# \[2024-06-06T00:16:32,277\]\[ERROR\]\[o.e.b.Elasticsearch \] \[server.domain.co.uk\] fatal exception while booting Elasticsearch java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "org.elasticsearch.nativeaccess.Systemd.notify\_ready()" because "this.systemd" is

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**Created:** [June 6, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/2024-06-06t0032-277-error-o-e-b-elasticsearch-server-domain-co-uk-fatal-exception-while-booting-elasticsearch-java-lang-nullpointerexception-cannot-invoke-org-elasticsearch-nativeaccess-systemd-notify-ready-because-this-systemd-is/360895 "2024-06-06T02:25:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 10:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/2024-06-06t0032-277-error-o-e-b-elasticsearch-server-domain-co-uk-fatal-exception-while-booting-elasticsearch-java-lang-nullpointerexception-cannot-invoke-org-elasticsearch-nativeaccess-systemd-notify-ready-because-this-systemd-is/360895/6 "2024-06-06T10:22:17Z")

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> [@thecoop](#):
>
> AccessDeniedException

```auto
Caused by: java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: /usr/lib64/redis/modules
        at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.translateToIOException(UnixException.java:90) ~[?:?]
        at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.asIOException(UnixException.java:115) ~[?:?]
        at sun.nio.fs.UnixFileSystemProvider.newDirectoryStream(UnixFileSystemProvider.java:477) ~[?:?]
        at java.nio.file.Files.newDirectoryStream(Files.java:481) ~[?:?]
        at java.nio.file.FileTreeWalker.visit(FileTreeWalker.java:301) ~[?:?]
        at java.nio.file.FileTreeWalker.next(FileTreeWalker.java:374) ~[?:?]
        at java.nio.file.FileTreeIterator.fetchNextIfNeeded(FileTreeIterator.java:83) ~[?:?]
        at java.nio.file.FileTreeIterator.hasNext(FileTreeIterator.java:103) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.Iterator.forEachRemaining(Iterator.java:132) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.Spliterators$IteratorSpliterator.forEachRemaining(Spliterators.java:1939) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:556) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:546) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp.evaluateSequential(ForEachOps.java:151) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp$OfRef.evaluateSequential(ForEachOps.java:174) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluate(AbstractPipeline.java:265) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.forEach(ReferencePipeline.java:611) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$7$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:291) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$2$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:194) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$3$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:212) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.Spliterators$ArraySpliterator.forEachRemaining(Spliterators.java:1024) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:556) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:546) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluate(AbstractPipeline.java:622) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluateToArrayNode(AbstractPipeline.java:291) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.toArray(ReferencePipeline.java:631) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.toArray(ReferencePipeline.java:637) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.toList(ReferencePipeline.java:642) ~[?:?]
        at org.elasticsearch.nativeaccess.jdk.JdkSystemdLibrary.findLibSystemd(JdkSystemdLibrary.java:74) ~[elasticsearch-native-8.14.0.jar:?]
        at org.elasticsearch.nativeaccess.jdk.JdkSystemdLibrary.<clinit>(JdkSystemdLibrary.java:36) ~[elasticsearch-native-8.14.0.jar:?]
        ... 7 more

```

```auto
Caused by: java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: /usr/lib64/mysql/plugin/auth_pam_tool_dir
        at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.translateToIOException(UnixException.java:90) ~[?:?]
        at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.asIOException(UnixException.java:115) ~[?:?]
        at sun.nio.fs.UnixFileSystemProvider.newDirectoryStream(UnixFileSystemProvider.java:477) ~[?:?]
        at java.nio.file.Files.newDirectoryStream(Files.java:481) ~[?:?]
        at java.nio.file.FileTreeWalker.visit(FileTreeWalker.java:301) ~[?:?]
        at java.nio.file.FileTreeWalker.next(FileTreeWalker.java:374) ~[?:?]
        at java.nio.file.FileTreeIterator.fetchNextIfNeeded(FileTreeIterator.java:83) ~[?:?]
        at java.nio.file.FileTreeIterator.hasNext(FileTreeIterator.java:103) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.Iterator.forEachRemaining(Iterator.java:132) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.Spliterators$IteratorSpliterator.forEachRemaining(Spliterators.java:1939) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:556) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:546) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp.evaluateSequential(ForEachOps.java:151) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp$OfRef.evaluateSequential(ForEachOps.java:174) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluate(AbstractPipeline.java:265) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.forEach(ReferencePipeline.java:611) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$7$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:291) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$2$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:194) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$3$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:212) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.Spliterators$ArraySpliterator.forEachRemaining(Spliterators.java:1024) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:556) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:546) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluate(AbstractPipeline.java:622) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluateToArrayNode(AbstractPipeline.java:291) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.toArray(ReferencePipeline.java:631) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.toArray(ReferencePipeline.java:637) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.toList(ReferencePipeline.java:642) ~[?:?]
        at org.elasticsearch.nativeaccess.jdk.JdkSystemdLibrary.findLibSystemd(JdkSystemdLibrary.java:74) ~[elasticsearch-native-8.14.0.jar:?]
        at org.elasticsearch.nativeaccess.jdk.JdkSystemdLibrary.<clinit>(JdkSystemdLibrary.java:36) ~[elasticsearch-native-8.14.0.jar:?]
        ... 7 more

```

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