title: Cannot load index to elasticsearch from external file, using logstash
body: <p>i am running one instance of elastic and one of logstash in parallel on the same computer.</p>
  
  <p>when trying to load a file into elastic, using logstash that is running the config file below, i get the follwing output msgs on elastic and no file is loaded
  (when input is configured to be stdin everything seems to be working just fine)</p>
  
  <p>any ideas?</p>
  
  <p>"
      <code>[2014-06-17 22:42:24,748][INFO ][cluster.service          ] [Masked Marvel] removed {[logstash-      Eitan-PC-5928-2010][Ql5fyvEGQyO96R9NIeP32g][Eitan-PC][inet[Eitan-PC/10.0.0.5:9301]]{client=true, data=false},}, reason: zen-disco-node_failed([logstash-Eitan-PC-5928-2010][Ql5fyvEGQyO96R9NIeP32g][Eitan-PC][inet[Eitan-PC/10.0.0.5:9301]]{client=true, data=false}), reason transport disconnected (wi</code>th verified connect)</p>
  
  <p><code>[2014-06-17 22:43:00,686][INFO ][cluster.service          ] [Masked Marvel] added {[logstash-Eitan-PC-5292-4014][m0Tg-fcmTHW9aP6zHeUqTA][Eitan-PC][inet[/10.0.0.5:9301]]{client=true, data=false},}, reason: zen-disco-receive(join from node[[logstash-Eitan-PC-5292-4014][m0Tg-fcmTHW9aP6zHeUqTA][Eitan-PC][in</code>et[/10.0.0.5:9301]]{client=true, data=false}])
  "</p>
  
  <p>config file: </p>
  
  <pre><code>    input { 
              file {
                  path =&gt; "c:\testLog.txt"
              }
          } 
  
  
      output {
          elasticsearch { host =&gt; localhost  
                  index=&gt; amat1
                   }
  
  }
  </code></pre>