# Cannot Open Shared Object File **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [June 1, 2018, 7:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-open-shared-object-file/134267 "2018-06-01T19:40:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CDR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d9b06d/32.png) [@CDR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/CDR)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2018, 7:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-open-shared-object-file/134267/1 "2018-06-01T19:40:37Z")
I am trying to start Elasticsearch on a Linux machine and keep getting the response: > /opt/cust/suite/javabin/jre/bin/java: error while loading shared libraries: libjli.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory When I locate libjli.so it shows it: ``` [serv_act@test1 bin]$ locate libjli.so /opt/cust/suite/javabin/jre/lib/amd64/libjli.so /opt/cust/suite/javabin/jre/lib/amd64/jli/libjli.so /opt/cust/suite/javabin/jre32/lib/i386/jli/libjli.so ``` Java home is set as well: ``` [serv_act@test1 bin]$ printenv JAVA_HOME /opt/cust/suite/javabin/jre ``` ---
**Author:** ![CDR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d9b06d/32.png) [@CDR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/CDR)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 2:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-open-shared-object-file/134267/2 "2018-06-05T14:21:34Z")
Does anyone from the Elastic team have any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 2:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-open-shared-object-file/134267/3 "2018-06-05T14:56:01Z")
Sounds like a bad installation of Java, may be... Try to install a JDK instead of JRE in case it helps. If you don't succeed, please share which exact OS and version you are using. ---
**Author:** ![CDR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d9b06d/32.png) [@CDR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/CDR)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2018, 6:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-open-shared-object-file/134267/4 "2018-06-06T18:25:38Z")
> [osiserv\_act@test1 ~]$ uname -a > Linux test1 2.6.32-696.10.2.el6.x86\_64 #1 SMP Sun Sep 10 11:10:44 EDT 2017 x86\_64 x86\_64 x86\_64 GNU/Linux I previously had Elasticsearch running on the server with the Java version we have installed. The server was recently restarted and **elasticsearch** and **elasticsearch-env** no longer run. Both of them return with the same issue "_error while loading shared libraries_". I am thinking that maybe there is environment variables that have been changed without my knowledge. Could this be possible? If so, what should they look like? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 11:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-open-shared-object-file/134267/5 "2018-06-07T11:53:38Z")
May be. I don't remember. But now the question seems a bit quite different. You are not just starting Elasticsearch on a Linux machine but more you upgraded from version X to version Y and that does not work anymore. Am I right saying that? ---
**Author:** ![CDR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d9b06d/32.png) [@CDR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/CDR)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 1:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-open-shared-object-file/134267/6 "2018-06-07T13:10:00Z")
No the version was not updated. The server was accidentally hard shut down while running the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana). Upon powering it back up Elasticsearch produces the error message ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 1:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-open-shared-object-file/134267/7 "2018-06-07T13:53:38Z")
I see. I have no idea. How did you install elasticsearch the first time? Which package did you choose? Which version it is? ---
**Author:** ![CDR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d9b06d/32.png) [@CDR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/CDR)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 2:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-open-shared-object-file/134267/8 "2018-06-07T14:05:29Z")
I believe I downloaded the .tar package. I extracted the files to a folder and run the elasticsearch file from the bin folder. I never actually install it as a service for our use case. We are using version Elastic Stack 6.2.3 ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 2:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-open-shared-object-file/134267/9 "2018-06-07T14:25:24Z")
That does not sound like a good way to install elasticsearch for something else than development. May be do it again and try the 6.2.4 (which I don't believe will change anything). ---
**Author:** ![CDR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d9b06d/32.png) [@CDR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/CDR)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-open-shared-object-file/134267/10 "2018-06-07T14:49:34Z")
We are still in the development stage of this project. If I may ask, why is this a bad idea? Also, I upgraded to 6.2.4 and I am still running into the same issue. ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-open-shared-object-file/134267/11 "2018-06-07T16:29:35Z")
Because you probably would like to run it as a service. So install it with all the builtin startup/stop scripts. Deb or rpm depending on your system. ---
**Author:** ![CDR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d9b06d/32.png) [@CDR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/CDR)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-open-shared-object-file/134267/12 "2018-06-07T18:39:50Z")
I am trying to implement it into my software tree and keep all of the Elastic stack files in one location instead of having them install to predetermined locations. ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-open-shared-object-file/134267/13 "2018-06-07T19:51:12Z")
Can you then just do a simple test? Download the zip version from [https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-6.2.4.zip](https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-6.2.4.zip) Unzip it anywhere in a tmp dir Then just run ``` bin/elasticsearch ``` ---
**Author:** ![CDR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d9b06d/32.png) [@CDR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/CDR)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 8:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-open-shared-object-file/134267/14 "2018-06-07T20:34:15Z")
Just ran it and still have the same issue ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 4:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-open-shared-object-file/134267/15 "2018-06-08T04:31:37Z")
Can you run: ``` /opt/cust/suite/javabin/jre/java -version ``` ---
**Author:** ![CDR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d9b06d/32.png) [@CDR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/CDR)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-open-shared-object-file/134267/16 "2018-06-08T17:43:29Z")
After talking with someone internal we were able to solve the problem. This is how we did it: > 1. Added **/opt/cust/suite/javabin/jre/lib/amd64** , where _libjli.so_ is located, to **/etc/ld.so.conf.d/java.conf** > 2. Ran the command _ **/sbin/ldconfig** _ @dadoonet You were correct that it was a broken Java. It must have broken in the restart/hard shutdown. Thank you for your help I appreciate it! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-open-shared-object-file/134267/17 "2018-07-06T17:43:34Z")
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