# Logstash log files not in /var/log/logstash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-log-files-not-in-var-log-logstash/118383>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [February 5, 2018, 3:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-log-files-not-in-var-log-logstash/118383 "2018-02-05T03:28:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![inhinyera16](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/inhinyera16/32/61625_2.png) [@inhinyera16](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/inhinyera16)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 3:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-log-files-not-in-var-log-logstash/118383/1 "2018-02-05T03:28:58Z")

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Hi,

Logstash put the logs in /usr/share/logstash/logs. How can we change it to put the logs in /var/logstash instead?

Here's my yml

```
config.reload.automatic: true
path.config: /etc/logstash/conf.d/*.conf
path.data: /var/lib/logstash
pipeline.output.workers: 3
pipeline.workers: 6

```

I start the logstash service using service logstash start

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 6:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-log-files-not-in-var-log-logstash/118383/2 "2018-02-05T06:57:09Z")

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Have you tried changing the `path.logs` setting in your logstash.yml?

[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/logstash-settings-file.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/logstash-settings-file.html)

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**Author:** ![inhinyera16](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/inhinyera16/32/61625_2.png) [@inhinyera16](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/inhinyera16)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 2:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-log-files-not-in-var-log-logstash/118383/3 "2018-02-06T02:59:53Z")

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I thought, it automatically use the default when not configured, anyways thanks!

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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:** [March 6, 2018, 3:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-log-files-not-in-var-log-logstash/118383/4 "2018-03-06T03:00:14Z")

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