# Logstash file is missing in /etc/init.d after installing logstash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-file-is-missing-in-etc-init-d-after-installing-logstash/176200>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [April 10, 2019, 11:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-file-is-missing-in-etc-init-d-after-installing-logstash/176200 "2019-04-10T11:20:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![SManorathna](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/smanorathna/32/42626_2.png) [@SManorathna](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/SManorathna)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 11:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-file-is-missing-in-etc-init-d-after-installing-logstash/176200/1 "2019-04-10T11:20:25Z")

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I am installing logstash 6.3.0 in Ubuntu with the following commands

curl -L -O [https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/logstash/logstash-6.3.0.deb](https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/logstash/logstash-6.3.0.deb)  
sudo dpkg -i logstash-6.3.0.deb

Although the installation is completed, Still no logstash file will be created in /etc/init.d directory and therefore having issues in starting logstash

Any ideas what I am doing wrong here ?

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**Author:** ![SManorathna](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/smanorathna/32/42626_2.png) [@SManorathna](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/SManorathna)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 11:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-file-is-missing-in-etc-init-d-after-installing-logstash/176200/2 "2019-04-10T11:36:01Z")

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seems like the issue is in the deb file. I installed a lower version with the following URL and it creates the file successfully  
[https://download.elastic.co/logstash/logstash/packages/debian/logstash\_2.3.4-1\_all.deb](https://download.elastic.co/logstash/logstash/packages/debian/logstash_2.3.4-1_all.deb)

Are there any place to get an .deb file of 6.3 logstash ??

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**Author:** ![SManorathna](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/smanorathna/32/42626_2.png) [@SManorathna](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/SManorathna)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 6:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-file-is-missing-in-etc-init-d-after-installing-logstash/176200/3 "2019-04-11T06:58:59Z")

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logstash later versions does not create a logstash file within etc/init.d directory.  
still the logstash server can be started using another service starting command

"systemctl start logstash"

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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:** [May 9, 2019, 6:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-file-is-missing-in-etc-init-d-after-installing-logstash/176200/4 "2019-05-09T06:59:03Z")

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