# Elasticsearch 5.1.1 cannot run as root user

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-5-1-1-cannot-run-as-root-user/70304
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [December 30, 2016, 11:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-5-1-1-cannot-run-as-root-user/70304 "2016-12-30T23:48:02Z")
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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: [January 28, 2017, 3:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-5-1-1-cannot-run-as-root-user/70304/8 "2017-01-28T03:07:27Z")

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