# Set Multiple Path.data

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-multiple-path-data/134289>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 2, 2018, 12:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-multiple-path-data/134289 "2018-06-02T12:01:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![aminhk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@aminhk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aminhk)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2018, 12:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-multiple-path-data/134289/1 "2018-06-02T12:01:13Z")

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Hi,

I have read every forum and posts on elastic to set multiple Pah.data like  
path:  
data:  
- /mnt/elasticsearch\_1  
- /mnt/elasticsearch\_2  
- /mnt/elasticsearch\_3

but i got an error after i restart elasticsearch to take effect. Can anyone help me how to set multiple path for data and log...

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2018, 12:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-multiple-path-data/134289/2 "2018-06-02T12:15:18Z")

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Hard to tell without knowing the error.

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**Author:** ![zqc0512](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zqc0512/32/32141_2.png) [@zqc0512](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zqc0512)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 1:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-multiple-path-data/134289/3 "2018-06-04T01:15:23Z")

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try as  
path.data: /mnt/elasticsearch\_1,/mnt/elasticsearch\_2,/mnt/elasticsearch\_3

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**Author:** ![aminhk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@aminhk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aminhk)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2018, 6:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-multiple-path-data/134289/4 "2018-06-09T06:58:59Z")

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sry for late reply, I was sick  
in elasticsearch.yml  
path:  
data:  
- /somewhere/elasticsearch\_1  
- /somewhere/elasticsearch\_2  
- /somewhere/elasticsearch\_3

Error:  
caused by: whille scanning for the next token  
found character '\t(TAB)' that cannot start any token.(Do not use \t(TAB) for indentation)

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2018, 7:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-multiple-path-data/134289/5 "2018-06-09T07:12:38Z")

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Please format your code with the code format icon or share the file on [gist.github.com](http://gist.github.com).

I feel like you are using tabs instead of spaces here

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**Author:** ![aminhk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@aminhk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aminhk)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2018, 9:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-multiple-path-data/134289/6 "2018-06-09T09:45:44Z")

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You are right. I did copy and paste but i don't know what happened.  
I copy-pasted from elastic website and it solved . so you are right. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![aminhk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@aminhk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aminhk)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2018, 9:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-multiple-path-data/134289/7 "2018-06-09T09:46:16Z")

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It didn't work for me...thank u

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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 7, 2018, 9:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-multiple-path-data/134289/8 "2018-07-07T09:46:25Z")

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