# Elastic stack down some times

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-down-some-times/109519>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 29, 2017, 6:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-down-some-times/109519 "2017-11-29T06:42:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![bvnages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@bvnages](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bvnages)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 6:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-down-some-times/109519/1 "2017-11-29T06:42:41Z")

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Hi All,

I am installed elasticsearch in linux box. Some times going down.

I am starting elastic search is going that elastic folder and run it as.

[2017-11-29T04:00:17,313][ERROR][o.e.b.Bootstrap] Exception  
java.lang.RuntimeException: can not run elasticsearch as root  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.initializeNatives(Bootstrap.java:106) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:204) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:360) [elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:123) [elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:114) [elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:67) [elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:122) [elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:88) [elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:91) [elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:84) [elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0]  
[2017-11-29T04:00:17,364][WARN][o.e.b.ElasticsearchUncaughtExceptionHandler] [elasticnode-1] uncaught exception in thread [main]

Could you please help me.

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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:** [November 29, 2017, 7:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-down-some-times/109519/2 "2017-11-29T07:43:35Z")

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> [@bvnages](#):
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> java.lang.RuntimeException: can not run elasticsearch as root

That would be why 🙂

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**Author:** ![bvnages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@bvnages](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bvnages)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 8:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-down-some-times/109519/3 "2017-11-29T08:01:07Z")

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I am run as script for Elastic search after every 15 minutes checking.

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**Author:** ![bvnages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@bvnages](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bvnages)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2017, 4:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-down-some-times/109519/4 "2017-11-30T04:32:59Z")

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Hi All,

Everyday getting down for Elastic search.Could you please help. How to deploy cluster mode .

[2017-11-30T04:00:08,046][ERROR][o.e.b.Bootstrap] Exception

[2017-11-30T04:00:08,064][WARN][o.e.b.ElasticsearchUncaughtExceptionHandler] [elasticnode-1] uncaught exception in thread [main]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:127) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:114) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:67) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:122) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:88) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:91) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:84) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0]  
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: can not run elasticsearch as root  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.initializeNatives(Bootstrap.java:106) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:204) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:360) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:123) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0]  
... 6 more

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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:** [November 30, 2017, 7:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-down-some-times/109519/5 "2017-11-30T19:58:12Z")

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Sorry, it's not really clear what you are asking here.

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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:** [December 28, 2017, 7:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-down-some-times/109519/6 "2017-12-28T19:58:22Z")

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