# Sighup doesnt work for reloading conf

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sighup-doesnt-work-for-reloading-conf/47403>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [April 14, 2016, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sighup-doesnt-work-for-reloading-conf/47403 "2016-04-14T14:34:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![randude](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/randude/32/34911_2.png) [@randude](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/randude)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sighup-doesnt-work-for-reloading-conf/47403/1 "2016-04-14T14:34:47Z")

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Hi,  
I'm using logstash 2.3.0 on my linux machine.  
I change one of the conf files in the conf.d folder and then i send a sighup signal with the kill command.  
Logstash doesnt seem to reload the configuration. However, when i use the --auto-reload flag it works like a charm.

What am I missing?  
Thanks.

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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 6, 2017, 5:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sighup-doesnt-work-for-reloading-conf/47403/2 "2017-07-06T05:02:16Z")

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