# ElasticSearch 5.5.2 dockerfile based on ubuntu 16.04 as base image

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-5-5-2-dockerfile-based-on-ubuntu-16-04-as-base-image/179951>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 7, 2019, 11:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-5-5-2-dockerfile-based-on-ubuntu-16-04-as-base-image/179951 "2019-05-07T11:32:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ganesh\_Puli](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ganesh_puli/32/45714_2.png) [@Ganesh\_Puli](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ganesh_Puli)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 11:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-5-5-2-dockerfile-based-on-ubuntu-16-04-as-base-image/179951/1 "2019-05-07T11:32:44Z")

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Hi everyone,  
please help me in building the ubuntu based docker image for elasticsearch 5.5.2 , I have also tried with it, but am getting the issue as elasticsearch cannot run as a root user

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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:** [June 4, 2019, 11:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-5-5-2-dockerfile-based-on-ubuntu-16-04-as-base-image/179951/2 "2019-06-04T11:32:54Z")

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