# Elasticsearch will not start **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [October 22, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-will-not-start/253039 "2020-10-22T16:00:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rgibson\_27](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ccd318/32.png) [@rgibson\_27](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rgibson_27)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-will-not-start/253039/1 "2020-10-22T16:00:08Z")
I am having an issue with Elasticsearch starting on Ubuntu 20.04 while trying to start the service doing the following: systemctl restart elasticsearch Job for elasticsearch.service failed because a fatal signal was delivered to the control process. See "systemctl status elasticsearch.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details. Here is a copy of my YML file: # #node.attr.rack: r1 # # ----------------------------------- Paths ------------------------------------ # # Path to directory where to store the data (separate multiple locations by comma): # path.data: /var/lib/elasticsearch # # Path to log files: # path.logs: /var/log/elasticsearch # # ----------------------------------- Memory ----------------------------------- # # Lock the memory on startup: # #bootstrap.memory\_lock: true # # Make sure that the heap size is set to about half the memory available # on the system and that the owner of the process is allowed to use this # limit. # # Elasticsearch performs poorly when the system is swapping the memory. # # ---------------------------------- Network ----------------------------------- # # Set the bind address to a specific IP (IPv4 or IPv6): # network.host: localhost # # Set a custom port for HTTP: # #http.port: 9200 Here a copy of the Journalctl: root@Ubuntu-ELK:/etc/elasticsearch# journalctl -u elasticse arch.service -- Logs begin at Wed 2020-10-21 14:14:06 UTC, end at Thu 2\> Oct 21 14:38:56 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsea\> Oct 21 14:39:23 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Started Elasticsear\> Oct 21 14:57:45 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.servi\> Oct 21 14:57:45 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.servi\> -- Reboot -- Oct 21 15:47:44 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsea\> Oct 21 15:47:54 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.servi\> Oct 21 15:47:54 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.servi\> Oct 21 15:47:54 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Failed to start Ela\> Oct 21 20:04:59 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsea\> Oct 21 20:05:25 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Started Elasticsear\> Oct 21 20:06:00 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.servi\> Oct 21 20:06:00 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.servi\> Oct 21 20:13:28 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsea\> Oct 21 20:20:54 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.servi\> Oct 21 20:20:54 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Stopped Elasticsear\> Oct 21 20:20:54 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsea\> Oct 21 20:24:30 Ubuntu-ELK systemd-entrypoint[5809]: ERROR\> Oct 21 20:24:30 Ubuntu-ELK systemd-entrypoint[5809]: [1]: \> Oct 21 20:24:30 Ubuntu-ELK systemd-entrypoint[5809]: ERROR\> Oct 21 20:24:56 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.servi\> Oct 21 20:24:56 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.servi\> Oct 21 20:24:56 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Failed to start Ela\> Oct 21 20:39:10 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsea\> Oct 21 20:46:45 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Started Elasticsear\> Oct 21 20:49:02 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.servi\> Oct 21 20:49:02 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.servi\> Oct 22 13:39:16 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsea\> Oct 22 13:39:19 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.servi\> Oct 22 13:39:19 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.servi\> Oct 22 13:39:19 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Failed to start Ela\> Oct 22 14:42:37 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsea\> Oct 22 14:42:40 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.servi\> Oct 22 14:42:40 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.servi\> Oct 22 14:42:40 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Failed to start Ela\> Oct 22 15:07:56 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsea\> Oct 22 15:07:59 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.servi\> Oct 22 15:07:59 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.servi\> Oct 22 15:07:59 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Failed to start Ela\> lines 1-40...skipping... -- Logs begin at Wed 2020-10-21 14:14:06 UTC, end at Thu 2020-10-22 15:52:31 UTC. -- Oct 21 14:38:56 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Oct 21 14:39:23 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Started Elasticsearch. Oct 21 14:57:45 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=9/KILL Oct 21 14:57:45 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Failed with result 'signal'. -- Reboot -- Oct 21 15:47:44 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Oct 21 15:47:54 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=9/KILL Oct 21 15:47:54 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Failed with result 'signal'. Oct 21 15:47:54 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Failed to start Elasticsearch. Oct 21 20:04:59 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Oct 21 20:05:25 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Started Elasticsearch. Oct 21 20:06:00 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=9/KILL Oct 21 20:06:00 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Failed with result 'signal'. Oct 21 20:13:28 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Oct 21 20:20:54 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Succeeded. Oct 21 20:20:54 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Stopped Elasticsearch. Oct 21 20:20:54 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Oct 21 20:24:30 Ubuntu-ELK systemd-entrypoint[5809]: ERROR: [1] bootstrap checks failed Oct 21 20:24:30 Ubuntu-ELK systemd-entrypoint[5809]: [1]: the default discovery settings are unsuitable for production use; at least one of [discovery.seed\_hos\> Oct 21 20:24:30 Ubuntu-ELK systemd-entrypoint[5809]: ERROR: Elasticsearch did not exit normally - check the logs at /var/log/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.log Oct 21 20:24:56 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=78/CONFIG Oct 21 20:24:56 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. Oct 21 20:24:56 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Failed to start Elasticsearch. Oct 21 20:39:10 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Oct 21 20:46:45 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Started Elasticsearch. Oct 21 20:49:02 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=9/KILL Oct 21 20:49:02 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Failed with result 'signal'. Oct 22 13:39:16 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Oct 22 13:39:19 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=9/KILL Oct 22 13:39:19 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Failed with result 'signal'. Oct 22 13:39:19 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Failed to start Elasticsearch. Oct 22 14:42:37 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Oct 22 14:42:40 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=9/KILL Oct 22 14:42:40 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Failed with result 'signal'. Oct 22 14:42:40 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Failed to start Elasticsearch. Oct 22 15:07:56 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Oct 22 15:07:59 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=9/KILL Oct 22 15:07:59 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Failed with result 'signal'. Oct 22 15:07:59 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Failed to start Elasticsearch. Oct 22 15:08:40 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Oct 22 15:08:44 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=9/KILL ESCOD -- Logs begin at Wed 2020-10-21 14:14:06 UTC, end at Thu 2020-10-22 15:52:31 UTC. -- Oct 21 14:38:56 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Oct 21 14:39:23 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Started Elasticsearch. Oct 21 14:57:45 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=9/KILL Oct 21 14:57:45 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Failed with result 'signal'. -- Reboot -- Oct 21 15:47:44 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Oct 21 15:47:54 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=9/KILL Oct 21 15:47:54 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Failed with result 'signal'. Oct 21 15:47:54 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Failed to start Elasticsearch. Oct 21 20:04:59 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Oct 21 20:05:25 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Started Elasticsearch. Oct 21 20:06:00 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=9/KILL Oct 21 20:06:00 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Failed with result 'signal'. Oct 21 20:13:28 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Oct 21 20:20:54 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Succeeded. Oct 21 20:20:54 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Stopped Elasticsearch. Oct 21 20:20:54 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Oct 21 20:24:30 Ubuntu-ELK systemd-entrypoint[5809]: ERROR: [1] bootstrap checks failed Oct 21 20:24:30 Ubuntu-ELK systemd-entrypoint[5809]: [1]: the default discovery settings are unsuitable for production use; at least one of [discovery.seed\_hos\> Oct 21 20:24:30 Ubuntu-ELK systemd-entrypoint[5809]: ERROR: Elasticsearch did not exit normally - check the logs at /var/log/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.log Oct 21 20:24:56 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=78/CONFIG Oct 21 20:24:56 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. Oct 21 20:24:56 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Failed to start Elasticsearch. Oct 21 20:39:10 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Oct 21 20:46:45 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Started Elasticsearch. Oct 21 20:49:02 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=9/KILL Oct 21 20:49:02 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Failed with result 'signal'. Oct 22 13:39:16 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Oct 22 13:39:19 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=9/KILL Oct 22 13:39:19 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Failed with result 'signal'. Oct 22 13:39:19 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Failed to start Elasticsearch. Oct 22 14:42:37 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Oct 22 14:42:40 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=9/KILL Oct 22 14:42:40 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Failed with result 'signal'. Oct 22 14:42:40 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Failed to start Elasticsearch. Oct 22 15:07:56 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Oct 22 15:07:59 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=9/KILL Oct 22 15:07:59 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Failed with result 'signal'. Oct 22 15:07:59 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Failed to start Elasticsearch. Oct 22 15:08:40 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Oct 22 15:08:44 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=9/KILL ESCOD -- Logs begin at Wed 2020-10-21 14:14:06 UTC, end at Thu 2020-10-22 15:52:31 UTC. -- Oct 21 14:38:56 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Oct 21 14:39:23 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Started Elasticsearch. Oct 21 14:57:45 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=9/KILL Oct 21 14:57:45 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Failed with result 'signal'. -- Reboot -- Oct 21 15:47:44 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Oct 21 15:47:54 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=9/KILL Oct 21 15:47:54 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Failed with result 'signal'. Oct 21 15:47:54 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Failed to start Elasticsearch. Oct 21 20:04:59 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Oct 21 20:05:25 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Started Elasticsearch. Oct 21 20:06:00 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=9/KILL Oct 21 20:06:00 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Failed with result 'signal'. Oct 21 20:13:28 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Oct 21 20:20:54 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Succeeded. Oct 21 20:20:54 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Stopped Elasticsearch. Oct 21 20:20:54 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Oct 21 20:24:30 Ubuntu-ELK systemd-entrypoint[5809]: ERROR: [1] bootstrap checks failed Oct 21 20:24:30 Ubuntu-ELK systemd-entrypoint[5809]: [1]: the default discovery settings are unsuitable for production use; at least one of [discovery.seed\_hos\> Oct 21 20:24:30 Ubuntu-ELK systemd-entrypoint[5809]: ERROR: Elasticsearch did not exit normally - check the logs at /var/log/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.log Oct 21 20:24:56 Ubuntu-ELK systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=78/CONFIG ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-will-not-start/253039/2 "2020-11-19T16:00:10Z")
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