# Update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/logstash: file does not exist

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-rc-d-etc-init-d-logstash-file-does-not-exist/146407>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [August 28, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-rc-d-etc-init-d-logstash-file-does-not-exist/146407 "2018-08-28T17:46:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nina\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecccb3/32.png) [@Nina\_brown](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nina_brown)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-rc-d-etc-init-d-logstash-file-does-not-exist/146407/1 "2018-08-28T17:46:50Z")

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I installed logstash 6.4 on Ubuntu 14, but when I try to run it on boot  
`sudo update-rc.d logstash defaults 96 9`  
I get the error:  
'update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/logstash: file does not exist'  
looks like it's not running as a service?

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**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:** [August 28, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-rc-d-etc-init-d-logstash-file-does-not-exist/146407/2 "2018-08-28T18:36:12Z")

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I assume you installed the Debian package? Ubuntu 14.04 uses Upstart which, IIRC, doesn't rely on files in /etc/init.d. Does /etc/init/logstash exist? What does `status logstash` return?

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**Author:** ![Nina\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecccb3/32.png) [@Nina\_brown](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nina_brown)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-rc-d-etc-init-d-logstash-file-does-not-exist/146407/3 "2018-08-28T21:04:38Z")

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yes the debian package, /etc/init/logstash does not exist and service logstash status says, logstash start/running, process 6316

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**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:** [August 29, 2018, 9:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-rc-d-etc-init-d-logstash-file-does-not-exist/146407/4 "2018-08-29T09:29:01Z")

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Okay, that's a bit surprising. Well, on an Upstart-based system I don't think /etc/init.d/logstash is supposed to exist and you're not supposed to use update-rc.d. What I don't understand is that Upstart seems to be aware of Logstash even though there's no /etc/init/logstash. I don't know what's going on.

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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:** [October 20, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-rc-d-etc-init-d-logstash-file-does-not-exist/146407/6 "2018-10-20T18:43:29Z")

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