# Error at java.time.chrono.JapaneseEra

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-at-java-time-chrono-japaneseera/182599>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 24, 2019, 9:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-at-java-time-chrono-japaneseera/182599 "2019-05-24T09:24:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Silvio\_Di\_gregorio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Silvio\_Di\_gregorio](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Silvio_Di_gregorio)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 9:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-at-java-time-chrono-japaneseera/182599/1 "2019-05-24T09:24:28Z")

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Hi, i'm using elasticsearch 6.5.4 (community edition) on Debian.  
Whenever I start it up, it runs for 5/10 seconds and then immediately fails.  
My cluster have 2 nodes and basic configuration, one normally runs one goes wrong.  
This is the cluster log:

```auto
java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError: null
        at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method) ~[?:1.8.0_212]
        at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:348) ~[?:1.8.0_212]
        at org.elasticsearch.painless.lookup.PainlessLookupBuilder.addPainlessClass(PainlessLookupBuilder.java:176) ~[?:?]
        at org.elasticsearch.painless.lookup.PainlessLookupBuilder.buildFromWhitelists(PainlessLookupBuilder.java:70) ~[?:?]
        at org.elasticsearch.painless.PainlessScriptEngine.<init>(PainlessScriptEngine.java:109) ~[?:?]
        at org.elasticsearch.painless.PainlessPlugin.getScriptEngine(PainlessPlugin.java:89) ~[?:?]
        at org.elasticsearch.script.ScriptModule.<init>(ScriptModule.java:80) ~[elasticsearch-6.5.4.jar:6.5.4]
        at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.<init>(Node.java:362) ~[elasticsearch-6.5.4.jar:6.5.4]
        at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.<init>(Node.java:265) ~[elasticsearch-6.5.4.jar:6.5.4]
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap$5.<init>(Bootstrap.java:212) ~[elasticsearch-6.5.4.jar:6.5.4]
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:212) ~[elasticsearch-6.5.4.jar:6.5.4]
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:333) ~[elasticsearch-6.5.4.jar:6.5.4]
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:136) ~[elasticsearch-6.5.4.jar:6.5.4]
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:127) ~[elasticsearch-6.5.4.jar:6.5.4]
        at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:86) ~[elasticsearch-6.5.4.jar:6.5.4]
        at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:124) ~[elasticsearch-cli-6.5.4.jar:6.5.4]
        at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:90) ~[elasticsearch-cli-6.5.4.jar:6.5.4]
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:93) ~[elasticsearch-6.5.4.jar:6.5.4]
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:86) ~[elasticsearch-6.5.4.jar:6.5.4]
Caused by: java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 4
        at java.time.chrono.JapaneseEra.<clinit>(JapaneseEra.java:179) ~[?:1.8.0_212]
        ... 19 more

```

Thanks  
Silvio

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**Author:** ![DavidTurner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidturner/32/22453_2.png) [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2019, 11:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-at-java-time-chrono-japaneseera/182599/2 "2019-06-03T11:10:35Z")

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Hi Silvio,

I suspect something environmental. The `REIWA` Japanese era was added in between JDKs 1.8.0\_144 and 1.8.0\_212, but your installation seems confused about whether this era exists or not. How did you install Elasticsearch and your JDK? Can you try a clean installation, ideally from official packages rather than anything repackaged by Debian?

I have tried running Elasticsearch 6.5.4 with JDK 1.8.0\_212 (specifically `Oracle Corporation/Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM/1.8.0_212/25.212-b10`) and do not get this error.

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**Author:** ![Silvio\_Di\_gregorio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Silvio\_Di\_gregorio](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Silvio_Di_gregorio)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2019, 8:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-at-java-time-chrono-japaneseera/182599/3 "2019-06-04T08:49:16Z")

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From your advice i have installed openjdk, the latest version.

`openjdk version "1.8.0_212" OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_212-8u212-b03-0ubuntu1.16.04.1-b03) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.212-b03, mixed mode)`

Now the the node go up without errors and without reinstall elastic, that I had already installed with apt-get and Debian package.  
Thanks a lot

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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 2, 2019, 8:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-at-java-time-chrono-japaneseera/182599/4 "2019-07-02T08:49:17Z")

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