### Author:  [@deepanshu\_goel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/deepanshu_goel)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2019, 10:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-is-not-showing-me-any-output-even-after-clearing-the-since-db-file/185613/1 "2019-06-13T10:33:39Z")
configuration file:
input {
file {
```
path=>"\E:\kibana\logstash-7.1.1\logstash-7.1.1\data\event-data\apache_access.log"
type => "apache-access"
start_position=> "beginning"
}
```
}
output {
stdout {
```
codec=>rubydebug
}
```
}
after running the logstash this is showig on the command prompt
E:\kibana\logstash-7.1.1\logstash-7.1.1\>bin\logstash -f E:\kibana\logstash-7.1.1\logstash-7.1.1\config\pipeline.conf --config.reload.automatic
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM warning: Option UseConcMarkSweepGC was deprecated in version 9.0 and will likely be removed in a future release.
WARNING: An illegal reflective access operation has occurred
WARNING: Illegal reflective access by org.jruby.runtime.encoding.EncodingService (file:/E:/kibana/logstash-7.1.1/logstash-7.1.1/logstash-core/lib/jars/jruby-complete-9.2.7.0.jar) to field java.io.Console.cs
WARNING: Please consider reporting this to the maintainers of org.jruby.runtime.encoding.EncodingService
WARNING: Use --illegal-access=warn to enable warnings of further illegal reflective access operations
WARNING: All illegal access operations will be denied in a future release
Sending Logstash logs to E:/kibana/logstash-7.1.1/logstash-7.1.1/logs which is now configured via log4j2.properties
[2019-06-13T15:45:30,346][WARN][logstash.config.source.multilocal] Ignoring the 'pipelines.yml' file because modules or command line options are specified
[2019-06-13T15:45:30,367][INFO][logstash.runner] Starting Logstash {"logstash.version"=\>"7.1.1"}
[2019-06-13T15:45:33,523][INFO][logstash.javapipeline] Starting pipeline {:pipeline\_id=\>"main", "pipeline.workers"=\>4, "pipeline.batch.size"=\>125, "pipeline.batch.delay"=\>50, "pipeline.max\_inflight"=\>500, :thread=\>"#\"}
[2019-06-13T15:45:34,761][INFO][logstash.inputs.file] No sincedb\_path set, generating one based on the "path" setting {:sincedb\_path=\>"E:/kibana/logstash-7.1.1/logstash-7.1.1/data/plugins/inputs/file/.sincedb\_0a875bbe5a2659163ba803e0c598bcbc", :path=\>["\E:\kibana\logstash-7.1.1\logstash-7.1.1\data\event-data\apache\_access.log"]}
[2019-06-13T15:45:34,812][INFO][logstash.javapipeline] Pipeline started {"pipeline.id"=\>"main"}
[2019-06-13T15:45:34,882][INFO][logstash.agent] Pipelines running {:count=\>1, :running\_pipelines=\>[:main], :non\_running\_pipelines=\>}
[2019-06-13T15:45:34,911][INFO][filewatch.observingtail] START, creating Discoverer, Watch with file and sincedb collections
[2019-06-13T15:45:35,297][INFO][logstash.agent] Successfully started Logstash API endpoint {:port=\>9600}
(there is no incoming output)
---
### Author:  [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2019, 11:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-is-not-showing-me-any-output-even-after-clearing-the-since-db-file/185613/2 "2019-06-13T11:40:07Z")
Replace backslash with forward slash in the path option of the file input.
---
### Author:  [@deepanshu\_goel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/deepanshu_goel)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2019, 11:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-is-not-showing-me-any-output-even-after-clearing-the-since-db-file/185613/3 "2019-06-13T11:54:11Z")
Stlill no output ;
E:\kibana\logstash-7.1.1\logstash-7.1.1\>bin\logstash -f E:\kibana\logstash-7.1.1\logstash-7.1.1\config\pipeline.conf --config.reload.automatic
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM warning: Option UseConcMarkSweepGC was deprecated in version 9.0 and will likely be removed in a future release.
WARNING: An illegal reflective access operation has occurred
WARNING: Illegal reflective access by org.jruby.runtime.encoding.EncodingService (file:/E:/kibana/logstash-7.1.1/logstash-7.1.1/logstash-core/lib/jars/jruby-complete-9.2.7.0.jar) to field java.io.Console.cs
WARNING: Please consider reporting this to the maintainers of org.jruby.runtime.encoding.EncodingService
WARNING: Use --illegal-access=warn to enable warnings of further illegal reflective access operations
WARNING: All illegal access operations will be denied in a future release
Sending Logstash logs to E:/kibana/logstash-7.1.1/logstash-7.1.1/logs which is now configured via log4j2.properties
[2019-06-13T17:23:49,943][WARN][logstash.config.source.multilocal] Ignoring the 'pipelines.yml' file because modules or command line options are specified
[2019-06-13T17:23:49,963][INFO][logstash.runner] Starting Logstash {"logstash.version"=\>"7.1.1"}
[2019-06-13T17:23:52,675][INFO][logstash.javapipeline] Starting pipeline {:pipeline\_id=\>"main", "pipeline.workers"=\>4, "pipeline.batch.size"=\>125, "pipeline.batch.delay"=\>50, "pipeline.max\_inflight"=\>500, :thread=\>"#\"}
[2019-06-13T17:23:53,834][INFO][logstash.inputs.file] No sincedb\_path set, generating one based on the "path" setting {:sincedb\_path=\>"E:/kibana/logstash-7.1.1/logstash-7.1.1/data/plugins/inputs/file/.sincedb\_68857280aef706846298b287d2a95cd3", :path=\>["/E:/kibana/logstash-7.1.1/logstash-7.1.1/data/event-data/apache\_access.log"]}
[2019-06-13T17:23:54,063][INFO][logstash.javapipeline] Pipeline started {"pipeline.id"=\>"main"}
[2019-06-13T17:23:54,141][INFO][filewatch.observingtail] START, creating Discoverer, Watch with file and sincedb collections
[2019-06-13T17:23:54,314][INFO][logstash.agent] Pipelines running {:count=\>1, :running\_pipelines=\>[:main], :non\_running\_pipelines=\>}
[2019-06-13T17:23:54,881][WARN][filewatch.tailmode.handlers.createinitial] failed to open /E:/kibana/logstash-7.1.1/logstash-7.1.1/data/event-data/apache\_access.log: java.nio.file.InvalidPathException: Illegal char \<:\> at index 2: /E:/kibana/logstash-7.1.1/logstash-7.1.1/data/event-data/apache\_access.log, ["java.base/sun.nio.fs.WindowsPathParser.normalize(WindowsPathParser.java:182)", "java.base/sun.nio.fs.WindowsPathParser.parse(WindowsPathParser.java:153)", "java.base/sun.nio.fs.WindowsPathParser.parse(WindowsPathParser.java:77)"]
[2019-06-13T17:23:55,051][INFO][logstash.agent] Successfully started Logstash API endpoint {:port=\>9600}
---
### Author:  [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2019, 12:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-is-not-showing-me-any-output-even-after-clearing-the-since-db-file/185613/4 "2019-06-13T12:00:31Z")
> [@deepanshu\_goel](#):
>
> [2019-06-13T17:23:54,881][WARN][filewatch.tailmode.handlers.createinitial] failed to open /E:/kibana/logstash-7.1.1/logstash-7.1.1/data/event-data/apache\_access.log: java.nio.file.InvalidPathException: Illegal char \<:\> at index 2: /E:/kibana/logstash-7.1.1/logstash-7.1.1/data/event-data/apache\_access.log
Did you read the error message?
---
### Author:  [@deepanshu\_goel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/deepanshu_goel)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2019, 12:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-is-not-showing-me-any-output-even-after-clearing-the-since-db-file/185613/5 "2019-06-13T12:19:55Z")
sorry, but i didn't get .What you are trying to say (even after correcting it):
E:\kibana\logstash-7.1.1\logstash-7.1.1\>bin\logstash -f E:\kibana\logstash-7.1.1\logstash-7.1.1\config\pipeline.conf --config.reload.automatic
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM warning: Option UseConcMarkSweepGC was deprecated in version 9.0 and will likely be removed in a future release.
WARNING: An illegal reflective access operation has occurred
WARNING: Illegal reflective access by org.jruby.runtime.encoding.EncodingService (file:/E:/kibana/logstash-7.1.1/logstash-7.1.1/logstash-core/lib/jars/jruby-complete-9.2.7.0.jar) to field java.io.Console.cs
WARNING: Please consider reporting this to the maintainers of org.jruby.runtime.encoding.EncodingService
WARNING: Use --illegal-access=warn to enable warnings of further illegal reflective access operations
WARNING: All illegal access operations will be denied in a future release
Sending Logstash logs to E:/kibana/logstash-7.1.1/logstash-7.1.1/logs which is now configured via log4j2.properties
[2019-06-13T17:28:10,616][WARN][logstash.config.source.multilocal] Ignoring the 'pipelines.yml' file because modules or command line options are specified
[2019-06-13T17:28:10,634][INFO][logstash.runner] Starting Logstash {"logstash.version"=\>"7.1.1"}
[2019-06-13T17:28:13,258][INFO][logstash.javapipeline] Starting pipeline {:pipeline\_id=\>"main", "pipeline.workers"=\>4, "pipeline.batch.size"=\>125, "pipeline.batch.delay"=\>50, "pipeline.max\_inflight"=\>500, :thread=\>"#\"}
[2019-06-13T17:28:13,828][INFO][logstash.inputs.file] No sincedb\_path set, generating one based on the "path" setting {:sincedb\_path=\>"E:/kibana/logstash-7.1.1/logstash-7.1.1/data/plugins/inputs/file/.sincedb\_68857280aef706846298b287d2a95cd3", :path=\>["/E:/kibana/logstash-7.1.1/logstash-7.1.1/data/event-data/apache\_access.log"]}
[2019-06-13T17:28:13,896][INFO][logstash.javapipeline] Pipeline started {"pipeline.id"=\>"main"}
[2019-06-13T17:28:13,989][INFO][logstash.agent] Pipelines running {:count=\>1, :running\_pipelines=\>[:main], :non\_running\_pipelines=\>}
[2019-06-13T17:28:14,041][INFO][filewatch.observingtail] START, creating Discoverer, Watch with file and sincedb collections
[2019-06-13T17:28:14,454][INFO][logstash.agent] Successfully started Logstash API endpoint {:port=\>9600}
[2019-06-13T17:28:14,477][WARN][filewatch.tailmode.handlers.createinitial] failed to open /E:/kibana/logstash-7.1.1/logstash-7.1.1/data/event-data/apache\_access.log: java.nio.file.InvalidPathException: Illegal char \<:\> at index 2: /E:/kibana/logstash-7.1.1/logstash-7.1.1/data/event-data/apache\_access.log, ["java.base/sun.nio.fs.WindowsPathParser.normalize(WindowsPathParser.java:182)", "java.base/sun.nio.fs.WindowsPathParser.parse(WindowsPathParser.java:153)", "java.base/sun.nio.fs.WindowsPathParser.parse(WindowsPathParser.java:77)"]
[2019-06-13T17:32:26,291][INFO][logstash.pipelineaction.reload] Reloading pipeline {"pipeline.id"=\>:main}
[2019-06-13T17:32:26,312][INFO][filewatch.observingtail] QUIT - closing all files and shutting down.
[2019-06-13T17:32:27,042][INFO][logstash.javapipeline] Pipeline terminated {"pipeline.id"=\>"main"}
[2019-06-13T17:32:27,109][INFO][logstash.javapipeline] Starting pipeline {:pipeline\_id=\>"main", "pipeline.workers"=\>4, "pipeline.batch.size"=\>125, "pipeline.batch.delay"=\>50, "pipeline.max\_inflight"=\>500, :thread=\>"#\"}
[2019-06-13T17:32:27,149][INFO][logstash.inputs.file] No sincedb\_path set, generating one based on the "path" setting {:sincedb\_path=\>"E:/kibana/logstash-7.1.1/logstash-7.1.1/data/plugins/inputs/file/.sincedb\_039f8a57349afd1e3fb106bf0e1c330b", :path=\>["/E/kibana/logstash-7.1.1/logstash-7.1.1/data/event-data/apache\_access.log"]}
[2019-06-13T17:32:27,169][INFO][logstash.javapipeline] Pipeline started {"pipeline.id"=\>"main"}
[2019-06-13T17:32:27,174][INFO][filewatch.observingtail] START, creating Discoverer, Watch with file and sincedb collections
[2019-06-13T17:32:27,254][INFO][logstash.agent] Pipelines running {:count=\>1, :running\_pipelines=\>[:main], :non\_running\_pipelines=\>}
---
### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2019, 12:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-is-not-showing-me-any-output-even-after-clearing-the-since-db-file/185613/6 "2019-07-11T12:19:56Z")
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