# Logstash error log

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-error-log/114869>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [January 10, 2018, 12:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-error-log/114869 "2018-01-10T12:34:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![alpha\_gamma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@alpha\_gamma](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/alpha_gamma)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 12:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-error-log/114869/1 "2018-01-10T12:34:33Z")

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logstash-plain-2018-01-09.loglogstash-plain-2018-01-09.log] Failed to execute action {:action=\>LogStash::PipelineAction::Create/pipeline\_id:main, :exception=\>"LogStash::ConfigurationError", :message=\>"Expected one of #, input, filter, output at line 15, column 1 (byte 214) after "

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what does the above error signify where i need to modify in logstash.yml or somewhere else

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**Author:** ![s1m0ne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/s1m0ne/32/26471_2.png) [@s1m0ne](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/s1m0ne)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 12:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-error-log/114869/2 "2018-01-10T12:37:25Z")

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Did you define a specific configuration file for Logstash? and are you run with option **-f**?

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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 7, 2018, 12:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-error-log/114869/3 "2018-02-07T12:45:14Z")

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