# Can't start service elasticsearch **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [September 14, 2017, 3:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-start-service-elasticsearch/100570 "2017-09-14T15:25:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TK\_CyberOne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tk_cyberone/32/22119_2.png) [@TK\_CyberOne](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TK_CyberOne)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 3:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-start-service-elasticsearch/100570/1 "2017-09-14T15:25:28Z")
[root@localhost ~]# systemctl status elasticsearch ● elasticsearch.service - Elasticsearch Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/elasticsearch.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Fri 2017-09-15 05:20:41 ICT; 46ms ago Docs: [http://www.elastic.co](http://www.elastic.co) Process: 4336 ExecStart=/usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch -p ${PID\_DIR}/elasticsearch.pid --quiet -Edefault.path.logs=${LOG\_DIR} -Edefault.path.data=${DATA\_DIR} -Edefault.path.conf=${CONF\_DIR} (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Process: 4335 ExecStartPre=/usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-systemd-pre-exec (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 4336 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Sep 15 05:20:41 localhost.localdomain elasticsearch[4336]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:114) Sep 15 05:20:41 localhost.localdomain elasticsearch[4336]: at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:67) Sep 15 05:20:41 localhost.localdomain elasticsearch[4336]: at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:122) Sep 15 05:20:41 localhost.localdomain elasticsearch[4336]: at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:88) Sep 15 05:20:41 localhost.localdomain elasticsearch[4336]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:91) Sep 15 05:20:41 localhost.localdomain elasticsearch[4336]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:84) Sep 15 05:20:41 localhost.localdomain elasticsearch[4336]: Refer to the log for complete error details. Sep 15 05:20:41 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Sep 15 05:20:41 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Unit elasticsearch.service entered failed state. Sep 15 05:20:41 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service failed. [root@localhost ~]# ---
**Author:** ![mujtabahussain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mujtabahussain/32/17514_2.png) [@mujtabahussain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mujtabahussain)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-start-service-elasticsearch/100570/2 "2017-09-14T21:56:31Z")
> [@TK\_CyberOne](#): > > ${LOG\_DIR} -Edefault.path.data=${DATA\_DIR} -Edefault.path.conf=${CONF\_DIR} Can you confirm that elastic has access to the directories referred to by these env variables: - ${LOG\_DIR} - ${DATA\_DIR} - ${CONF\_DIR} ---
**Author:** ![TK\_CyberOne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tk_cyberone/32/22119_2.png) [@TK\_CyberOne](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TK_CyberOne)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 8:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-start-service-elasticsearch/100570/3 "2017-09-15T08:08:35Z")
# Elasticsearch home directory ES\_HOME=/usr/share/elasticsearch # Elasticsearch Java path JAVA\_HOME=/opt/jdk1.8.0\_141 # Elasticsearch configuration directory CONF\_DIR=/etc/elasticsearch # Elasticsearch data directory DATA\_DIR=/var/lib/elasticsearch # Elasticsearch logs directory LOG\_DIR=/var/log/elasticsearch # Elasticsearch PID directory PID\_DIR=/var/run/elasticsearch # Additional Java OPTS ES\_JAVA\_OPTS="${LOG\_DIR} -Edefault.path.data=${DATA\_DIR} -Edefault.path.conf=${CONF\_DIR}" # Configure restart on package upgrade (true, every other setting will lead to not restarting) #RESTART\_ON\_UPGRADE=true =========================================================================== ● elasticsearch.service - Elasticsearch Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/elasticsearch.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Fri 2017-09-15 22:07:01 ICT; 728ms ago Docs: [http://www.elastic.co](http://www.elastic.co) Process: 2865 ExecStart=/usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch -p ${PID\_DIR}/elasticsearch.pid --quiet -Edefault.path.logs=${LOG\_DIR} -Edefault.path.data=${DATA\_DIR} -Edefault.path.conf=${CONF\_DIR} (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Process: 2864 ExecStartPre=/usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-systemd-pre-exec (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 2865 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) hi thank you for answer new error below Sep 15 22:07:00 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Sep 15 22:07:00 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Started Elasticsearch. Sep 15 22:07:01 localhost.localdomain elasticsearch[2865]: Error: Could not find or load main class ${LOG\_DIR} Sep 15 22:07:01 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=...ILURE Sep 15 22:07:01 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Unit elasticsearch.service entered failed state. Sep 15 22:07:01 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service failed. Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full. ---
**Author:** ![Ravi\_Shanker\_Reddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a5b964/32.png) [@Ravi\_Shanker\_Reddy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ravi_Shanker_Reddy)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 8:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-start-service-elasticsearch/100570/4 "2017-09-15T08:55:10Z")
Try to create all the paths manually. Check your config (elasticsearch.yml) once. Even if it is not able to start try to run it as a process. ---
**Author:** ![poojagupta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@poojagupta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/poojagupta)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 9:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-start-service-elasticsearch/100570/5 "2017-09-18T09:48:52Z")
have you done any configuration changes in elasticsearch.yml file? on which version you are working? ---
**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 9:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-start-service-elasticsearch/100570/6 "2017-09-18T09:51:33Z")
Is there anything in the Elasticsearch logs? ---
**Author:** ![poojagupta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@poojagupta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/poojagupta)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 4:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-start-service-elasticsearch/100570/7 "2017-09-20T04:30:04Z")
@TK_CyberOne seems that there is some configuration issue. please share your configuration file . is there changes you have done in this file? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2017, 4:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-start-service-elasticsearch/100570/8 "2017-10-18T04:30:16Z")
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