# Elasticsearch can't run on CentOS 7 x64

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cant-run-on-centos-7-x64/89334>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 14, 2017, 8:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cant-run-on-centos-7-x64/89334 "2017-06-14T08:56:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![hack3rcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@hack3rcon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hack3rcon)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2017, 8:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cant-run-on-centos-7-x64/89334/1 "2017-06-14T08:56:03Z")

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Hello.  
I installed the last version of "elasticsearch" via "yum" command but "service elasticsearch status" showing me that "elastcsearch" can't run. I stopped and started service again but problem exist:

$ sudo service elasticsearch status  
● elasticsearch.service - Elasticsearch  
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/elasticsearch.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)  
Active: failed (Result: signal) since Tue 2017-06-13 16:24:03 EDT; 20s ago  
Docs: [http://www.elastic.co](http://www.elastic.co)  
Process: 13786 ExecStart=/usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch -p ${PID\_DIR}/elasticsearch.pid --quiet -Edefault.path.logs=${LOG\_DIR} -Edefault.path.data=${DATA\_DIR} -Edefault.path.conf=${CONF\_DIR} (code=killed, signal=KILL)  
Process: 13774 ExecStartPre=/usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-systemd-pre-exec (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)  
Main PID: 13786 (code=killed, signal=KILL)

Jun 13 16:22:40 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch...  
Jun 13 16:22:40 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Started Elasticsearch.  
Jun 13 16:22:43 localhost.localdomain elasticsearch[13786]: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM warning: If the ...=N  
Jun 13 16:24:02 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: main process exited, code=k...ILL  
Jun 13 16:24:04 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Unit elasticsearch.service entered failed state.  
Jun 13 16:24:04 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service failed.  
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$ java -version  
openjdk version "1.8.0\_131"  
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0\_131-b12)  
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.131-b12, mixed mode)

How can I solve it?

Thank you.

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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:** [June 18, 2017, 8:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cant-run-on-centos-7-x64/89334/2 "2017-06-18T08:59:12Z")

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Check `/var/log/elasticsearch`, there should be something there with more info.

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**Author:** ![hack3rcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@hack3rcon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hack3rcon)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2017, 10:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cant-run-on-centos-7-x64/89334/3 "2017-06-18T10:41:11Z")

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It is because of VirtualBox 🙂

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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:** [July 16, 2017, 10:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cant-run-on-centos-7-x64/89334/4 "2017-07-16T10:41:51Z")

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