# ERROR Null object returned for RollingFile in Appenders **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [August 25, 2020, 7:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-null-object-returned-for-rollingfile-in-appenders/246238 "2020-08-25T07:30:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![muthug](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/muthug/32/82555_2.png) [@muthug](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/muthug)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 7:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-null-object-returned-for-rollingfile-in-appenders/246238/1 "2020-08-25T07:30:59Z")
i am unable to start the ES services below is the error which i am getting. Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at org.elasticsearch.common.logging.LogConfigurator.configure(LogConfigurator.java:129) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:354) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:170) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:161) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:86) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:127) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:90) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:126) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:92) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: 2020-08-25 09:19:48,365 main ERROR Null object returned for RollingFile in Appenders. Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: 2020-08-25 09:19:48,366 main ERROR Null object returned for RollingFile in Appenders. Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: 2020-08-25 09:19:48,366 main ERROR Null object returned for RollingFile in Appenders. Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: 2020-08-25 09:19:48,366 main ERROR Null object returned for RollingFile in Appenders. Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: 2020-08-25 09:19:48,367 main ERROR Null object returned for RollingFile in Appenders. Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: 2020-08-25 09:19:48,367 main ERROR Null object returned for RollingFile in Appenders. Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: 2020-08-25 09:19:48,367 main ERROR Null object returned for RollingFile in Appenders. Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: 2020-08-25 09:19:48,368 main ERROR Null object returned for RollingFile in Appenders. Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: 2020-08-25 09:19:48,368 main ERROR Null object returned for RollingFile in Appenders. Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: 2020-08-25 09:19:48,368 main ERROR Unable to locate appender "rolling" for logger config "root" Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: 2020-08-25 09:19:48,369 main ERROR Unable to locate appender "rolling\_old" for logger config "root" Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: 2020-08-25 09:19:48,369 main ERROR Unable to locate appender "index\_indexing\_slowlog\_rolling\_old" for logger config "index.indexing.slowlog.index" Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: 2020-08-25 09:19:48,369 main ERROR Unable to locate appender "index\_indexing\_slowlog\_rolling" for logger config "index.indexing.slowlog.index" Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: 2020-08-25 09:19:48,369 main ERROR Unable to locate appender "audit\_rolling" for logger config "org.elasticsearch.xpack.security.audit.logfile.LoggingAuditTrail" Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: 2020-08-25 09:19:48,370 main ERROR Unable to locate appender "index\_search\_slowlog\_rolling\_old" for logger config "index.search.slowlog" Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: 2020-08-25 09:19:48,370 main ERROR Unable to locate appender "index\_search\_slowlog\_rolling" for logger config "index.search.slowlog" Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: 2020-08-25 09:19:48,370 main ERROR Unable to locate appender "deprecation\_rolling\_old" for logger config "org.elasticsearch.deprecation" Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: 2020-08-25 09:19:48,370 main ERROR Unable to locate appender "deprecation\_rolling" for logger config "org.elasticsearch.deprecation" Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: uncaught exception in thread [main] Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unable to access 'path.logs' (/opt/data1/ESData/logs) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: Likely root cause: java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: /opt/data1/ESData Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at java.base/sun.nio.fs.UnixException.translateToIOException(UnixException.java:90) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at java.base/sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:111) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at java.base/sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:116) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at java.base/sun.nio.fs.UnixFileSystemProvider.checkAccess(UnixFileSystemProvider.java:313) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at java.base/java.nio.file.Files.createDirectories(Files.java:766) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.ensureDirectoryExists(Security.java:389) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.FilePermissionUtils.addDirectoryPath(FilePermissionUtils.java:68) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.addFilePermissions(Security.java:290) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.createPermissions(Security.java:252) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.configure(Security.java:121) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:222) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:393) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:170) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:161) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:86) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:127) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:90) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:126) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:92) Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd-entrypoint[125773]: For complete error details, refer to the log at /opt/data1/ESData/logs/BPOConnectElasticSearch.log Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Aug 25 09:19:48 RHEL7 systemd[1]: Failed to start Elasticsearch. -- Subject: Unit elasticsearch.service has failed -- Defined-By: systemd -- Support: [http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel](http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel) OS: RHEL 7 ES Version:7.3 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 7:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-null-object-returned-for-rollingfile-in-appenders/246238/2 "2020-09-22T07:31:04Z")
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