# "Failed to load logging configuration" when running ES script

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-load-logging-configuration-when-running-es-script/58975>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 25, 2016, 6:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-load-logging-configuration-when-running-es-script/58975 "2016-08-25T18:50:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![styler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@styler](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/styler)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 6:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-load-logging-configuration-when-running-es-script/58975/1 "2016-08-25T18:50:02Z")

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Any time I try to call the Elasticsearch script (like to change my node name) I get the following error:

> Exception in thread "main" ElasticsearchException(Failed to load logging configuration]; nested: NoSuchFileException[/usr/share/elasticsearch/config];  
> Likely root cause: java.no.file.NoSuchFileException:[/usr/share/elasticsearch/config];  
> at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.translateToI0Exception(UnixException.java:86)  
> at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:102)  
> at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:107)  
> at sun.nio.fs.UnixFileattributeViews$Basic.readattributes(UnixFileattributeViews.java:55)  
> at sun.nio.fs.UnixFileSystemProuider.readattributes(UnixFileSystemProuider.java:144)  
> at sun.nio.fs.LinuxFileSystemProuider.readattributesainuxFileSystemProuider.java:97)  
> at java.nio.file.Files.readattributes(Files.java:1686)  
> at java.nio.file.FileTreeWalker.walk(FileTreeWalker.java:109)  
> at java.nio.file.FileTreeWalker.walk(FileTreeWalker.java:69)  
> at java.nio.file.Files.walkFileTree(Files.java:2602)  
> at org.elasticsearch.common.logging.log4j.LogConfigurator.resolueConfig(LogConfigurator.java:142)  
> at org.elasticsearch.common.logging.log4j.LogConfigurator.configure(LogConfigurator.java:103)  
> at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:243)  
> at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:35)  
> Refer to the log for complete error details.

How do I correct this?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 5:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-load-logging-configuration-when-running-es-script/58975/2 "2016-08-26T05:18:25Z")

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What version are you on?  
How have you setup your script?

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**Author:** ![styler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@styler](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/styler)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 1:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-load-logging-configuration-when-running-es-script/58975/3 "2016-08-26T13:24:04Z")

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I'm on 2.3.5 and my script is setup however the script is setup by default when you install ES2.3.5

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 10:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-load-logging-configuration-when-running-es-script/58975/4 "2017-07-05T22:24:52Z")

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