# Logstash Error: Pipeline Failed to execute action

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-error-pipeline-failed-to-execute-action/193277>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [August 1, 2019, 8:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-error-pipeline-failed-to-execute-action/193277 "2019-08-01T08:38:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![vikrant031](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@vikrant031](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vikrant031)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 8:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-error-pipeline-failed-to-execute-action/193277/1 "2019-08-01T08:38:51Z")

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Config File:

input{  
file{  
path =\>"C:\logstash-7.2.0\config\cars.csv"  
start\_position =\> "beginning"  
sincedb\_path =\> "C:\dev\null"  
}  
}  
filter{  
csv{  
separator=\> ","  
columns=\> ["maker", "model", "mileage", "manufacture\_year", "engine\_displacement", "engine\_power", "body\_type", "color\_slug", "stk\_year", "transmission", "door\_count", "seat\_count", "fuel\_type", "date\_created", "date\_last\_seen", "price\_eur"]  
}  
mutate{convert =\> ["mileage", "integer"]}  
mutate{convert =\> ["price\_eur", "float"]}  
mutate{convert =\> ["engine\_power", "integer"]}  
mutate{convert =\> ["door\_count", "integer"]}  
mutate{convert =\> ["seat\_count", "integer"]}  
}  
output {  
elasticsearch{  
hosts =\> ["localhost:9200"]  
index =\> ["cars"]  
document\_type =\> "sold\_cars"  
}  
stdout {}  
}

Error in Windows CMD:

C:\logstash-7.2.0\bin\>logstash.bat -f C:\Users\VikrantMittal\Desktop\Data\Logstash\_cars.config  
Thread.exclusive is deprecated, use Thread::Mutex  
Sending Logstash logs to C:/logstash-7.2.0/logs which is now configured via log4j2.properties  
[2019-08-01T14:00:41,064][WARN][logstash.config.source.multilocal] Ignoring the 'pipelines.yml' file because modules or command line options are specified  
[2019-08-01T14:00:41,083][INFO][logstash.runner] Starting Logstash {"logstash.version"=\>"7.2.0"}  
[2019-08-01T14:00:42,248][ERROR][logstash.agent] Failed to execute action {:action=\>LogStash::PipelineAction::Create/pipeline\_id:main, :exception=\>"LogStash::ConfigurationError", :message=\>"Expected one of #, {, } at line 10, column 16 (byte 168) after input{\r\n\tfile{\r\n\t\tpath =\>"C:\logstash-7.2.0\config\cars.csv"\r\n\t\tstart\_position =\> "beginning"\r\n\t\tsincedb\_path =\> "C:\dev\null\"\r\n\t}\r\n}\r\nfilter{\r\n\tcsv{\r\n\t\tseparator=\> "", :backtrace=\>["C:/logstash-7.2.0/logstash-core/lib/logstash/compiler.rb:41:in `compile_imperative'", "C:/logstash-7.2.0/logstash-core/lib/logstash/compiler.rb:49:in`compile\_graph'", "C:/logstash-7.2.0/logstash-core/lib/logstash/compiler.rb:11:in `block in compile_sources'", "org/jruby/RubyArray.java:2577:in`map'", "C:/logstash-7.2.0/logstash-core/lib/logstash/compiler.rb:10:in `compile_sources'", "org/logstash/execution/AbstractPipelineExt.java:151:in`initialize'", "org/logstash/execution/JavaBasePipelineExt.java:47:in `initialize'", "C:/logstash-7.2.0/logstash-core/lib/logstash/java_pipeline.rb:24:in`initialize'", "C:/logstash-7.2.0/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline\_action/create.rb:36:in `execute'", "C:/logstash-7.2.0/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:325:in`block in converge\_state'"]}  
[2019-08-01T14:00:42,876][INFO][logstash.agent] Successfully started Logstash API endpoint {:port=\>9600}  
[2019-08-01T14:00:47,780][INFO][logstash.runner] Logstash shut down.

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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:** [August 29, 2019, 8:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-error-pipeline-failed-to-execute-action/193277/2 "2019-08-29T08:38:52Z")

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