# Error while installing elasticsearch5.0.2 --path.script not found **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [December 1, 2016, 6:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-installing-elasticsearch5-0-2-path-script-not-found/67716 "2016-12-01T06:26:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vaishnavi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vaishnavi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vaishnavi)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 6:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-installing-elasticsearch5-0-2-path-script-not-found/67716/1 "2016-12-01T06:26:50Z")
This is the error [2016-11-30T21:25:35,299][WARN][o.e.b.ElasticsearchUncaughtExceptionHandler] [] uncaught exception in thread [main] org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.StartupException: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unable to access 'path.scripts' (/elasticsearch-5.0. 2/config/scripts) at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:125) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.2.jar:5.0.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:112) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.2.jar:5.0.2] at org.elasticsearch.cli.SettingCommand.execute(SettingCommand.java:54) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.2.jar:5.0.2] at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:96) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.2.jar:5.0.2] at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:62) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.2.jar:5.0.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:89) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.2.jar:5.0.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:82) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.2.jar:5.0.2] Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unable to access 'path.scripts' (/elasticsearch-5.0.2/config/scripts) at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.addPath(Security.java:379) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.2.jar:5.0.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.addFilePermissions(Security.java:251) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.2.jar:5.0.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.createPermissions(Security.java:215) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.2.jar:5.0.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.configure(Security.java:121) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.2.jar:5.0.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:191) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.2.jar:5.0.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:291) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.2.jar:5.0.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:121) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.2.jar:5.0.2] ... 6 more Caused by: java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: /elasticsearch-5.0.2/config/scripts at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.translateToIOException(UnixException.java:84) ~[?:1.8.0\_111] at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:102) ~[?:1.8.0\_111] at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:107) ~[?:1.8.0\_111] at sun.nio.fs.UnixFileSystemProvider.createDirectory(UnixFileSystemProvider.java:384) ~[?:1.8.0\_111] at java.nio.file.Files.createDirectory(Files.java:674) ~[?:1.8.0\_111] at java.nio.file.Files.createAndCheckIsDirectory(Files.java:781) ~[?:1.8.0\_111] at java.nio.file.Files.createDirectories(Files.java:767) ~[?:1.8.0\_111] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.ensureDirectoryExists(Security.java:421) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.2.jar:5.0.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.addPath(Security.java:377) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.2.jar:5.0.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.addFilePermissions(Security.java:251) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.2.jar:5.0.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.createPermissions(Security.java:215) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.2.jar:5.0.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.configure(Security.java:121) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.2.jar:5.0.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:191) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.2.jar:5.0.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:291) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.2.jar:5.0.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:121) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.2.jar:5.0.2] ... 6 more could any one please help Thanks in advance ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Harwood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mark_harwood/32/10538_2.png) [@Mark\_Harwood](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mark_Harwood)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 11:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-installing-elasticsearch5-0-2-path-script-not-found/67716/2 "2016-12-01T11:36:54Z")
> [@vaishnavi](#): > > java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: /elasticsearch-5.0.2/config/scripts File permissions? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 11:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-installing-elasticsearch5-0-2-path-script-not-found/67716/3 "2016-12-29T11:37:35Z")
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