# Unable to start logstash getting error

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-logstash-getting-error/126093
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [March 29, 2018, 12:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-logstash-getting-error/126093 "2018-03-29T12:55:09Z")
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### Author: ![yaauie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/yaauie/32/23363_2.png) [@yaauie](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/yaauie)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2018, 9:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-logstash-getting-error/126093/2 "2018-03-29T21:46:00Z")

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Related? [Exception while starting Logstash [LoadError: load error: jopenssl/load -- java.lang.VerifyError: class org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1Primitive overrides final method equals]](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exception-while-starting-logstash-loaderror-load-error-jopenssl-load-java-lang-verifyerror-class-org-bouncycastle-asn1-asn1primitive-overrides-final-method-equals/51024)

- What version of Logstash?
- How did you install Logstash (e.g., package from [elastic.co](http://elastic.co), from source, deb or rpm package etc)?
- What is your operating system?
- What is your `$JAVA_HOME`?

```auto
echo $JAVA_HOME

```

- What version of Java are you running?

```auto
java -version

```

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