# Elasticsearch 7.16 installing error

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-16-installing-error/300209>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 21, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-16-installing-error/300209 "2022-03-21T13:46:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kailas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kailas/32/55376_2.png) [@Kailas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kailas)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-16-installing-error/300209/1 "2022-03-21T13:46:01Z")

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Hi, I am trying to install Elasticsarch 7.16.1 on 3 nodes by following [Install Elasticsearch from archive on Linux or MacOS | Elasticsearch Guide [7.16] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.16/targz.html) . The ES installation needs to be done on Linux.

However, when I start to run the Elasticsearch by running ./Elasticsearch -d -Ecluster.name=my\_cluster -Enode.name=node\_1

I always get

```auto
[root@e1-node1 bin]# uncaught exception in thread [main]
java.lang.RuntimeException: can not run elasticsearch as root
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.initializeNatives(Bootstrap.java:107)
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:183)
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:434)
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:166)
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:157)
        at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:77)
        at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:112)
        at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:77)
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:122)
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:80)
For complete error details, refer to the log at /root/elasticsearch-7.16.1/logs/my_cluster.log
2022-03-21 13:44:09,671428 UTC [6935] INFO Main.cc@111 Parent process died - ML controller exiting

```

My java version

[root@e1-node1 ~]# java -version  
openjdk version "1.8.0\_262"  
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0\_262-b10)  
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.262-b10, mixed mode)

Can anyone please help here .

Thanks in advance.

Regards  
Kailas

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**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 12:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-16-installing-error/300209/2 "2022-03-22T12:26:31Z")

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Checking your log above, this message is shown:

> [@Kailas](#):
>
> ` can not run elasticsearch as root`

Run this is a user and not as the superuser/root when starting Elasticsearch.

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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:** [April 19, 2022, 12:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-16-installing-error/300209/3 "2022-04-19T12:27:29Z")

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