# Elasticsearch.service: Failed with result 'exit-code' **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [September 2, 2021, 5:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-service-failed-with-result-exit-code/283123 "2021-09-02T05:17:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![padamrai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@padamrai](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/padamrai)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 5:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-service-failed-with-result-exit-code/283123/1 "2021-09-02T05:17:18Z")
My Elasticsearch is not starting, I don't know why I am getting below error. ```auto root@i3insight2:~# systemctl status elasticsearch.service รข elasticsearch.service - Elasticsearch Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/elasticsearch.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2021-09-01 19:27:39 PKT; 14h ago Docs: http://www.elastic.co Process: 26386 ExecStart=/usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch -p ${PID_DIR}/elasticsearch.pid (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Main PID: 26386 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Sep 01 19:27:39 i3insight2 elasticsearch[26386]: at java.base/sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:111) Sep 01 19:27:39 i3insight2 elasticsearch[26386]: at java.base/sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:116) Sep 01 19:27:39 i3insight2 elasticsearch[26386]: at java.base/sun.nio.fs.UnixFileSystemProvider.newByteChannel(UnixFileSystemProvider.java:219) Sep 01 19:27:39 i3insight2 elasticsearch[26386]: at java.base/java.nio.file.Files.newByteChannel(Files.java:373) Sep 01 19:27:39 i3insight2 elasticsearch[26386]: at java.base/java.nio.file.Files.newByteChannel(Files.java:424) Sep 01 19:27:39 i3insight2 elasticsearch[26386]: at java.base/java.nio.file.spi.FileSystemProvider.newInputStream(FileSystemProvider.java:420) Sep 01 19:27:39 i3insight2 elasticsearch[26386]: at java.base/java.nio.file.Files.newInputStream(Files.java:158) Sep 01 19:27:39 i3insight2 elasticsearch[26386]: at org.elasticsearch.tools.launchers.JvmOptionsParser.main(JvmOptionsParser.java:61) Sep 01 19:27:39 i3insight2 systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Sep 01 19:27:39 i3insight2 systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. ``` I want to do my project in production mode. It is working perfectly underdevelopment of the project after production mode this is not working. I want my project to read data continuously without running manually. But is not working now. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2021, 5:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-service-failed-with-result-exit-code/283123/2 "2021-09-02T05:27:12Z")
Please don't post pictures of text or code. They are difficult to read, impossible to search and replicate (if it's code), and some people may not be even able to see them ๐Ÿ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![padamrai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@padamrai](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/padamrai)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 5:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-service-failed-with-result-exit-code/283123/3 "2021-09-02T05:32:52Z")
Dear I edited the post please do help me how to resolve this issue. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2021, 5:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-service-failed-with-result-exit-code/283123/4 "2021-09-02T05:33:39Z")
You will need to check `/var/log/elasticsearch` for the full log of what is happening there. ---
**Author:** ![padamrai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@padamrai](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/padamrai)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 5:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-service-failed-with-result-exit-code/283123/5 "2021-09-02T05:43:22Z")
This is my log file. ```auto root@i3insight2:/var/log/elasticsearch# tail -f elasticsearch.log at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:124) ~[elasticsearch-cli-7.2.0.jar:7.2.0] at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:90) ~[elasticsearch-cli-7.2.0.jar:7.2.0] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:115) ~[elasticsearch-7.2.0.jar:7.2.0] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:92) ~[elasticsearch-7.2.0.jar:7.2.0] Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: can not run elasticsearch as root at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.initializeNatives(Bootstrap.java:105) ~[elasticsearch-7.2.0.jar:7.2.0] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:172) ~[elasticsearch-7.2.0.jar:7.2.0] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:349) ~[elasticsearch-7.2.0.jar:7.2.0] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:159) ~[elasticsearch-7.2.0.jar:7.2.0] ``` ---
**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:** [September 2, 2021, 5:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-service-failed-with-result-exit-code/283123/6 "2021-09-02T05:44:51Z")
> [@padamrai](#): > > ```auto > Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: can not run elasticsearch as root > > ``` That'd be why. How did you install Elasticsearch? ---
**Author:** ![padamrai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@padamrai](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/padamrai)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 5:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-service-failed-with-result-exit-code/283123/7 "2021-09-02T05:49:03Z")
This is installed on the server so I don't know about this much, I am just using it last 2 months, It is working fine but since yesterday It is not working. May be a permissions issue from the admin side. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2021, 5:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-service-failed-with-result-exit-code/283123/8 "2021-09-02T05:51:26Z")
That's not likely, the service file that is included in DEB/RPM installs ensures that Elasticsearch runs as the correct user. This sounds like it is a custom install. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2021, 5:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-service-failed-with-result-exit-code/283123/9 "2021-09-30T05:51:50Z")
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