# AccessDeniedException for path.repo while starting Elasticsearch

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/accessdeniedexception-for-path-repo-while-starting-elasticsearch/322428>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 4, 2023, 7:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/accessdeniedexception-for-path-repo-while-starting-elasticsearch/322428 "2023-01-04T07:33:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 7:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/accessdeniedexception-for-path-repo-while-starting-elasticsearch/322428/1 "2023-01-04T07:33:11Z")

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I have installed elasticsearch Debian package. In **/etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.yml** file, I have this added: `path.repo: ["/home/admin/backup_extracted/var/lib/elasticsearch/es_bkp"]`. The ownership of `backup_exctracted` is:

`drwxr-x--- 3 elasticsearch elasticsearch 4096 Jan 4 11:31 backup_extracted/`

Now, when I start elasticsearch using `sudo service elasticsearch start`, I am getting following error:

> Job for elasticsearch.service failed because the control process exited with error code.  
> See "systemctl status elasticsearch.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.

Content of `/var/log/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.log`:

```auto
[2023-01-04T12:55:35,772][WARN][o.e.b.Natives] [aera-k57k27-bb1-elastic-temp] unable to load JNA native support library, native methods will be disabled.
java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: /tmp/elasticsearch-562874475904728319/jna18017467042813038655.tmp: /tmp/elasticsearch-562874475904728319/jna18017467042813038655.tmp: failed to map segment from shared object
	at jdk.internal.loader.NativeLibraries.load(Native Method) ~[?:?]
	at jdk.internal.loader.NativeLibraries$NativeLibraryImpl.open(NativeLibraries.java:331) ~[?:?]
	at jdk.internal.loader.NativeLibraries.loadLibrary(NativeLibraries.java:197) ~[?:?]
	at jdk.internal.loader.NativeLibraries.loadLibrary(NativeLibraries.java:139) ~[?:?]
	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary(ClassLoader.java:2404) ~[?:?]
	at java.lang.Runtime.load0(Runtime.java:785) ~[?:?]
	at java.lang.System.load(System.java:2011) ~[?:?]
	at com.sun.jna.Native.loadNativeDispatchLibraryFromClasspath(Native.java:1045) ~[jna-5.10.0.jar:5.10.0 (b0)]
	at com.sun.jna.Native.loadNativeDispatchLibrary(Native.java:1015) ~[jna-5.10.0.jar:5.10.0 (b0)]
	at com.sun.jna.Native.<clinit>(Native.java:221) ~[jna-5.10.0.jar:5.10.0 (b0)]
	at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method) ~[?:?]
	at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:390) ~[?:?]
	at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:381) ~[?:?]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Natives.<clinit>(Natives.java:34) [elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.initializeNatives(Bootstrap.java:106) [elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:183) [elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:434) [elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:169) [elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:160) [elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:77) [elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:112) [elasticsearch-cli-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:77) [elasticsearch-cli-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:125) [elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:80) [elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
[2023-01-04T12:55:35,783][WARN][o.e.b.Natives] [aera-k57k27-bb1-elastic-temp] cannot check if running as root because JNA is not available
[2023-01-04T12:55:35,784][WARN][o.e.b.Natives] [aera-k57k27-bb1-elastic-temp] cannot install system call filter because JNA is not available
[2023-01-04T12:55:35,784][WARN][o.e.b.Natives] [aera-k57k27-bb1-elastic-temp] cannot register console handler because JNA is not available
[2023-01-04T12:55:35,786][WARN][o.e.b.Natives] [aera-k57k27-bb1-elastic-temp] cannot getrlimit RLIMIT_NPROC because JNA is not available
[2023-01-04T12:55:35,786][WARN][o.e.b.Natives] [aera-k57k27-bb1-elastic-temp] cannot getrlimit RLIMIT_AS because JNA is not available
[2023-01-04T12:55:35,786][WARN][o.e.b.Natives] [aera-k57k27-bb1-elastic-temp] cannot getrlimit RLIMIT_FSIZE because JNA is not available
[2023-01-04T12:55:35,788][WARN][o.e.c.f.FileSystemNatives] [aera-k57k27-bb1-elastic-temp] unable to load JNA native support library, FileSystemNatives methods will be disabled.
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class com.sun.jna.Native
	at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method) ~[?:?]
	at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:390) ~[?:?]
	at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:381) ~[?:?]
	at org.elasticsearch.common.filesystem.FileSystemNatives.loadJnaProvider(FileSystemNatives.java:37) [elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.common.filesystem.FileSystemNatives.<clinit>(FileSystemNatives.java:31) [elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.initializeNatives(Bootstrap.java:158) [elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:183) [elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:434) [elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:169) [elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:160) [elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:77) [elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:112) [elasticsearch-cli-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:77) [elasticsearch-cli-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:125) [elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:80) [elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
Caused by: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError: Exception java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: /tmp/elasticsearch-562874475904728319/jna18017467042813038655.tmp: /tmp/elasticsearch-562874475904728319/jna18017467042813038655.tmp: failed to map segment from shared object [in thread "main"]
	at jdk.internal.loader.NativeLibraries.load(Native Method) ~[?:?]
	at jdk.internal.loader.NativeLibraries$NativeLibraryImpl.open(NativeLibraries.java:331) ~[?:?]
	at jdk.internal.loader.NativeLibraries.loadLibrary(NativeLibraries.java:197) ~[?:?]
	at jdk.internal.loader.NativeLibraries.loadLibrary(NativeLibraries.java:139) ~[?:?]
	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary(ClassLoader.java:2404) ~[?:?]
	at java.lang.Runtime.load0(Runtime.java:785) ~[?:?]
	at java.lang.System.load(System.java:2011) ~[?:?]
	at com.sun.jna.Native.loadNativeDispatchLibraryFromClasspath(Native.java:1045) ~[jna-5.10.0.jar:5.10.0 (b0)]
	at com.sun.jna.Native.loadNativeDispatchLibrary(Native.java:1015) ~[jna-5.10.0.jar:5.10.0 (b0)]
	at com.sun.jna.Native.<clinit>(Native.java:221) ~[jna-5.10.0.jar:5.10.0 (b0)]
	at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method) ~[?:?]
	at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:390) ~[?:?]
	at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:381) ~[?:?]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Natives.<clinit>(Natives.java:34) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.initializeNatives(Bootstrap.java:106) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	... 9 more
[2023-01-04T12:55:35,840][ERROR][o.e.b.Bootstrap] [aera-k57k27-bb1-elastic-temp] Exception
java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unable to access 'path.repo' (/home/admin/backup_extracted/var/lib/elasticsearch/es_bkp)
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.FilePermissionUtils.addDirectoryPath(FilePermissionUtils.java:66) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.addFilePermissions(Security.java:242) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.createPermissions(Security.java:168) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.configure(Security.java:115) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:229) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:434) [elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:169) [elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:160) [elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:77) [elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:112) [elasticsearch-cli-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:77) [elasticsearch-cli-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:125) [elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:80) [elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
Caused by: java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: /home/admin/backup_extracted/var/lib/elasticsearch
	at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.translateToIOException(UnixException.java:90) ~[?:?]
	at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:106) ~[?:?]
	at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:111) ~[?:?]
	at sun.nio.fs.UnixFileSystemProvider.checkAccess(UnixFileSystemProvider.java:313) ~[?:?]
	at java.nio.file.Files.createDirectories(Files.java:772) ~[?:?]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.ensureDirectoryExists(Security.java:318) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.FilePermissionUtils.addDirectoryPath(FilePermissionUtils.java:64) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	... 12 more
[2023-01-04T12:55:35,843][ERROR][o.e.b.ElasticsearchUncaughtExceptionHandler] [aera-k57k27-bb1-elastic-temp] uncaught exception in thread [main]
org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.StartupException: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unable to access 'path.repo' (/home/admin/backup_extracted/var/lib/elasticsearch/es_bkp)
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:173) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:160) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:77) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:112) ~[elasticsearch-cli-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:77) ~[elasticsearch-cli-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:125) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:80) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unable to access 'path.repo' (/home/admin/backup_extracted/var/lib/elasticsearch/es_bkp)
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.FilePermissionUtils.addDirectoryPath(FilePermissionUtils.java:66) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.addFilePermissions(Security.java:242) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.createPermissions(Security.java:168) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.configure(Security.java:115) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:229) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:434) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:169) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	... 6 more
Caused by: java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: /home/admin/backup_extracted/var/lib/elasticsearch
	at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.translateToIOException(UnixException.java:90) ~[?:?]
	at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:106) ~[?:?]
	at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:111) ~[?:?]
	at sun.nio.fs.UnixFileSystemProvider.checkAccess(UnixFileSystemProvider.java:313) ~[?:?]
	at java.nio.file.Files.createDirectories(Files.java:772) ~[?:?]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.ensureDirectoryExists(Security.java:318) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.FilePermissionUtils.addDirectoryPath(FilePermissionUtils.java:64) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.addFilePermissions(Security.java:242) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.createPermissions(Security.java:168) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.configure(Security.java:115) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:229) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:434) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:169) ~[elasticsearch-7.17.8.jar:7.17.8]
	... 6 more

```

I have tried changing ownership of `backup_extracted` to other users also, but getting same error.  
What maybe the issue? How to check elasticsearch is run as which user?

I am not getting this error if I am installing elasticsearch from tar archive. But I have to install debian package because I am running elasticsearch on remote using ssh, and I want to keep it running even if I exit from ssh. Is it possible to keep it running if I install it using tar archive? (Already tried `nohup`, `tmux`, `screen`, with not success)

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 7:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/accessdeniedexception-for-path-repo-while-starting-elasticsearch/322428/2 "2023-01-04T07:41:47Z")

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Welcome to our community! 😃

What is in that directory, is it an actual snapshot?

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**Author:** ![cr\_168328](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@cr\_168328](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cr_168328)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 7:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/accessdeniedexception-for-path-repo-while-starting-elasticsearch/322428/3 "2023-01-04T07:43:44Z")

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yes.. it is an actual snapshot and I am able to restore from that snapshot when I am installing elasticsearch from the tar archive. But I want to run elasticsearch as service, and it is giving this error

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**Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 7:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/accessdeniedexception-for-path-repo-while-starting-elasticsearch/322428/4 "2023-02-01T07:43:54Z")

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**Author:** ![Abhijeet\_Bhaskar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/abhijeet_bhaskar/32/122551_2.png) [@Abhijeet\_Bhaskar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Abhijeet_Bhaskar)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 5:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/accessdeniedexception-for-path-repo-while-starting-elasticsearch/322428/5 "2024-02-09T05:49:19Z")

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> [@cr\_168328](#):
>
> rt elasticsearch using `sudo service elasticsearch start`, I am getting following error:

Hi,

Did you find any solution to this. I am stuck with same error.

regards.  
Abhijeet