# Logstash does not start process files

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-does-not-start-process-files/164228
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [January 15, 2019, 3:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-does-not-start-process-files/164228 "2019-01-15T03:20:02Z")
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### Author: ![jamespb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4da419/32.png) [@jamespb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jamespb)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2019, 3:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-does-not-start-process-files/164228/1 "2019-01-15T03:20:02Z")

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when logstash start, it give out Rotation In Progress error. I just want it start process files

[2019-01-15T11:17:09,673][WARN][filewatch.tailmode.processor] \>\>\> Rotation In Progress - inode change detected and original content is not fully read, file is closed and path points to new content {"watched\_file details"=\>"\<FileWatch::WatchedFile: @filename='IMS\_SCSCF0X.0000', @state='rotation\_in\_progress', @recent\_states='[:watched, :watched]', @bytes\_read='0', @bytes\_unread='0', current\_size='1152075', last\_stat\_size='1152075', file\_open?='false', @initial=false, @sincedb\_key='unknown 0 0'\>"}

here is what has been done

1. start logstash
2. copy and paste log file to target dir
3. above error message show up

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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: [February 12, 2019, 3:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-does-not-start-process-files/164228/2 "2019-02-12T03:20:03Z")

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