# 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: ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2025, 3:50pm 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/377950/6 "2025-05-09T15:50:09Z")

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First please don't post images of text really hard to read search etc. some people can not event see them... please post the text

What I would try is this method .... see what happens

Pasted certificate example: Be carefull with the indents....

```auto
ssl:
  certificate_authorities:
  - |
    -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
    MIIDSjCCAjKgAwIBAgIVAKlphSqJclcni3P83gVsirxzuDuwMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEB
    CwUAMDQxMjAwBgNVBAMTKUVsYXN0aWMgQ2VydGlmaWNhdGUgVG9vbCBBdXRvZ2Vu
    ZXJhdGVkIENBMB4XDTIxMDYxNzAxMzIyOVoXDTI0MDYxNjAxMzIyOVowNDEyMDAG
    A1UEAxMpRWxhc3RpYyBDZXJ0aWZpY2F0ZSBUb29sIEF1dG9nZW5lcmF0ZWQgQ0Ew
    ggEiMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4IBDwAwggEKAoIBAQDOFgtVri7Msy2iR33nLrVO
    /M/6IyF72kFXup1E67TzetI22avOxNlq+HZTpZoWGV1I4RgxiQeN12FLuxxhd9nm
    rxfZEqpuIjvo6fvU9ifC03WjXg1opgdEb6JqH93RHKw0PYimxhQfFcwrKxFseHUx
    DeUNQgHkMQhDZgIfNgr9H/1X6qSU4h4LemyobKY3HDKY6pGsuBzsF4iOCtIitE9p
    sagiWR21l1gW/lNaEW2ICKhJXbaqbE/pis45/yyPI4Q1Jd1VqZv744ejnZJnpAx9
    mYSE5RqssMeV6Wlmu1xWljOPeerOVIKUfHY38y8GZwk7TNYAMajratG2dj+v9eAV
    AgMBAAGjUzBRMB0GA1UdDgQWBBSCNCjkb66eVsIaa+AouwUsxU4b6zAfBgNVHSME
    GDAWgBSCNCjkb66eVsIaa+AouwUsxU4b6zAPBgNVHRMBAf8EBTADAQH/MA0GCSqG
    SIb3DQEBCwUAA4IBAQBVSbRObxPwYFk0nqF+THQDG/JfpAP/R6g+tagFIBkATLTu
    zeZ6oJggWNSfgcBviTpXc6i1AT3V3iqzq9KZ5rfm9ckeJmjBd9gAcyqaeF/YpWEb
    ZAtbxfgPLI3jK+Sn8S9fI/4djEUl6F/kARpq5ljYHt9BKlBDyL2sHymQcrDC3pTZ
    hEOM4cDbyKHgt/rjcNhPRn/q8g3dDhBdzjlNzaCNH/kmqWpot9AwmhhfPTcf1VRc
    gxdg0CTQvQvuceEvIYYYVGh/cIsIhV2AyiNBzV5jJw5ztQoVyWvdqn3B1YpMP8oK
    +nadUcactH4gbsX+oXRULNC7Cdd9bp2G7sQc+aZm
    -----END CERTIFICATE-----

```

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