# Elasticsearch failed to start (Result: signal) **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 22, 2018, 12:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-failed-to-start-result-signal/116478 "2018-01-22T12:16:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chrstmnn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb9ed0/32.png) [@chrstmnn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chrstmnn)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 12:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-failed-to-start-result-signal/116478/1 "2018-01-22T12:16:12Z")
Hi from a newbie, I tried to install elasticsearch for zammad on centOS 7. Installing was fine without errors, but starting elasticsearch doesn't work. with `systemctl status elasticsearch` I get the following: `elasticsearch.service - Elasticsearch Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/elasticsearch.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: failed (Result: signal) since Mo 2018-01-22 12:08:50 UTC; 3min 20s ago Docs: http://www.elastic.co Process: 12924 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: 12921 ExecStartPre=/usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-systemd-pre-exec (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 12924 (code=killed, signal=KILL)` Anyone an idea what I could do? Thanks in advance 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 12:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-failed-to-start-result-signal/116478/2 "2018-02-19T12:16:30Z")
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