# ES service could not start **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [October 17, 2018, 3:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-service-could-not-start/152741 "2018-10-17T03:13:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Qing\_Liu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/b3f665/32.png) [@Qing\_Liu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Qing_Liu)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 3:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-service-could-not-start/152741/1 "2018-10-17T03:13:23Z")
Environments: 4GB memory virtual machine, Ubuntu 16.04 , jdk-8, ES-6.4.2 No message outputs after executing: > sudo systemctl start elasticsearch after excuting: > sudo /etc/init.d/elasticsearch start it says : `[ok] Starting elasticsearch (via systemctl): elasticsearch.service.` . But I can't find the progress (`ps -ef | grep elasticsearch` prints nothing) and the directory`/var/log/elasticsearch` only has a `gc.log.0.current` log without any error message. ---
**Author:** ![TimV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timv/32/13162_2.png) [@TimV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimV)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 4:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-service-could-not-start/152741/2 "2018-10-17T04:31:04Z")
Have you checked the systemd logs? (use `journalctl`) ---
**Author:** ![Qing\_Liu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/b3f665/32.png) [@Qing\_Liu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Qing_Liu)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 6:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-service-could-not-start/152741/3 "2018-10-17T06:45:51Z")
I followed your suggestion, `sudo journalctl -u elasticsearch.service` prints many Errors : > elasticsearch[5572]: 2018-10-17 14:12:37,074 main ERROR RollingFileManager (/usr/share/elasticsearch/logs/elasticse > at java.io.FileOutputStream.open0(Native Method) > ...... > elasticsearch[5572]: 2018-10-17 14:12:37,091 main ERROR Could not create plugin of type class org.apache.logging.lo > at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractManager.getManager(AbstractManager.j > ...... Error messages make a hit of permission problem. After changing the owner of `/var/logs/elasticsearch` and `/usr/share/elasticsearch` to `elastcisearch:elasticsearch`, new error messages are logged in `/usr/share/elasticsearch` as follow: ``` java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unable to access 'path.data' (/usr/share/elasticsearch/data) at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.FilePermissionUtils.addDirectoryPath(FilePermissionUtils.java:70) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.addFilePermissions(Security.java:298) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.createPermissions(Security.java:253) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.configure(Security.java:122) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:208) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:326) [elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:136) [elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:127) [elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:86) [elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:124) [elasticsearch-cli-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:90) [elasticsearch-cli-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:93) [elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:86) [elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] Caused by: java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: /usr/share/elasticsearch/data at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.translateToIOException(UnixException.java:84) ~[?:1.8.0_181] at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:102) ~[?:1.8.0_181] at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:107) ~[?:1.8.0_181] at sun.nio.fs.UnixFileSystemProvider.createDirectory(UnixFileSystemProvider.java:384) ~[?:1.8.0_181] at java.nio.file.Files.createDirectory(Files.java:674) ~[?:1.8.0_181] at java.nio.file.Files.createAndCheckIsDirectory(Files.java:781) ~[?:1.8.0_181] at java.nio.file.Files.createDirectories(Files.java:767) ~[?:1.8.0_181] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.ensureDirectoryExists(Security.java:412) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.FilePermissionUtils.addDirectoryPath(FilePermissionUtils.java:68) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] ... 12 more [2018-10-17T17:07:23,171][WARN][o.e.b.ElasticsearchUncaughtExceptionHandler] [] uncaught exception in thread [main] org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.StartupException: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unable to access 'path.data' (/usr/share/elasticsearch/data) at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:140) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:127) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:86) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:124) ~[elasticsearch-cli-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:90) ~[elasticsearch-cli-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:93) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:86) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unable to access 'path.data' (/usr/share/elasticsearch/data) at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.FilePermissionUtils.addDirectoryPath(FilePermissionUtils.java:70) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.addFilePermissions(Security.java:298) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.createPermissions(Security.java:253) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.configure(Security.java:122) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:208) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:326) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:136) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] ... 6 more Caused by: java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: /usr/share/elasticsearch/data at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.translateToIOException(UnixException.java:84) ~[?:1.8.0_181] at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:102) ~[?:1.8.0_181] at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:107) ~[?:1.8.0_181] at sun.nio.fs.UnixFileSystemProvider.createDirectory(UnixFileSystemProvider.java:384) ~[?:1.8.0_181] at java.nio.file.Files.createDirectory(Files.java:674) ~[?:1.8.0_181] at java.nio.file.Files.createAndCheckIsDirectory(Files.java:781) ~[?:1.8.0_181] at java.nio.file.Files.createDirectories(Files.java:767) ~[?:1.8.0_181] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.ensureDirectoryExists(Security.java:412) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.FilePermissionUtils.addDirectoryPath(FilePermissionUtils.java:68) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.addFilePermissions(Security.java:298) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.createPermissions(Security.java:253) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.configure(Security.java:122) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:208) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:326) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:136) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2] ... 6 more ``` I want to provide more information about how I install the ES: I first install ES (`sudo apt install default-jdk && sudo apt install elasticsearch`), and the ES version is 1._._ . Then, I remove the ES with `sudo apt remove elasticsearch` and `sudo apt autoremove`, and manually install the current ES6.4.2 with the `deb` file. ---
**Author:** ![TimV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timv/32/13162_2.png) [@TimV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimV)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 11:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-service-could-not-start/152741/4 "2018-10-17T11:32:54Z")
Well it definitely looks like your install has gone badly - but unless you're going to wipe the whole box and start again, the only suggestion I have is to keep trying to start the service and then fix up the permissions as you run into them. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 11:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-service-could-not-start/152741/5 "2018-11-14T11:32:58Z")
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