# Logstash.pipeline - A plugin had an unrecoverable error when path is long

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-pipeline-a-plugin-had-an-unrecoverable-error-when-path-is-long/93893>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [July 20, 2017, 9:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-pipeline-a-plugin-had-an-unrecoverable-error-when-path-is-long/93893 "2017-07-20T09:22:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![alex257](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/alex257/32/20273_2.png) [@alex257](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/alex257)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 9:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-pipeline-a-plugin-had-an-unrecoverable-error-when-path-is-long/93893/1 "2017-07-20T09:22:37Z")

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Hello ,  
I am using file input and the pipeline crashes when the path to the file is too long or the folder name is long  
2:03:16.001 [[main]\<file] ERROR logstash.pipeline - A plugin had an unrecoverable error. Will restart this plugin.

`12:03:14.998 [[main]<file] ERROR logstash.pipeline - A plugin had an unrecoverable error. Will restart this plugin. Plugin: <LogStash::Inputs::File path=>["d:/4.0/264123/AWS/12_12__08_45_AD/**/*.log"], type=>"daletlogs", start_position=>"beginning", sincedb_path=>"dev/null", max_open_files=>65000, id=>"1dfab803f936adcf610593fb6786972975d74de5-1", enable_metric=>true, codec=><LogStash::Codecs::Plain id=>"plain_ffae9fe4-649d-4388-96bc-bbd0f3d653ee", enable_metric=>true, charset=>"UTF-8">, stat_interval=>1, discover_interval=>15, sincedb_write_interval=>15, delimiter=>"\n", close_older=>3600>`

`Error: No such process - d:/4.0/264123/AWS/12_12__08_45_AD/Format Spec-[Interleaved 2997 asspect 4 3 Height less then 575 width more then 719] Dalet Format-2337 copy migration action-trigger miggration rule/DaletMediaThunder_InvokedBy_Sanity-MediaTranscoderAgent_1@IP-0A00023B-20.log`

I am using logstash5.4.0 , Any ides?  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![damien207](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecc23a/32.png) [@damien207](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/damien207)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2017, 1:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-pipeline-a-plugin-had-an-unrecoverable-error-when-path-is-long/93893/2 "2017-07-27T01:46:40Z")

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I am suggesting to try "Long Path Tool" program.

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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:** [August 24, 2017, 1:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-pipeline-a-plugin-had-an-unrecoverable-error-when-path-is-long/93893/3 "2017-08-24T01:46:52Z")

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Closed on August 24, 2017, 1:46am UTC

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