# Elasticsearch start is hanging without any output

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-start-is-hanging-without-any-output/40198
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [January 27, 2016, 7:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-start-is-hanging-without-any-output/40198 "2016-01-27T07:51:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![amgowda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@amgowda](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/amgowda)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2016, 7:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-start-is-hanging-without-any-output/40198/1 "2016-01-27T07:51:37Z")

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Elasticserach start is hanging without any output

**Machine details:**  
uname -a  
Linux 2.6.32-431.el6.x86\_64 #1 SMP Sun Nov 10 22:19:54 EST 2013 x86\_64 x86\_64 x86\_64 GNU/Linux

**Elasticsearch Version:**  
elasticsearch-2.1.1

**Java Version:**  
java -version  
java version "1.8.0\_66"  
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0\_66-b17)  
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.66-b17, mixed mode)

**File system:**  
df -h  
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on  
/dev/mapper/vg00-lvol1 985M 309M 626M 34% /  
tmpfs 3.9G 0 3.9G 0% /dev/shm  
/dev/vda1 194M 48M 137M 26% /boot  
/dev/mapper/vg00-lvol4 29G 1.6G 26G 6% /opt  
/dev/mapper/vg00-lvol5 3.9G 115M 3.6G 4% /tmp  
/dev/mapper/vg00-lvol3 15G 10G 3.8G 73% /usr  
/dev/mapper/vg00-lvol6 3.9G 514M 3.2G 14% /var  
/dev/mapper/vg00-lvol7 3.9G 119M 3.6G 4% /var/log  
/dev/mapper/vg00-lvol8 3.9G 72M 3.6G 2% /var/tmp

**Command Running:**  
sudo /etc/init.d/elasticsearch start  
Starting elasticsearch:

Thanks,  
Adarsha

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### Author: ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2016, 8:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-start-is-hanging-without-any-output/40198/2 "2016-01-27T08:14:57Z")

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Double check your elasticsearch.yml file.  
Sometimes indentation could cause some issues.

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### Author: ![amgowda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@amgowda](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/amgowda)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2016, 8:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-start-is-hanging-without-any-output/40198/3 "2016-01-27T08:43:15Z")

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Default template only, nothing changed

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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 5, 2017, 11:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-start-is-hanging-without-any-output/40198/4 "2017-07-05T23:21:10Z")

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