# No logs in kibana after path.data changes

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-logs-in-kibana-after-path-data-changes/27729>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [August 20, 2015, 6:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-logs-in-kibana-after-path-data-changes/27729 "2015-08-20T06:31:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![sunilmchaudhari](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sunilmchaudhari/32/9475_2.png) [@sunilmchaudhari](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sunilmchaudhari)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 6:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-logs-in-kibana-after-path-data-changes/27729/1 "2015-08-20T06:31:00Z")

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Hello,  
I have changed path.data path in elasticsearch on all 3 nodes running on different hosts in the cluster.  
Since then, I am not able to see logs through Kibana.

As soon as I started kibana, all indexes added in kibana lost. I created new index _-_ (it was working with previous configuration). Still its not showing results. I can see from file path, indexes are created under new path.data.

please guide me on this.

thanks  
Sunil

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 6:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-logs-in-kibana-after-path-data-changes/27729/2 "2015-08-20T06:47:40Z")

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Kibana just talks to Elasticsearch, so this is really an Elasticsearch question. When you changed path.data, did you also move the contents of the directory that path.data pointed to?

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**Author:** ![sunilmchaudhari](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sunilmchaudhari/32/9475_2.png) [@sunilmchaudhari](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sunilmchaudhari)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 6:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-logs-in-kibana-after-path-data-changes/27729/3 "2015-08-20T06:50:22Z")

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NO I haven't moved contents? DO I need to do that as well?

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 7:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-logs-in-kibana-after-path-data-changes/27729/4 "2015-08-20T07:10:26Z")

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Yes, of course. If you just point path.data to a new directory ES won't find anything and will think that it's a new installation.

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**Author:** ![sunilmchaudhari](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sunilmchaudhari/32/9475_2.png) [@sunilmchaudhari](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sunilmchaudhari)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 8:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-logs-in-kibana-after-path-data-changes/27729/5 "2015-08-20T08:24:25Z")

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Yes I will do that,

But at least it should show new data created after path changed. I seen some indexes created, as it shown in ES logs.

Anyways I will try it again.

thanks  
Sunil

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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, 2:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-logs-in-kibana-after-path-data-changes/27729/6 "2017-07-06T14:14:32Z")

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