# Initialization Failed .NoSuchMethodError

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/initialization-failed-nosuchmethoderror/8122>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 15, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/initialization-failed-nosuchmethoderror/8122 "2012-06-15T16:14:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![nelalx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nelalx](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nelalx)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/initialization-failed-nosuchmethoderror/8122/1 "2012-06-15T16:14:47Z")

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I tried elastic search versions 18.0,19.2 and 19.3 but can't initialize ES getting same Exception

[2012-06-15 11:59:20,439][INFO][node] [Nightmare] {0.19.2}[5113]: initializing ...  
[2012-06-15 11:59:20,448][INFO][plugins] [Nightmare] loaded [], sites [head]  
[2012-06-15 11:59:22,909][ERROR][bootstrap] {0.19.2}: Initialization Failed ...

1. NoSuchMethodError[org.apache.lucene.analysis.standard.StandardAnalyzer.(Lorg/apache/lucene/util/Version;)V]2) NoClassDefFoundError[Could not initialize class org.elasticsearch.common.lucene.Lucene]

Please help me...

nelalx

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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 6, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/initialization-failed-nosuchmethoderror/8122/2 "2017-07-06T03:23:51Z")

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