# Running multiple conf files from LS instance with LS 6.x

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-multiple-conf-files-from-ls-instance-with-ls-6-x/144379>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [August 14, 2018, 5:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-multiple-conf-files-from-ls-instance-with-ls-6-x/144379 "2018-08-14T17:41:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![rkhapre](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rkhapre/32/48333_2.png) [@rkhapre](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rkhapre)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2018, 5:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-multiple-conf-files-from-ls-instance-with-ls-6-x/144379/1 "2018-08-14T17:41:23Z")

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Hi All

I have a server with LS 6.x, once i run confile1.conf through command prompt it works perfectly. No issues

Once i launch a second conf file , it fails confile2.conf.

Exactly same scenario works perfectly in 5.x series, what i will have to do to make it work like 5.x series?

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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 14, 2018, 5:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-multiple-conf-files-from-ls-instance-with-ls-6-x/144379/2 "2018-08-14T17:47:41Z")

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What, exactly, goes wrong?

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**Author:** ![rkhapre](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rkhapre/32/48333_2.png) [@rkhapre](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rkhapre)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2018, 11:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-multiple-conf-files-from-ls-instance-with-ls-6-x/144379/3 "2018-08-16T11:11:23Z")

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Hi

Thanks for asking the right question, i did more research and solved it by using  
--path.data PATH, by creating a directory for each conf file

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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:** [September 13, 2018, 11:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-multiple-conf-files-from-ls-instance-with-ls-6-x/144379/4 "2018-09-13T11:11:25Z")

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