# Error: Could not find or load main class org.elasticsearch.tools.JavaVersionChecker

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-could-not-find-or-load-main-class-org-elasticsearch-tools-javaversionchecker/82213>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 12, 2017, 6:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-could-not-find-or-load-main-class-org-elasticsearch-tools-javaversionchecker/82213 "2017-04-12T18:23:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 5, 2017, 8:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-could-not-find-or-load-main-class-org-elasticsearch-tools-javaversionchecker/82213/11 "2017-05-05T20:20:51Z")

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[siva@kfos-vmelk-1 bin]$ readlink -f /bin/java  
**/usr/java/jdk1.8.0\_73/jre/bin/java**  
[siva@kfos-vmelk-1 bin]$ /bin/java -version  
**java version "1.8.0\_73"**  
**Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0\_73-b02)**  
**Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.73-b02, mixed mode)**

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