# Error: Elasticsearch **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [April 26, 2018, 10:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-elasticsearch/129644 "2018-04-26T10:50:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jawad846](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/edb3f5/32.png) [@jawad846](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jawad846)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 10:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-elasticsearch/129644/1 "2018-04-26T10:50:57Z")
Getting error, when starting elasticsearch ``` root@ip-192-168-2-183:/usr/share/elasticsearch# ./bin/elasticsearch [2018-04-26T10:42:39,743][WARN][o.e.b.ElasticsearchUncaughtExceptionHandler] [node-1] uncaught exception in thread [main] org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.StartupException: java.lang.RuntimeException: can not run elasticsearch as root at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:125) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:112) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:86) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:124) ~[elasticsearch-cli-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:90) ~[elasticsearch-cli-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:92) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:85) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: can not run elasticsearch as root at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.initializeNatives(Bootstrap.java:105) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:172) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:323) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:121) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] ... 6 more ``` the configuration of elasticsearch ``` cluster.name: cluster-1 # # ------------------------------------ Node ------------------------------------ # # Use a descriptive name for the node: # node.name: node-1 node.master: true node.data: false index.number_of_shards: 1 index.number_of_replicas: 0 network.host: "192.168.2.44" # path.data: /var/lib/elasticsearch # # Path to log files: # path.logs: /var/log/elasticsearch # # # Set a custom port for HTTP: # http.port: 9200 ``` and logstash pipeline configuration ``` # OUTPUT HERE output { stdout { } elasticsearch{ type => "log" embedded => false host => "192.168.2.183" port => "9200" cluster => "cluster-1" node_name => "node-1" } } ``` It seems that, the port is not opened plz help to solve ---
**Author:** ![A\_B](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/a_b/32/17104_2.png) [@A\_B](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/A_B)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 10:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-elasticsearch/129644/2 "2018-04-26T10:59:02Z")
> [@jawad846](#): > > can not run elasticsearch as root Start ^^ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![val](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/val/32/138203_2.png) [@val](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/val)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 11:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-elasticsearch/129644/3 "2018-04-26T11:02:08Z")
Also you have the IP `192.168.2.44` configured as `network.host` and Logstash tries to connect to `192.168.2.183` ---
**Author:** ![jawad846](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/edb3f5/32.png) [@jawad846](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jawad846)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 11:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-elasticsearch/129644/4 "2018-04-26T11:15:01Z")
Changed to ``` network.host: "0.0.0.0" # # Set a custom port for HTTP: # http.port: 9200 ``` ---
**Author:** ![jawad846](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/edb3f5/32.png) [@jawad846](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jawad846)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 11:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-elasticsearch/129644/5 "2018-04-26T11:15:51Z")
ok, can give me some explanation for this, and how to do it ---
**Author:** ![val](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/val/32/138203_2.png) [@val](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/val)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 11:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-elasticsearch/129644/6 "2018-04-26T11:16:01Z")
So if you don't run ES as root, does it work now? ---
**Author:** ![jawad846](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/edb3f5/32.png) [@jawad846](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jawad846)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 11:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-elasticsearch/129644/7 "2018-04-26T11:17:16Z")
am just changing the ownership of the home folder of elasticsearch ---
**Author:** ![val](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/val/32/138203_2.png) [@val](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/val)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 11:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-elasticsearch/129644/8 "2018-04-26T11:21:44Z")
Just log out of root and try to start again. ---
**Author:** ![jawad846](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/edb3f5/32.png) [@jawad846](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jawad846)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 11:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-elasticsearch/129644/9 "2018-04-26T11:42:02Z")
now it seems to like this ubuntu@ip-192-168-2-183:/usr/share/elasticsearch$ bin/elasticsearch bin/elasticsearch-env: line 70: /etc/default/elasticsearch: Permission denied ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 11:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-elasticsearch/129644/10 "2018-05-24T11:42:02Z")
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