# Why does logstash not import file into elasticsearch? **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [July 12, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-does-logstash-not-import-file-into-elasticsearch/25397 "2015-07-12T17:56:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bhutchinson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2acd7d/32.png) [@bhutchinson](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bhutchinson)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-does-logstash-not-import-file-into-elasticsearch/25397/1 "2015-07-12T17:56:31Z")
**Versions** Windows 7 elasticsearch v1.6.0 logstash v1.5.2 kibana v4.1.0 **Background** I am trying to import an Apache Access Log file into elasticsearch. I am finding that sometimes logstash will work as desired, other times logstash will choke when trying to import the same file. **After an Import Fails...** The DOS Command window returns the following messages WARNING: exception caught on transport layer ..., closing connection java.net.SocketException: Permission denied: no further information If I check the elasticsearch/logs/cluster.log I see the following messages I see the same error messages. What I have tried to resolve import issue 1. stopped elasticsearch/started elasticsearch 2. changed import file name 3. changed logstash.conf file name 4. restarted computer **Question** What is causing the issue? How do I resolve this issue so that logstash will import my Apache Access Log file into elasticsearch every time (instead of only importing the log file into elasticsearch sporadically)? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 5:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-does-logstash-not-import-file-into-elasticsearch/25397/2 "2017-07-06T05:34:54Z")