# Reading a log file into Logstash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reading-a-log-file-into-logstash/24514>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [June 28, 2015, 11:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reading-a-log-file-into-logstash/24514 "2015-06-28T23:13:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 29, 2015, 12:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reading-a-log-file-into-logstash/24514/5 "2015-06-29T00:17:21Z")

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Hi Warkolm,

I juststopped logstash, deleted my sincedb file, modified my config to the one below, and started logstash. Still not working. Any more suggestions?

input {  
file {  
path =\> "C:\Users\grusz\_000\Desktop\logstash-1.5.1\bin\ip.log"  
start\_position =\> "beginning"  
}  
}  
output {  
stdout { codec =\> rubydebug }  
#elasticsearch{ host =\> localhost }  
}

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