# Elasticsearch 6.2.2 not able to run as root user **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Tags:** rally\ **Created:** [February 27, 2018, 5:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-6-2-2-not-able-to-run-as-root-user/121703 "2018-02-27T17:23:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tushar\_raut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tushar\_raut](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tushar_raut)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 5:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-6-2-2-not-able-to-run-as-root-user/121703/1 "2018-02-27T17:23:56Z")
I have downloaded the tar file elasticsearch-6.2.2.tar.gz and trying to run /bin/elasticsearch but it giving me error as following : [root@tushar-nginx elasticsearch-6.2.2]# bin/elasticsearch [2018-02-27T17:14:42,298][WARN][o.e.b.ElasticsearchUncaughtExceptionHandler] [] uncaught exception in thread [main] org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.StartupException: java.lang.RuntimeException: can not run elasticsearch as root at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:125) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:112) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2] at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:86) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2] at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:124) ~[elasticsearch-cli-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2] at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:90) ~[elasticsearch-cli-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:92) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:85) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2] Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: can not run elasticsearch as root at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.initializeNatives(Bootstrap.java:105) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:172) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:323) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:121) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2] ... 6 more Is this is the bug? I have checked error on google and found that same issue was there in elastic search 5.x . ---
**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:** [February 27, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-6-2-2-not-able-to-run-as-root-user/121703/2 "2018-02-27T17:29:41Z")
You should not be running Elasticsearch as root, and the [Elasticsearch bootstrap checks](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.2/bootstrap-checks.html) now validate this and throws an exception. This is entirely intentional and not a bug. You can read more around the background to why the [bootstrap checks were introduced here](https://www.elastic.co/blog/bootstrap_checks_annoying_instead_of_devastating). ---
**Author:** ![tushar\_raut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tushar\_raut](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tushar_raut)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 6:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-6-2-2-not-able-to-run-as-root-user/121703/3 "2018-02-28T06:04:23Z")
Understood, Thanks Christian. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 6:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-6-2-2-not-able-to-run-as-root-user/121703/4 "2018-03-28T06:04:24Z")
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