# Not able to start metricbeat

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-start-metricbeat/248963>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** metricbeat\
**Created:** [September 17, 2020, 10:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-start-metricbeat/248963 "2020-09-17T10:55:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Shriram\_Wasule](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shriram_wasule/32/75468_2.png) [@Shriram\_Wasule](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shriram_Wasule)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 10:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-start-metricbeat/248963/1 "2020-09-17T10:55:43Z")

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i am getting this error while i am trying to start metricbeat on one of my hosts

```auto
write error: failed to rotate backups: failed to rotate backups: rename C:\metricbeat\logs\metricbeat C:\metricbeat\logs\metricbeat.1: Access is denied.

```

if anyone knows how to resolve this please help me with this.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-start-metricbeat/248963/2 "2020-09-17T22:13:13Z")

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Does Metricbeat have permissions on the file and directory in question?

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**Author:** ![Shriram\_Wasule](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shriram_wasule/32/75468_2.png) [@Shriram\_Wasule](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shriram_Wasule)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-start-metricbeat/248963/3 "2020-09-18T03:25:27Z")

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How to ensure that?

Shriram Wasule  
Computer Engineer

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[shriramwasule@gmail.com](mailto:shriramwasule@gmail.com)

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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:** [October 16, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-start-metricbeat/248963/4 "2020-10-16T03:25:28Z")

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