# Successfullystarted logstash but it cant read my file even configuration is done without error msg

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/successfullystarted-logstash-but-it-cant-read-my-file-even-configuration-is-done-without-error-msg/214731>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [January 12, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/successfullystarted-logstash-but-it-cant-read-my-file-even-configuration-is-done-without-error-msg/214731 "2020-01-12T15:35:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![saravana\_hariharan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/saravana_hariharan/32/57379_2.png) [@saravana\_hariharan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saravana_hariharan)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/successfullystarted-logstash-but-it-cant-read-my-file-even-configuration-is-done-without-error-msg/214731/1 "2020-01-12T15:35:30Z")

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My config file

input {  
file {  
path =\>"C:\Users\pgt0005\Desktop\data\100-contacts.csv"  
start\_position =\> "beginning"  
}  
}

filter {  
csv{  
separator=\>","  
columns=\>["first\_name","last\_name","company\_name","address","city","county","state","zip","phone1","phone","email"]

}

}

output {  
elasticsearch {  
hosts =\> ["localhost:9200"]  
index =\> "contactdetailchart"  
}  
stdout{codec =\> rubydebug}

}

and My cmd prompt shown msg in logstash configuration

Thread.exclusive is deprecated, use Thread::Mutex  
Sending Logstash logs to C:/elk/logstash-7.3.2/logs which is now configured via log4j2.properties  
[2020-01-12T21:02:01,899][WARN][logstash.config.source.multilocal] Ignoring the 'pipelines.yml' file because modules or command line options are specified  
[2020-01-12T21:02:01,992][INFO][logstash.runner] Starting Logstash {"logstash.version"=\>"7.3.2"}  
[2020-01-12T21:02:05,953][INFO][org.reflections.Reflections] Reflections took 48 ms to scan 1 urls, producing 19 keys and 39 values  
[2020-01-12T21:02:10,024][INFO][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Elasticsearch pool URLs updated {:changes=\>{:removed=\>, :added=\>[[http://localhost:9200/](http://localhost:9200/)]}}  
[2020-01-12T21:02:10,884][WARN][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Restored connection to ES instance {:url=\>"[http://localhost:9200/](http://localhost:9200/)"}  
[2020-01-12T21:02:11,088][INFO][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] ES Output version determined {:es\_version=\>7}  
[2020-01-12T21:02:11,109][WARN][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Detected a 6.x and above cluster: the `type` event field won't be used to determine the document \_type {:es\_version=\>7}  
[2020-01-12T21:02:11,222][INFO][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] New Elasticsearch output {:class=\>"LogStash::Outputs::ElasticSearch", :hosts=\>["[//localhost:9200](https://localhost:9200)"]}  
[2020-01-12T21:02:11,521][INFO][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Using default mapping template  
[2020-01-12T21:02:11,748][WARN][org.logstash.instrument.metrics.gauge.LazyDelegatingGauge] A gauge metric of an unknown type (org.jruby.specialized.RubyArrayOneObject) has been create for key: cluster\_uuids. This may result in invalid serialization. It is recommended to log an issue to the responsible developer/development team.  
[2020-01-12T21:02:11,769][INFO][logstash.javapipeline] Starting pipeline {:pipeline\_id=\>"main", "pipeline.workers"=\>4, "pipeline.batch.size"=\>125, "pipeline.batch.delay"=\>50, "pipeline.max\_inflight"=\>500, :thread=\>"#\<Thread:0x281403fc run\>"}  
[2020-01-12T21:02:11,921][INFO][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Attempting to install template {:manage\_template=\>{"index\_patterns"=\>"logstash-_", "version"=\>60001, "settings"=\>{"index.refresh\_interval"=\>"5s", "number\_of\_shards"=\>1}, "mappings"=\>{"dynamic\_templates"=\>[{"message\_field"=\>{"path\_match"=\>"message", "match\_mapping\_type"=\>"string", "mapping"=\>{"type"=\>"text", "norms"=\>false}}}, {"string\_fields"=\>{"match"=\>"_", "match\_mapping\_type"=\>"string", "mapping"=\>{"type"=\>"text", "norms"=\>false, "fields"=\>{"keyword"=\>{"type"=\>"keyword", "ignore\_above"=\>256}}}}}], "properties"=\>{"@timestamp"=\>{"type"=\>"date"}, "@version"=\>{"type"=\>"keyword"}, "geoip"=\>{"dynamic"=\>true, "properties"=\>{"ip"=\>{"type"=\>"ip"}, "location"=\>{"type"=\>"geo\_point"}, "latitude"=\>{"type"=\>"half\_float"}, "longitude"=\>{"type"=\>"half\_float"}}}}}}}  
[2020-01-12T21:02:13,224][INFO][logstash.inputs.file] No sincedb\_path set, generating one based on the "path" setting {:sincedb\_path=\>"C:/elk/logstash-7.3.2/data/plugins/inputs/file/.sincedb\_1bf826181e8ad8335fde285764e82cd9", :path=\>["C:\Users\pgt0005\Desktop\data\100-contacts.csv"]}  
[2020-01-12T21:02:13,330][INFO][logstash.javapipeline] Pipeline started {"pipeline.id"=\>"main"}  
[2020-01-12T21:02:13,567][INFO][filewatch.observingtail] START, creating Discoverer, Watch with file and sincedb collections  
[2020-01-12T21:02:13,592][INFO][logstash.agent] Pipelines running {:count=\>1, :running\_pipelines=\>[:main], :non\_running\_pipelines=\>}  
[2020-01-12T21:02:14,795][INFO][logstash.agent] Successfully started Logstash API endpoint {:port=\>9600}

Help me  
Saravanan.R

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**Author:** ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/successfullystarted-logstash-but-it-cant-read-my-file-even-configuration-is-done-without-error-msg/214731/2 "2020-01-12T22:49:01Z")

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> [@saravana\_hariharan](#):
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> path =\>"C:\Users\pgt0005\Desktop\data\100-contacts.csv"

Do not use backslash in the path option of a file input -- use forward slash.

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**Author:** ![saravana\_hariharan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/saravana_hariharan/32/57379_2.png) [@saravana\_hariharan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saravana_hariharan)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 5:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/successfullystarted-logstash-but-it-cant-read-my-file-even-configuration-is-done-without-error-msg/214731/3 "2020-01-13T05:14:40Z")

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Changed the backslash to forwardslash successfully eventhough its not read it

input {  
file {  
path =\>"C:/Users/pgt0005/Desktop/data/100-contacts.csv"  
start\_position =\> "beginning"  
}  
}

filter {  
csv{  
separator=\>","  
columns=\>["first\_name","last\_name","company\_name","address","city","county","state","zip","phone1","phone","email"]

}

}

output {  
elasticsearch {  
hosts =\> ["localhost:9200"]  
index =\> "contactdetailchart"  
}  
stdout{codec =\> rubydebug}

}

Any other solution for this

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**Author:** ![saravana\_hariharan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/saravana_hariharan/32/57379_2.png) [@saravana\_hariharan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saravana_hariharan)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/successfullystarted-logstash-but-it-cant-read-my-file-even-configuration-is-done-without-error-msg/214731/4 "2020-01-13T12:51:22Z")

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Thanks a lot  
its working also im add stdin {} in input plugin

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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:** [February 10, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/successfullystarted-logstash-but-it-cant-read-my-file-even-configuration-is-done-without-error-msg/214731/5 "2020-02-10T12:51:25Z")

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