# Logstash not generating logs

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-not-generating-logs/73525>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [February 1, 2017, 1:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-not-generating-logs/73525 "2017-02-01T13:53:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![ssasporta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ssasporta/32/13695_2.png) [@ssasporta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ssasporta)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 1:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-not-generating-logs/73525/1 "2017-02-01T13:53:36Z")

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My configuration in logstash.yml is:

log.level: info  
log.format: plain  
path.logs: /var/log/logstash

But I can't see logs created in the directory.

Any idea?

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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 1, 2017, 1:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-not-generating-logs/73525/2 "2017-03-01T13:53:40Z")

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