# Logstash logs are not found in /var/log/logstash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-logs-are-not-found-in-var-log-logstash/107825>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [November 15, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-logs-are-not-found-in-var-log-logstash/107825 "2017-11-15T20:41:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![kabali12345](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6a8cbe/32.png) [@kabali12345](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kabali12345)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-logs-are-not-found-in-var-log-logstash/107825/1 "2017-11-15T20:41:55Z")

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Hi all  
i have installed logstash with rpm  
i am trying to check it's logs in /var/log/logstash directory  
but i have found no files in that[/var/log/logstash] directory  
here i am using default logstash.yml file

how can i set logstash to write logs into logstash directory?

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![poojagupta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@poojagupta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/poojagupta)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 10:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-logs-are-not-found-in-var-log-logstash/107825/2 "2017-11-16T10:56:36Z")

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check is there any other default path mentioned in the logstash.yml file?  
also if default location is /var/log/logstash then make sure this folder have read and write access i.e give 777 permissions to that folder

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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:** [December 14, 2017, 10:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-logs-are-not-found-in-var-log-logstash/107825/3 "2017-12-14T10:56:37Z")

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