# Elasticsearch service failure code=exited, status=78/n/a

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-service-failure-code-exited-status-78-n-a/201034>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 25, 2019, 12:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-service-failure-code-exited-status-78-n-a/201034 "2019-09-25T12:41:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 12:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-service-failure-code-exited-status-78-n-a/201034/1 "2019-09-25T12:41:20Z")

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I have installed ElasticSearch 7.3 on Ubuntu 18.04

I have done all necessary configurations. When I run it, I got the following messages in system.

\*Error after running journalctl---

Sep 24 18:32:08 imacbook systemd[1]: Stopping Elasticsearch...

Sep 24 18:32:09 imacbook systemd[1]: Stopped Elasticsearch.

Sep 24 18:32:17 macbook systemd[1]: Started Elasticsearch.

Sep 24 18:32:18 macbook elasticsearch[3444]: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM warning: Option UseConcMarkSweepGC was deprecated in version 9.0 a

Sep 24 18:32:29 macbook systemd[1]: **elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=78/n/a**

Sep 24 18:32:29 macbook systemd[1]: **elasticsearch.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.**

\*Error- after running status command

Sep 25 11:43:57 macbook systemd[1]: Started Elasticsearch.

Sep 25 11:43:58 macbook elasticsearch[8489]: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM warning: Option UseConcMarkSweepGC was deprecated in version 9.0 a

Sep 25 11:44:08 macbook systemd[1]: **elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=78/n/a**

Sep 25 11:44:08 macbook systemd[1]: **elasticsearch.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.**

How can I solve the problem? Thanks.

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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:** [October 23, 2019, 12:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-service-failure-code-exited-status-78-n-a/201034/2 "2019-10-23T12:41:26Z")

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