# Why my filebeat settings can only read /var/log/messages. I need to read all files in /var/log and my customized log folder: /suselv/log

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-my-filebeat-settings-can-only-read-var-log-messages-i-need-to-read-all-files-in-var-log-and-my-customized-log-folder-suselv-log/343232>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [September 18, 2023, 8:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-my-filebeat-settings-can-only-read-var-log-messages-i-need-to-read-all-files-in-var-log-and-my-customized-log-folder-suselv-log/343232 "2023-09-18T08:20:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![huanghaiqing1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/huanghaiqing1/32/125746_2.png) [@huanghaiqing1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/huanghaiqing1)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2023, 8:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-my-filebeat-settings-can-only-read-var-log-messages-i-need-to-read-all-files-in-var-log-and-my-customized-log-folder-suselv-log/343232/1 "2023-09-18T08:20:27Z")

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filebeat.yml part about included logs --\>

- type: filestream

modules.d/system.yml part ---\>

# Module: system

# Docs: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/main/filebeat-module-system.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/main/filebeat-module-system.html)

- module: system

My OS is opensuse 15.5. and filebeat is installed as rpm mode.

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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 16, 2023, 10:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-my-filebeat-settings-can-only-read-var-log-messages-i-need-to-read-all-files-in-var-log-and-my-customized-log-folder-suselv-log/343232/2 "2023-10-16T10:20:37Z")

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