# Elastic search not starting **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 19, 2022, 9:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-not-starting/294789 "2022-01-19T09:42:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rohit45](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9dc877/32.png) [@rohit45](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rohit45)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 9:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-not-starting/294789/1 "2022-01-19T09:42:59Z")
```auto at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap$5.(Bootstrap.java:234) ~[elasticsearch-7.16.3.jar:7.16.3] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:234) ~[elasticsearch-7.16.3.jar:7.16.3] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:434) ~[elasticsearch-7.16.3.jar:7.16.3] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:166) ~[elasticsearch-7.16.3.jar:7.16.3] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:157) ~[elasticsearch-7.16.3.jar:7.16.3] at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:77) ~[elasticsearch-7.16.3.jar:7.16.3] at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:112) ~[elasticsearch-cli-7.16.3.jar:7.16.3] at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:77) ~[elasticsearch-cli-7.16.3.jar:7.16.3] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:122) ~[elasticsearch-7.16.3.jar:7.16.3] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:80) ~[elasticsearch-7.16.3.jar:7.16.3] ``` ---
**Author:** ![rohit45](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9dc877/32.png) [@rohit45](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rohit45)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 9:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-not-starting/294789/3 "2022-01-19T09:47:42Z")
```auto type or paste code here# ----------------------------------- Paths ------------------------------------ # # Path to directory where to store the data (separate multiple locations by comma): # path.data: /var/lib/elasticsearch # # Path to log files: # path.logs: /var/log/elasticsearch # # ----------------------------------- Memory ----------------------------------- # # Lock the memory on startup: # bootstrap.memory_lock: true # # Make sure that the heap size is set to about half the memory available # on the system and that the owner of the process is allowed to use this # limit. # # Elasticsearch performs poorly when the system is swapping the memory. # # ---------------------------------- Network ----------------------------------- # # By default Elasticsearch is only accessible on localhost. Set a different # address here to expose this node on the network: # network.host: my_ip address # # By default Elasticsearch listens for HTTP traffic on the first free port it # finds starting at 9200. Set a specific HTTP port here: # http.port: 9200 # # For more information, consult the network module documentation. # # --------------------------------- Discovery ---------------------------------- # # Pass an initial list of hosts to perform discovery when this node is started: # The default list of hosts is ["127.0.0.1", "[::1]"] # #discovery.seed_hosts: ["host1"] # # Bootstrap the cluster using an initial set of master-eligible nodes: # cluster.initial_master_nodes: ["node-1"] # # For more information, consult the discovery and cluster formation module documentation. # # ---------------------------------- Various ----------------------------------- # # Require explicit names when deleting indices: # #action.destructive_requires_name: true # # ---------------------------------- Security ---------------------------------- # # ***WARNING*** # # Elasticsearch security features are not enabled by default. # These features are free, but require configuration changes to enable them. # This means that users don’t have to provide credentials and can get full access # to the cluster. Network connections are also not encrypted. # # To protect your data, we strongly encourage you to enable the Elasticsearch security features. # Refer to the following documentation for instructions. # # https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.16/configuring-stack-security.html ``` ---
**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:** [January 19, 2022, 10:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-not-starting/294789/5 "2022-01-19T10:15:58Z")
@warkolm The bot does not seem very good at identifying versions used. Is this something that can be fixed? ---
**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:** [January 19, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-not-starting/294789/6 "2022-01-19T22:34:33Z")
Yeah, we have disabled it. ---
**Author:** ![rohit45](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9dc877/32.png) [@rohit45](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rohit45)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 8:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-not-starting/294789/7 "2022-01-20T08:44:40Z")
Can anyone help me on this? @warkolm ---
**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:** [January 20, 2022, 9:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-not-starting/294789/8 "2022-01-20T09:21:28Z")
Please provide larger section of the logs around the error. ---
**Author:** ![rohit45](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9dc877/32.png) [@rohit45](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rohit45)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 9:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-not-starting/294789/9 "2022-01-20T09:25:21Z")
```auto [2022-01-20T14:46:37,109][INFO][o.e.n.Node] [node-1] version[7.16.3], pid[90652], build[default/rpm/4e6e4eab2297e949ec994e688dad46290d018022/2022-01-06T23:43:02.825887787Z], OS[Linux/3.10.0-1160.45.1.el7.x86_64/amd64], JVM[Eclipse Adoptium/OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM/17.0.1/17.0.1+12] [2022-01-20T14:46:37,120][INFO][o.e.n.Node] [node-1] JVM home [/usr/share/elasticsearch/jdk], using bundled JDK [true] [2022-01-20T14:46:37,121][INFO][o.e.n.Node] [node-1] JVM arguments [-Xshare:auto, -Des.networkaddress.cache.ttl=60, -Des.networkaddress.cache.negative.ttl=10, -XX:+AlwaysPreTouch, -Xss1m, -Djava.awt.headless=true, -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8, -Djna.nosys=true, -XX:-OmitStackTraceInFastThrow, -XX:+ShowCodeDetailsInExceptionMessages, -Dio.netty.noUnsafe=true, -Dio.netty.noKeySetOptimization=true, -Dio.netty.recycler.maxCapacityPerThread=0, -Dio.netty.allocator.numDirectArenas=0, -Dlog4j.shutdownHookEnabled=false, -Dlog4j2.disable.jmx=true, -Dlog4j2.formatMsgNoLookups=true, -Djava.locale.providers=SPI,COMPAT, --add-opens=java.base/java.io=ALL-UNNAMED, -XX:+UseG1GC, -Djava.io.tmpdir=/tmp/elasticsearch-9834413976270902310, -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError, -XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError, -XX:HeapDumpPath=/var/lib/elasticsearch, -XX:ErrorFile=/var/log/elasticsearch/hs_err_pid%p.log, -Xlog:gc*,gc+age=trace,safepoint:file=/var/log/elasticsearch/gc.log:utctime,pid,tags:filecount=32,filesize=64m, -Xms7933m, -Xmx7933m, -XX:MaxDirectMemorySize=4160749568, -XX:G1HeapRegionSize=4m, -XX:InitiatingHeapOccupancyPercent=30, -XX:G1ReservePercent=15, -Des.path.home=/usr/share/elasticsearch, -Des.path.conf=/etc/elasticsearch, -Des.distribution.flavor=default, -Des.distribution.type=rpm, -Des.bundled_jdk=true] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,414][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [aggs-matrix-stats] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,415][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [analysis-common] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,416][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [constant-keyword] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,417][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [frozen-indices] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,417][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [ingest-common] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,418][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [ingest-geoip] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,419][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [ingest-user-agent] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,419][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [kibana] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,420][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [lang-expression] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,421][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [lang-mustache] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,422][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [lang-painless] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,424][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [legacy-geo] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,425][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [mapper-extras] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,426][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [mapper-version] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,427][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [parent-join] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,428][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [percolator] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,428][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [rank-eval] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,429][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [reindex] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,429][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [repositories-metering-api] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,430][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [repository-encrypted] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,431][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [repository-url] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,432][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [runtime-fields-common] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,432][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [search-business-rules] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,433][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [searchable-snapshots] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,434][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [snapshot-repo-test-kit] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,435][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [spatial] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,435][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [systemd] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,436][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [transform] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,437][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [transport-netty4] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,437][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [unsigned-long] [2022-01-20T14:46:46,438][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [node-1] loaded module [vector-tile] ``` ---
**Author:** ![rohit45](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9dc877/32.png) [@rohit45](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rohit45)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 9:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-not-starting/294789/10 "2022-01-20T09:26:12Z")
Hi @Christian_Dahlqvist ---
**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:** [January 20, 2022, 9:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-not-starting/294789/11 "2022-01-20T09:30:11Z")
That does not seem to include the full error. ---
**Author:** ![rohit45](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9dc877/32.png) [@rohit45](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rohit45)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 9:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-not-starting/294789/12 "2022-01-20T09:39:07Z")
```auto elasticsearch.service - Elasticsearch Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/elasticsearch.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2022-01-20 15:07:09 IST; 24h ago Docs: https://www.elastic.co Process: 91922 ExecStart=/usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/systemd-entrypoint -p ${PID_DIR}/elasticsearch.pid --quiet (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Main PID: 91922 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Jan 20 15:07:08 hib-vm-siemlogcol systemd-entrypoint[91922]: at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:77) Jan 20 15:07:08 hib-vm-siemlogcol systemd-entrypoint[91922]: at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:112) Jan 20 15:07:08 hib-vm-siemlogcol systemd-entrypoint[91922]: at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:77) Jan 20 15:07:08 hib-vm-siemlogcol systemd-entrypoint[91922]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:122) Jan 20 15:07:08 hib-vm-siemlogcol systemd-entrypoint[91922]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:80) Jan 20 15:07:08 hib-vm-siemlogcol systemd-entrypoint[91922]: For complete error details, refer to the log at /var/log/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.log Jan 20 15:07:09 hib-vm-siemlogcol systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Jan 20 15:07:09 hib-vm-siemlogcol systemd[1]: Failed to start Elasticsearch. Jan 20 15:07:09 hib-vm-siemlogcol systemd[1]: Unit elasticsearch.service entered failed state. Jan 20 15:07:09 hib-vm-siemlogcol systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service failed. ``` ---
**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:** [January 20, 2022, 9:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-not-starting/294789/13 "2022-01-20T09:45:17Z")
What is the full error and surrounding lines from the Elasticsearch logs? ---
**Author:** ![rohit45](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9dc877/32.png) [@rohit45](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rohit45)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 9:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-not-starting/294789/14 "2022-01-20T09:46:41Z")
I have sent the full error @Christian_Dahlqvist ---
**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:** [January 20, 2022, 9:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-not-starting/294789/15 "2022-01-20T09:49:53Z")
Please post it here so the community can see and learn from it. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 9:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-not-starting/294789/16 "2022-02-17T09:50:19Z")
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