# Cannot run bin/elasticsearch

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-run-bin-elasticsearch/302821>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 20, 2022, 1:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-run-bin-elasticsearch/302821 "2022-04-20T13:33:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![FARIDUN\_ISMAILOV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/faridun_ismailov/32/90467_2.png) [@FARIDUN\_ISMAILOV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/FARIDUN_ISMAILOV)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 1:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-run-bin-elasticsearch/302821/1 "2022-04-20T13:33:25Z")

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```auto
 bin/elasticsearch
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AbstractConfiguration.getLoggerContext()" because the return value of "java.util.List.get(int)" is null
        at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.composite.CompositeConfiguration.<init>(CompositeConfiguration.java:64)
        at org.elasticsearch.common.logging.LogConfigurator.configure(LogConfigurator.java:222)
        at org.elasticsearch.common.logging.LogConfigurator.configure(LogConfigurator.java:118)
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:313)
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:166)
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:157)
        at org.elasticsearch.common.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:81)
        at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:112)
        at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:77)
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:122)
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:80)
For complete error details, refer to the log at /var/log/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.log

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I'm trying run bin/Elasticsearch and that is what i got. Elasticsearch.service is runing.  
Can some1 help solve this problem?

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**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 9:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-run-bin-elasticsearch/302821/2 "2022-04-21T09:13:56Z")

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Is this a stock Elasticsearch or did you change your configuration/setup, i.e. the logging configuration? If so, can you try to revert that change and see if it works?

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**Author:** ![FARIDUN\_ISMAILOV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/faridun_ismailov/32/90467_2.png) [@FARIDUN\_ISMAILOV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/FARIDUN_ISMAILOV)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 9:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-run-bin-elasticsearch/302821/3 "2022-04-21T09:32:47Z")

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Thanks for replaying. I solved my problem by rebooting debian server and reinstalling Elasticsearch.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 9:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-run-bin-elasticsearch/302821/4 "2022-05-19T09:33:00Z")

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