# Unable to load Configuration file into Logstash **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [September 21, 2018, 6:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-load-configuration-file-into-logstash/149403 "2018-09-21T06:59:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Divya\_Boggavarapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@Divya\_Boggavarapu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Divya_Boggavarapu)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 6:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-load-configuration-file-into-logstash/149403/1 "2018-09-21T06:59:55Z")
I'm trying to load basic configuration file into logstash but logstash doesn't seem to load the files and it's showing error as Sending Logstash logs to D:/elk/logstash-6.4.1/logs which is now configured via log4j2.properties [2018-09-20T19:38:54,963][WARN][logstash.config.source.multilocal] Ignoring the 'pipelines.yml' file because modules or command line options are specified [2018-09-20T19:38:57,878][INFO][logstash.runner] Starting Logstash {"logstash.version"=\>"6.4.1"} [2018-09-20T19:39:07,806][ERROR][logstash.inputs.file] Unknown setting 'position\_start' for file [2018-09-20T19:39:08,377][ERROR][logstash.agent] Failed to execute action {:action=\>LogStash::PipelineAction::Create/pipeline\_id:main, :exception=\>"LogStash::ConfigurationError", :message=\>"Something is wrong with your configuration.", :backtrace=\>["D:/elk/logstash-6.4.1/logstash-core/lib/logstash/config/mixin.rb:86:in `config_init'", "D:/elk/logstash-6.4.1/logstash-core/lib/logstash/inputs/base.rb:60:in`initialize'", "org/logstash/plugins/PluginFactoryExt.java:233:in `plugin'", "org/logstash/plugins/PluginFactoryExt.java:166:in`plugin'", "D:/elk/logstash-6.4.1/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline.rb:71:in `plugin'", "(eval):8:in`'", "org/jruby/RubyKernel.java:994:in `eval'", "D:/elk/logstash-6.4.1/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline.rb:49:in`initialize'", "D:/elk/logstash-6.4.1/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline.rb:90:in `initialize'", "D:/elk/logstash-6.4.1/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline_action/create.rb:38:in`execute'", "D:/elk/logstash-6.4.1/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:309:in `block in converge\_state'"]} [2018-09-20T19:39:09,648][INFO][logstash.agent] Successfully started Logstash API endpoint {:port=\>9600} I'm currently using Windows 10- 64 bit and JDK 1.8.0\_144 and Logstash-6.4.1, Elasticsearch-6.4.1 and Kibana-6.4.1 and my config file is as follows input{ file{ path =\> "D:\elk\Logstash-input.log" position\_start =\> "beginning" } } output{ file{ path =\> "D:\elk\Logstash-output.log" } } and not only this, even basic command also not executing like D:\elk\logstash-6.4.1\bin\>logstash -e "input{stdin{}} output{stdout()}" Sending Logstash logs to D:/elk/logstash-6.4.1/logs which is now configured via log4j2.properties [2018-09-21T12:28:26,506][WARN][logstash.config.source.multilocal] Ignoring the 'pipelines.yml' file because modules or command line options are specified ERROR: Settings 'path.config' (-f) and 'config.string' (-e) can't be used simultaneously. usage: bin/logstash -f CONFIG\_PATH [-t] [-r] [] [-w COUNT] [-l LOG] bin/logstash --modules MODULE\_NAME [-M "MODULE\_NAME.var.PLUGIN\_TYPE.PLUGIN\_NAME.VARIABLE\_NAME=VALUE"] [-t] [-w COUNT] [-l LOG] bin/logstash -e CONFIG\_STR [-t] [--log.level fatal|error|warn|info|debug|trace] [-w COUNT] [-l LOG] bin/logstash -i SHELL [--log.level fatal|error|warn|info|debug|trace] bin/logstash -V [--log.level fatal|error|warn|info|debug|trace] bin/logstash --help [2018-09-21T12:28:26,818][ERROR][org.logstash.Logstash] java.lang.IllegalStateException: Logstash stopped processing because of an error: (SystemExit) exit please help with the same, and thanks in advance ---
**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 7:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-load-configuration-file-into-logstash/149403/2 "2018-09-21T07:11:20Z")
> [2018-09-20T19:39:07,806][ERROR][logstash.inputs.file] Unknown setting 'position\_start' for file As the error message says, the file input doesn't have a `position_start` option. You can confirm this by consulting the file input documentation. In there you'll see that there _is_ an option named `start_position`. ---
**Author:** ![Divya\_Boggavarapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@Divya\_Boggavarapu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Divya_Boggavarapu)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 7:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-load-configuration-file-into-logstash/149403/3 "2018-09-21T07:30:44Z")
thank you, I changed conf file and executed it again, it showing error like D:\elk\logstash-6.4.1\bin\>logstash -f logstash.conf Sending Logstash logs to D:/elk/logstash-6.4.1/logs which is now configured via log4j2.properties [2018-09-21T12:56:57,981][WARN][logstash.config.source.multilocal] Ignoring the 'pipelines.yml' file because modules or command line options are specified [2018-09-21T12:56:58,058][FATAL][logstash.runner] Logstash could not be started because there is already another instance using the configured data directory. If you wish to run multiple instances, you must change the "path.data" setting. [2018-09-21T12:56:58,078][ERROR][org.logstash.Logstash] java.lang.IllegalStateException: Logstash stopped processing because of an error: (SystemExit) exit and it will be helpful, if u reply for other command too which I mentioned earlier, thank you in advance ---
**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 7:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-load-configuration-file-into-logstash/149403/4 "2018-09-21T07:39:36Z")
There's a lock file in the data directory. It might be left behind by a Logstash instance that was killed. If you really don't have a Logstash process running in the background you can delete the file. ---
**Author:** ![Divya\_Boggavarapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@Divya\_Boggavarapu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Divya_Boggavarapu)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 10:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-load-configuration-file-into-logstash/149403/5 "2018-09-21T10:24:14Z")
we deleted the lock file and ran the configuration file through command prompt, it ran but no logs were generated into the output file specified in the path of config file. D:\elk\logstash-6.4.1\bin\>logstash -f logstash.conf Sending Logstash logs to D:/elk/logstash-6.4.1/logs which is now configured via log4j2.properties [2018-09-21T15:39:55,845][WARN][logstash.config.source.multilocal] Ignoring the 'pipelines.yml' file because modules or command line options are specified [2018-09-21T15:39:56,816][INFO][logstash.runner] Starting Logstash {"logstash.version"=\>"6.4.1"} [2018-09-21T15:40:00,397][INFO][logstash.pipeline] Starting pipeline {:pipeline\_id=\>"main", "pipeline.workers"=\>2, "pipeline.batch.size"=\>125, "pipeline.batch.delay"=\>50} [2018-09-21T15:40:01,326][INFO][logstash.inputs.file] No sincedb\_path set, generating one based on the "path" setting {:sincedb\_path=\>"D:/elk/logstash-6.4.1/data/plugins/inputs/file/.sincedb\_e7a9d45a1a411d9c708db547f359e5f9", :path=\>["D:\elk\Logstash-input.log"]} [2018-09-21T15:40:01,399][INFO][logstash.pipeline] Pipeline started successfully {:pipeline\_id=\>"main", :thread=\>"#\"} [2018-09-21T15:40:01,559][INFO][filewatch.observingtail] START, creating Discoverer, Watch with file and sincedb collections [2018-09-21T15:40:01,569][INFO][logstash.agent] Pipelines running {:count=\>1, :running\_pipelines=\>[:main], :non\_running\_pipelines=\>[]} [2018-09-21T15:40:02,572][INFO][logstash.agent] Successfully started Logstash API endpoint {:port=\>9600} is there any wrong with config file? thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 10:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-load-configuration-file-into-logstash/149403/6 "2018-10-19T10:35:49Z")
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