# Elasticsearch failed on start when Path.data change in elasticsearch.yml

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-failed-on-start-when-path-data-change-in-elasticsearch-yml/89581>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 15, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-failed-on-start-when-path-data-change-in-elasticsearch-yml/89581 "2017-06-15T15:00:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sameer\_Sharma](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sameer_sharma/32/19102_2.png) [@Sameer\_Sharma](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sameer_Sharma)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-failed-on-start-when-path-data-change-in-elasticsearch-yml/89581/1 "2017-06-15T15:00:47Z")

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I setup the elasticsearch 5.2.2 on ubuntu machine and its works fine until i uncomment the "path.data: /elasticstack/elasticsearch/data" setting in elasticsearch.yml .

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**Author:** ![Julien](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/julien/32/19688_2.png) [@Julien](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Julien)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 12:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-failed-on-start-when-path-data-change-in-elasticsearch-yml/89581/2 "2017-06-16T12:16:07Z")

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Hi,

The error message mentions that it is impossible to read /etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.yml  
Is it possible the file belongs to root (if you use command ll on ubuntu or ls -al) ? If so please do chown to change to the service user running elasticsearch

Tks  
Julien

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**Author:** ![Sameer\_Sharma](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sameer_sharma/32/19102_2.png) [@Sameer\_Sharma](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sameer_Sharma)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 10:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-failed-on-start-when-path-data-change-in-elasticsearch-yml/89581/3 "2017-06-19T10:02:03Z")

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Thank you Julien, I reboot the machine and than restart the elasticservice "service elasticsearch start".  
After that i check the systemd logs. it show me the actual error of "permissions"

It get solve after grant write permission "chmod -RW " on "log" and "data" folder which i set as path in "elasticsearch.yml"

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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 17, 2017, 10:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-failed-on-start-when-path-data-change-in-elasticsearch-yml/89581/4 "2017-07-17T10:02:09Z")

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