# Message: file too big for single read

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/message-file-too-big-for-single-read/238348>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [June 23, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/message-file-too-big-for-single-read/238348 "2020-06-23T23:07:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/message-file-too-big-for-single-read/238348/2 "2020-06-23T23:49:52Z")

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> [@hilo21](#):
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> `file too big for single read`

The code that is trying to read the configuration is failing to read a file that is more than 2 GB in size. If you have pointed path.config at a directory then make sure there is not a file (e.g. core) that is more than 2 GB in it.

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