# Elasticsearch6 on MAC - Bootstrap failed: 5: Input/output error **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [August 23, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch6-on-mac-bootstrap-failed-5-input-output-error/282263 "2021-08-23T16:54:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mike\_Fritzsche](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mike_fritzsche/32/45572_2.png) [@Mike\_Fritzsche](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mike_Fritzsche)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch6-on-mac-bootstrap-failed-5-input-output-error/282263/1 "2021-08-23T16:54:03Z")
Hi all, I can not get run Elasticsearch 6 on my MAC Big Sure. I installed with Brew and all the time when _brew services start elasticsearch@6_ I get the following error: > Bootstrap failed: 5: Input/output error > Error: Failure while executing; `/bin/launchctl bootstrap gui/501 /Users/xxx/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.elasticsearch@6.plist` exited with 5. BDW: I installed V7 before, same problem. So I expected its the problem with the V7, but not. Any idea how to fix it? ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Fritzsche](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mike_fritzsche/32/45572_2.png) [@Mike\_Fritzsche](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mike_Fritzsche)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch6-on-mac-bootstrap-failed-5-input-output-error/282263/2 "2021-08-23T17:20:00Z")
O.K. - looks like lot of people have the problem after update Big Sure. Here is my solution: launchctl unload /path/to/plist launchctl load /path/to/plist And it works. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch6-on-mac-bootstrap-failed-5-input-output-error/282263/3 "2021-09-20T17:20:09Z")
This topic was automatically closed 28 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.