# Logstash file input not reparsing file
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-file-input-not-reparsing-file/211854
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [December 13, 2019, 11:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-file-input-not-reparsing-file/211854 "2019-12-13T23:25:54Z")
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### Author:  [@konan\_pustolov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/konan_pustolov)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2019, 11:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-file-input-not-reparsing-file/211854/1 "2019-12-13T23:25:55Z")
I have the following problem, I need logstash to reparse already parsed files:
Scenario that doesn't work but should:
- upload file to watched folder
- logstash processes it, saves to elastic, removes it (file\_completed\_action =\> "log\_and\_delete"), great
- I upload the same file again, same name, same content.
- logstash doesnt do anything, I want it to process it again
Here is my file input config:
```auto
file {
mode => "read"
exclude => "*.tif"
path => ["/home/xmls/*.xml"]
file_completed_action => "log_and_delete"
file_completed_log_path => "/var/log/logstash/completed.log"
sincedb_path => "/dev/null"
start_position => "beginning"
codec => multiline {
pattern => ".*"
what => "previous"
max_lines => 100000
max_bytes => "200 MiB"
}
type => "my-custom-type-1"
}
```
`sincedb_path` is set to /dev/null, it should not remember processed files, also tried setting `ignore_older` to 0, didn't help.
Also tried messing with queue settings in logstash.yml, changed it to persistent, didn't work ...
I'm using logstash version 7.5, logstash-input-file (4.1.11), running in linux machine.
When I restart logstash, then the unprocessed files get processed and cleaned up.
I need it to work without restarting.
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### Author:  [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-file-input-not-reparsing-file/211854/2 "2019-12-14T14:52:54Z")
> [@konan\_pustolov](#):
>
> `sincedb_path` is set to /dev/null, it should not remember processed files, also tried setting `ignore_older` to 0, didn't help.
No, setting sincedb\_path to /dev/null prevents the file input persisting the sincedb across restarts. There is no way to prevent a file input remembering that it has processed a file.
Setting ignore\_older to zero tells a file input to ignore any files more than zero seconds old. It is completely different to the effect it has in filebeat.
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### Author:  [@konan\_pustolov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/konan_pustolov)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-file-input-not-reparsing-file/211854/3 "2019-12-14T18:13:39Z")
Thanks for the response,
> [@Badger](#):
>
> There is no way to prevent a file input remembering that it has processed a file.
so what I need is not possible with the file input plugin.
I'll try to dodge the problem somehow or try with some other input.
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### Author:  [@VietCong](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/VietCong)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2019, 7:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-file-input-not-reparsing-file/211854/4 "2019-12-14T19:10:54Z")
You can also try pipeline-to-pipeline operation. Or do all the parsing in the logstash filter. I am sure you can parse message as many times as you like
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-file-input-not-reparsing-file/211854/5 "2020-01-11T19:11:11Z")
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