# Logstash1.4.2 service is not starting

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash1-4-2-service-is-not-starting/18554>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 9, 2014, 11:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash1-4-2-service-is-not-starting/18554 "2014-07-09T11:14:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Ankit\_Mittal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@Ankit\_Mittal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ankit_Mittal)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 11:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash1-4-2-service-is-not-starting/18554/1 "2014-07-09T11:14:36Z")

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Hi All,  
I am using logstash1.4.2.rpm from elasticsearch site.  
this rpm create the logstash service ,but it is not working

Please tell me if someone is using this logstash version and also to  
restart the service successfully.

Thanks and Regards  
Ankit Mittal

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**Author:** ![Wurzelmann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Wurzelmann](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Wurzelmann)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2015, 5:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash1-4-2-service-is-not-starting/18554/2 "2015-06-30T05:59:35Z")

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Are there any errors in your log file (most of the time /var/log/logstash/logstash.log respectively logstash.err)? If so, please post them here.

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 12:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash1-4-2-service-is-not-starting/18554/3 "2017-07-06T00:04:38Z")

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