# Oracle Linux (RedHat) will not open filebeat port

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/oracle-linux-redhat-will-not-open-filebeat-port/226866>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [April 7, 2020, 9:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/oracle-linux-redhat-will-not-open-filebeat-port/226866 "2020-04-07T09:58:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![calanon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/calanon/32/64004_2.png) [@calanon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/calanon)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 9:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/oracle-linux-redhat-will-not-open-filebeat-port/226866/1 "2020-04-07T09:58:47Z")

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I am running my filebeat on port 2561, when checking netstat there is no port of this type open. I am running filebeat in debug mode and I see nothing in the output.

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**Author:** ![elasticforme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f05b48/32.png) [@elasticforme](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elasticforme)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 1:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/oracle-linux-redhat-will-not-open-filebeat-port/226866/2 "2020-04-07T13:03:10Z")

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check on /etc/services. may be port is used by someone else?  
what is the command option for netstat that you used?

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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:** [May 5, 2020, 1:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/oracle-linux-redhat-will-not-open-filebeat-port/226866/3 "2020-05-05T13:09:28Z")

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