# ERROR: bootstrap checks failed **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [February 6, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-bootstrap-checks-failed/74139 "2017-02-06T22:48:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pintoo\_Raj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@Pintoo\_Raj](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Pintoo_Raj)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-bootstrap-checks-failed/74139/1 "2017-02-06T22:48:43Z")
Hi, I have installed latest version of Elasticsearch on Linux machine. With default settings (localhost) service is starting fine but when I change network.host to hostname or IPV4 or IPV6 service is failing. Configuration from elasticsearch.yml: [cluster.name](http://cluster.name): TEST [node.name](http://node.name): QICTEST path.data: /opt/app/data path.logs: /opt/app/logs network.host: 192.168.58.68 [2017-02-06T14:46:07,064][INFO][o.e.t.TransportService] [prn-qictestproxy01] publish\_address {192.168.58.68:9300}, bound\_addresses {192.168.58.68:9300} [2017-02-06T14:46:07,070][INFO][o.e.b.BootstrapChecks] [prn-qictestproxy01] bound or publishing to a non-loopback or non-link-local address, enforcing bootstrap checks ERROR: bootstrap checks failed I have not faced this issue in earlier version. Anything I'm missing from config side? Thanks ---
**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:** [February 6, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-bootstrap-checks-failed/74139/2 "2017-02-06T23:34:03Z")
Read [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/bootstrap-checks.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/bootstrap-checks.html) ---
**Author:** ![Pintoo\_Raj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@Pintoo\_Raj](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Pintoo_Raj)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-bootstrap-checks-failed/74139/3 "2017-02-07T01:03:34Z")
I have gone through doc and question I have is about loopback. Does your code expects /etc/hosts to be in specific format? ---
**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:** [February 7, 2017, 4:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-bootstrap-checks-failed/74139/4 "2017-02-07T04:49:58Z")
No and that's not your problem here. Read the rest of the stacktrace and fix what is needed. If you don't understand paste the full log. ---
**Author:** ![Neuron\_Ring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Neuron\_Ring](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Neuron_Ring)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-bootstrap-checks-failed/74139/5 "2017-03-01T17:47:08Z")
@dadoonet i have been seeing all the posts and your replies. ALL of them refers to the URL [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/bootstrap-checks.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/bootstrap-checks.html). Please note, we have already gone through the documentation and the reason we are posting a question here is either I did not understand the document or that doesnt clearly say the steps to fix the issue. So, if you would please try to help solving the problems rather pointing out the docs it will encourage everyone to use ES. You guys are the experts and developers of the product, we are merely users. Appreciate your assistance. ---
**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:** [March 1, 2017, 7:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-bootstrap-checks-failed/74139/6 "2017-03-01T19:06:09Z")
But I don't see your question. Are you colleague of the original author of this post? ---
**Author:** ![Neuron\_Ring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Neuron\_Ring](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Neuron_Ring)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-bootstrap-checks-failed/74139/7 "2017-03-01T20:44:45Z")
@dadoonet Please find my question here in this thread, > [@Elasticsearch 5.2.0 unable to form cluster](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-5-2-0-unable-to-form-cluster/77031): > > Hi Team, I have difficulty setting up Elasticsearch cluster in version 5.2.0. This is the first time i am using Version 5.x. I have been happily using v2.4 so far. Please find my elasticsearch.yml file below. I have the same settings on both the nodes (trying to build a 2 node cluster) However, if i specify this setting, my node will start without any issues, but as a standalone node. http.host: 10.1.1.10 http.port: 9200 i understand that this transport.host setting wont form a cluster, … ---
**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:** [March 1, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-bootstrap-checks-failed/74139/8 "2017-03-01T20:57:16Z")
Can you stop crossposting then? ---
**Author:** ![Neuron\_Ring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Neuron\_Ring](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Neuron_Ring)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-bootstrap-checks-failed/74139/9 "2017-03-01T21:02:41Z")
OK. I will stop. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-bootstrap-checks-failed/74139/10 "2017-03-29T21:02:40Z")
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