# Elasticsearch does not start without any logs **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [November 20, 2017, 7:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-does-not-start-without-any-logs/108448 "2017-11-20T19:39:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rpazhyannur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@rpazhyannur](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rpazhyannur)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 7:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-does-not-start-without-any-logs/108448/1 "2017-11-20T19:39:03Z")
I am having trouble starting elasticsearch. I had to restart my amazon === instance running ES 5.5. This is what I see. > systemctl status elasticsearch elasticsearch.service - Elasticsearch Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/elasticsearch.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Mon 2017-11-20 19:18:25 UTC; 3min 30s ago Docs: [http://www.elastic.co](http://www.elastic.co) Process: 3213 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=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Process: 3209 ExecStartPre=/usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-systemd-pre-exec (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 3213 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Nov 20 19:18:25 .us-west-2.compute.internal elasticsearch[3213]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:114) Nov 20 19:18:25 us-west-2.compute.internal elasticsearch[3213]: at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:67) Nov 20 19:18:25 us-west-2.compute.internal elasticsearch[3213]: at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:122) Nov 20 19:18:25 us-west-2.compute.internal elasticsearch[3213]: at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:88) Nov 20 19:18:25 us-west-2.compute.internal elasticsearch[3213]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:91) Nov 20 19:18:25 us-west-2.compute.internal elasticsearch[3213]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:84) Nov 20 19:18:25 us-west-2.compute.internal elasticsearch[3213]: Refer to the log for complete error details. Nov 20 19:18:25 us-west-2.compute.internal systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Nov 20 19:18:25 us-west-2.compute.internal systemd[1]: Unit elasticsearch.service entered failed state. Nov 20 19:18:25 us-west-2.compute.internal systemd[1]: elasticsearch. service failed. 1. No log files have been created in /var/log/elasticsearch 2. I have tried increasing the heap size but that has not helped 3. I have reinstalled ES and that has not helped. Anything else I should try. thanks Rajesh ---
**Author:** ![Anarmun\_Munkhbayar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/anarmun_munkhbayar/32/77563_2.png) [@Anarmun\_Munkhbayar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Anarmun_Munkhbayar)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2017, 8:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-does-not-start-without-any-logs/108448/2 "2017-11-21T08:53:00Z")
Hi @rpazhyannur Did you do any configuration or update before restarting elasticsearch ? I had similar problem while upgrading elasticsearch from 5.4 to 6.0 [Elasticsearch Service won't start after full cluster upgrade from 5.4 to 6.0](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-service-wont-start-after-full-cluster-upgrade-from-5-4-to-6-0/108048/3). It was related to the start up script ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 8:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-does-not-start-without-any-logs/108448/3 "2017-12-19T08:53:15Z")
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