/logstash-6.2.2/module  
s/fb\_apache/configuration"}  
[2018-02-27T20:31:55,227][INFO][logstash.modules.scaffold] Initializing module  
{:module\_name=\>"netflow", :directory=\>"D:/logstash-6.2.2/logstash-6.2.2/modules/  
netflow/configuration"}  
[2018-02-27T20:31:55,572][WARN][logstash.config.source.multilocal] Ignoring the  
'pipelines.yml' file because modules or command line options are specified  
[2018-02-27T20:31:55,634][INFO][logstash.config.source.local.configpathloader]  
No config files found in path {:path=\>"D:/logstash-6.2.2/logstash-6.2.2/config/b  
eat.conf"}  
[2018-02-27T20:31:55,650][ERROR]**[logstash.config.sourceloader] No configuration**  
**found in the configured sources.**  
Configuration OK  
[2018-02-27T20:31:55,650][INFO][logstash.runner] Using config.test\_an  
d\_exit mode. Config Validation Result: OK. Exiting Logstash

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 5:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-config-unable-to-load/121392/6 "2018-02-28T05:21:45Z")

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> [@abhivj7b](#):
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> "local host:9200"

Do you really have a space there or is this a cut and paste error?

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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:** [March 28, 2018, 5:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-config-unable-to-load/121392/7 "2018-03-28T05:22:02Z")

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