# Error while trying to start ElasticSearch in Mac OS X **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [November 13, 2012, 11:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-trying-to-start-elasticsearch-in-mac-os-x/9694 "2012-11-13T11:38:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![b\_real](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b38774/32.png) [@b\_real](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/b_real)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2012, 11:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-trying-to-start-elasticsearch-in-mac-os-x/9694/1 "2012-11-13T11:38:06Z")
When trying to start elasticsearch in my local machine (OS X Lion) with the following command: _elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch -f_ I am getting this error: _dyld: Library not loaded: /opt/local/lib/libintl.8.dylib Referenced from: /opt/local/bin/getopt Reason: no suitable image found. Did find: /opt/local/lib/libintl.8.dylib: mach-o, but wrong architecture Error parsing arguments!_ Has anyone came up with this error in the past and found a solution? ---
**Author:** ![jprante](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jprante/32/44941_2.png) [@jprante](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jprante)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 12:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-trying-to-start-elasticsearch-in-mac-os-x/9694/2 "2012-11-14T12:51:31Z")
Lion messes up the development environment at many places. So, it removes gettext. Try to reinstall from MacPorts with sudo port clean gettext sudo port install gettext Best regards, Jörg On Tuesday, November 13, 2012 12:38:07 PM UTC+1, Alexandros Kom wrote: > When trying to start elasticsearch in my local machine (OS X Lion) with > the > following command: > /elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch -f/ > I am getting this error: > /dyld: Library not loaded: /opt/local/lib/libintl.8.dylib > Referenced from: /opt/local/bin/getopt > Reason: no suitable image found. Did find: > /opt/local/lib/libintl.8.dylib: mach-o, but wrong architecture > Error parsing arguments!/ > > Has anyone came up with this error in the past and found a solution? > > -- > View this message in context: > [http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/Error-while-trying-to-start-ElasticSearch-in-Mac-OS-X-tp4025373.html](http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/Error-while-trying-to-start-ElasticSearch-in-Mac-OS-X-tp4025373.html) > Sent from the Elasticsearch Users mailing list archive at [Nabble.com](http://Nabble.com). -- ---
**Author:** ![b\_real](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b38774/32.png) [@b\_real](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/b_real)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-trying-to-start-elasticsearch-in-mac-os-x/9694/3 "2012-11-14T20:56:31Z")
Hi,thx for the reply but that doesn't seem to work ---
**Author:** ![karmi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/karmi/32/44951_2.png) [@karmi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/karmi)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-trying-to-start-elasticsearch-in-mac-os-x/9694/4 "2012-11-19T14:34:27Z")
> When trying to start elasticsearch in my local machine (OS X Lion) with > the following command: > /elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch -f/ > I am getting this error: > /dyld: Library not loaded: /opt/local/lib/libintl.8.dylib How have you installed elasticsearch? Downloading from [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/download/) & unpacking, using Homebrew? Are you using MacPorts, Fink? Karel -- ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 3:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-trying-to-start-elasticsearch-in-mac-os-x/9694/5 "2017-07-06T03:03:41Z")