# Elasticsearch throwing execption while starting **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [September 14, 2017, 6:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-throwing-execption-while-starting/100465 "2017-09-14T06:41:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kishore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8edcca/32.png) [@Kishore](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kishore)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 6:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-throwing-execption-while-starting/100465/1 "2017-09-14T06:41:33Z")
I am getting below error while starting elasticsearch version 5.0 ``` indent preformatted text by 4 spacesException in thread "main" java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.properties.PropertiesConfigurationFactory.getConfiguration(Lorg/apache/logging/log4j/core/LoggerContext;Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/net/URI;)Lorg/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/Configuration; at org.elasticsearch.common.logging.LogConfigurator$2.visitFile(LogConfigurator.java:154) at org.elasticsearch.common.logging.LogConfigurator$2.visitFile(LogConfigurator.java:150) at java.nio.file.Files.walkFileTree(Files.java:2670) at org.elasticsearch.common.logging.LogConfigurator.configure(LogConfigurator.java:150) at org.elasticsearch.common.logging.LogConfigurator.configure(LogConfigurator.java:122) at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:307) at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:132) at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:123) at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:67) at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:134) at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:90) at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:91) at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:84) ``` Kindly help to fix this. Regards Kishore Uppala ---
**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:** [September 14, 2017, 7:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-throwing-execption-while-starting/100465/2 "2017-09-14T07:03:12Z")
What did you download exactly? Why 5.0? How did you install it? How do you start it? ---
**Author:** ![Kishore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8edcca/32.png) [@Kishore](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kishore)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 7:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-throwing-execption-while-starting/100465/3 "2017-09-14T07:30:39Z")
/usr/share/elasticsearch-2/lib/elasticsearch-2.4.1.jar ( earlier version and later updated) wget [https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-5.0.0.zip](https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-5.0.0.zip) yum update elasticsearch /usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch & ---
**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:** [September 14, 2017, 7:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-throwing-execption-while-starting/100465/4 "2017-09-14T07:53:08Z")
I'm confused. Are you mixing versions? Again why 5.0.0? Latest is 5.6.0. `yum update elasticsearch` does not refer to the thing you downloaded. I'm afraid I can't help without understanding what you do exactly... May be others are understanding and can help? ---
**Author:** ![Kishore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8edcca/32.png) [@Kishore](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kishore)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 8:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-throwing-execption-while-starting/100465/5 "2017-09-14T08:15:54Z")
Latest might be 5.6 but we are using 5.0.0 in our production. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2017, 9:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-throwing-execption-while-starting/100465/6 "2017-09-14T09:54:18Z")
But you mentioned that you updated, right? Why updating to an already old and buggy version? ---
**Author:** ![mujtabahussain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mujtabahussain/32/17514_2.png) [@mujtabahussain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mujtabahussain)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 11:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-throwing-execption-while-starting/100465/7 "2017-09-14T11:52:18Z")
Can we have a look at your elasticsearch.yml? ---
**Author:** ![mujtabahussain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mujtabahussain/32/17514_2.png) [@mujtabahussain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mujtabahussain)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 11:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-throwing-execption-while-starting/100465/8 "2017-09-14T11:52:47Z")
> [@dadoonet](#): > > Why updating to an already old and buggy version? 5.0.0 is buggy? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 11:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-throwing-execption-while-starting/100465/9 "2017-10-12T11:52:50Z")
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