# Logstash: unrecognized service error

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-unrecognized-service-error/114077>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [January 4, 2018, 11:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-unrecognized-service-error/114077 "2018-01-04T11:39:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![alpha\_gamma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@alpha\_gamma](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/alpha_gamma)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2018, 11:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-unrecognized-service-error/114077/1 "2018-01-04T11:39:10Z")

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Hi Everbody ,

# I am geeting this error in logstash ,if I try to watch logs it gives the below error

```
    require at org/jruby/RubyKernel.java:955
        <main> at /usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/filters/base.rb:5
       require at org/jruby/RubyKernel.java:955
        <main> at /usr/share/logstash/lib/bootstrap/environment.rb:66

```

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Java 8 is installed ,what the wrong I am doing.

please help

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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:** [February 1, 2018, 11:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-unrecognized-service-error/114077/2 "2018-02-01T11:39:52Z")

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Closed on February 1, 2018, 11:39am UTC

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