# Change path.data to elasticsearch **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [July 5, 2018, 9:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-path-data-to-elasticsearch/138678 "2018-07-05T09:46:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![arso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/278dde/32.png) [@arso](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/arso)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2018, 9:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-path-data-to-elasticsearch/138678/1 "2018-07-05T09:46:02Z")
Hi, I have elasticseach 5.6.10-1 installed on RedHat 7. I want to change path of data to /data (for example) So i changed parameter "path.data" to elasticsearch.yml on /etc/elasticsearch put when i restart elasticsearch, i have error # systemctl start elasticsearch.service รข elasticsearch.service - Elasticsearch Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/elasticsearch.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since jeu. 2018-07-05 11:29:44 CEST; 11s ago Docs: [http://www.elastic.co](http://www.elastic.co) Process: 18844 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: 18841 ExecStartPre=/usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-systemd-pre-exec (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 18844 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) juil. 05 11:29:39 srvinfgraylog.aaa.ccfa systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... juil. 05 11:29:39 srvinfgraylog.aaa.ccfa systemd[1]: Started Elasticsearch. juil. 05 11:29:44 srvinfgraylog.aaa.ccfa systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE juil. 05 11:29:44 srvinfgraylog.aaa.ccfa systemd[1]: Unit elasticsearch.service entered failed state. juil. 05 11:29:44 srvinfgraylog.aaa.ccfa systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service failed. Log from /var/log/elasticsearch/graylog.log # tail -50 /var/log/elasticsearch/graylog.log [2018-07-05T11:36:25,688][WARN][o.e.b.ElasticsearchUncaughtExceptionHandler] [srvinfgraylog] uncaught exception in thread [main] org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.StartupException: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unable to access 'path.data' (/var/lib/elasticsearch) at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:136) ~[elasticsearch-5.6.10.jar:5.6.10] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:123) ~[elasticsearch-5.6.10.jar:5.6.10] at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:70) ~[elasticsearch-5.6.10.jar:5.6.10] at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:134) ~[elasticsearch-5.6.10.jar:5.6.10] at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:90) ~[elasticsearch-5.6.10.jar:5.6.10] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:91) ~[elasticsearch-5.6.10.jar:5.6.10] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:84) ~[elasticsearch-5.6.10.jar:5.6.10] Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unable to access 'path.data' (/var/lib/elasticsearch) at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.addPath(Security.java:450) ~[elasticsearch-5.6.10.jar:5.6.10] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.addFilePermissions(Security.java:291) ~[elasticsearch-5.6.10.jar:5.6.10] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.createPermissions(Security.java:246) ~[elasticsearch-5.6.10.jar:5.6.10] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.configure(Security.java:119) ~[elasticsearch-5.6.10.jar:5.6.10] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:228) ~[elasticsearch-5.6.10.jar:5.6.10] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:342) ~[elasticsearch-5.6.10.jar:5.6.10] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:132) ~[elasticsearch-5.6.10.jar:5.6.10] ... 6 more Caused by: java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: /var/lib/elasticsearch at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.translateToIOException(UnixException.java:84) ~[?:1.8.0\_171] at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:102) ~[?:1.8.0\_171] at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:107) ~[?:1.8.0\_171] at sun.nio.fs.UnixFileSystemProvider.createDirectory(UnixFileSystemProvider.java:384) ~[?:1.8.0\_171] at java.nio.file.Files.createDirectory(Files.java:674) ~[?:1.8.0\_171] at java.nio.file.Files.createAndCheckIsDirectory(Files.java:781) ~[?:1.8.0\_171] at java.nio.file.Files.createDirectories(Files.java:767) ~[?:1.8.0\_171] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.ensureDirectoryExists(Security.java:492) ~[elasticsearch-5.6.10.jar:5.6.10] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.addPath(Security.java:448) ~[elasticsearch-5.6.10.jar:5.6.10] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.addFilePermissions(Security.java:291) ~[elasticsearch-5.6.10.jar:5.6.10] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.createPermissions(Security.java:246) ~[elasticsearch-5.6.10.jar:5.6.10] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.configure(Security.java:119) ~[elasticsearch-5.6.10.jar:5.6.10] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:228) ~[elasticsearch-5.6.10.jar:5.6.10] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:342) ~[elasticsearch-5.6.10.jar:5.6.10] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:132) ~[elasticsearch-5.6.10.jar:5.6.10] ... 6 more I changed script of elasticsearch in /etc/init.d, delete "-Edefault.path.data=${DATA\_DIR}" parameter but error still persist. Do you know how can i change the path.data ? Regards ---
**Author:** ![Igor\_Motov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/igor_motov/32/45193_2.png) [@Igor\_Motov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Igor_Motov)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-path-data-to-elasticsearch/138678/2 "2018-07-13T16:21:31Z")
> Caused by: java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: /var/lib/elasticsearch The user that elasticsearch is running under doesn't have sufficient access rights to this directory. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-path-data-to-elasticsearch/138678/3 "2018-08-10T16:21:36Z")
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