# Status: (FAILED) could not start output: failed to reload output: open : no such file or directory reading \<nil\> accessing 'elasticsearch'

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/status-failed-could-not-start-output-failed-to-reload-output-open-no-such-file-or-directory-reading-nil-accessing-elasticsearch/377950>\
**Category:** Elastic Agent\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-monitoring\
**Created:** [May 8, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/status-failed-could-not-start-output-failed-to-reload-output-open-no-such-file-or-directory-reading-nil-accessing-elasticsearch/377950 "2025-05-08T14:46:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![neofall](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/neofall/32/142998_2.png) [@neofall](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/neofall)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/status-failed-could-not-start-output-failed-to-reload-output-open-no-such-file-or-directory-reading-nil-accessing-elasticsearch/377950/4 "2025-05-09T14:47:51Z")

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Logs from my Elastic agent fleet

 ![Screenshot 2025-05-09 at 21.38.05](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/f/e/fe83d292b3d000e66c7f616fe9e3d626ddd306e1.png)

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