# Why are my files empty

**URL:** <https://community.influxdata.com/t/why-are-my-files-empty/13408>\
**Category:** Systems\
**Created:** [March 11, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/why-are-my-files-empty/13408 "2020-03-11T21:16:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![deepthi21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f19dbf/32.png) [@deepthi21](https://community.influxdata.com/u/deepthi21)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/why-are-my-files-empty/13408/1 "2020-03-11T21:16:20Z")

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/etc/default/chronograf  
influxdb  
telegraf  
kapacitor

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**Author:** ![Pooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@Pooh](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Pooh)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/why-are-my-files-empty/13408/2 "2020-03-11T21:29:51Z")

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Which Linux distribution and version are you running, how did you install the  
above applications, and which versions did you install?

Antony.

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**Author:** ![deepthi21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f19dbf/32.png) [@deepthi21](https://community.influxdata.com/u/deepthi21)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/why-are-my-files-empty/13408/3 "2020-03-11T21:32:50Z")

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Thank you for the reply

RHEL - 7.1

Below are the command used

sudo yum localinstall influxdb-1.7.9.x86\_64.rpm  
sudo yum localinstall telegraf-1.13.1-1.x86\_64.rpm  
sudo yum localinstall chronograf-1.7.17.x86\_64.rpm  
sudo yum localinstall kapacitor-1.5.3.x86\_64.rpm

Thanks  
Deepthi