# Elastic search instillation problem

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-instillation-problem/146504>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 29, 2018, 10:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-instillation-problem/146504 "2018-08-29T10:08:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![noora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@noora](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/noora)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 10:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-instillation-problem/146504/1 "2018-08-29T10:08:13Z")

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i am trying to install elastic search in my laptop  
but i am always getting this message when i try to run the bin/elasticsearch in command line  
\Common was unexpected at this time.  
my elastic search version is :6.4.0  
and the java version is:10.0.2

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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:** [August 30, 2018, 5:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-instillation-problem/146504/2 "2018-08-30T05:26:17Z")

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Please post the entire error copied from the command prompt.

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**Author:** ![noora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@noora](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/noora)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 5:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-instillation-problem/146504/3 "2018-08-30T05:32:30Z")

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C:\Users\n\Downloads\elasticsearch-6.4.0 (1)\elasticsearch-6.4.0\bin\>elasticsearch  
\Common was unexpected at this time.

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**Author:** ![noora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@noora](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/noora)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2018, 8:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-instillation-problem/146504/4 "2018-09-02T08:09:30Z")

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please find above the error from command prompt

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**Author:** ![sjors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@sjors](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sjors)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 8:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-instillation-problem/146504/5 "2018-09-03T08:00:42Z")

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Hi, I got the same problem:

D:\Elastic\elasticsearch-6.4.0\elasticsearch-6.4.0\bin\>elasticsearch.bat  
\Common was unexpected at this time.

I also removed Java from PATH, as suggested in another thread, but that didn't work.

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**Author:** ![sjors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@sjors](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sjors)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 9:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-instillation-problem/146504/6 "2018-09-03T09:34:48Z")

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Ok I fixed it.

I set the JAVA\_HOME environment variable to where Java is installed.

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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:** [October 1, 2018, 9:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-instillation-problem/146504/7 "2018-10-01T09:34:51Z")

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