# Installation procedure of ES **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [April 29, 2015, 10:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-procedure-of-es/23465 "2015-04-29T10:58:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Phani\_Nadiminti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/phani_nadiminti/32/45381_2.png) [@Phani\_Nadiminti](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Phani_Nadiminti)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2015, 10:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-procedure-of-es/23465/1 "2015-04-29T10:58:39Z")
Hi All, i have small question can we install elasticsearch with out creating elastic search user in linux systems.I installed as root user servers are up and running my doubt is do we have any problems with root user installation rather than elasticsearch. Thanks, phani -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/970083d1-d205-4838-9b50-2995e9e44e29%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/970083d1-d205-4838-9b50-2995e9e44e29%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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:** [April 29, 2015, 11:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-procedure-of-es/23465/2 "2015-04-29T11:29:57Z")
It's bad practice to run things as root that don't need to, there's a while bunch of security concerns there. On 29 April 2015 at 20:58, [phani.nadiminti@goktree.com](mailto:phani.nadiminti@goktree.com) wrote: > Hi All, > > i have small question can we install elasticsearch with out creating > Elasticsearch user in linux systems.I installed as root user servers are > up and running my doubt is do we have any problems with root user > installation rather than elasticsearch. > > Thanks, > phani > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/970083d1-d205-4838-9b50-2995e9e44e29%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/970083d1-d205-4838-9b50-2995e9e44e29%40googlegroups.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/970083d1-d205-4838-9b50-2995e9e44e29%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/970083d1-d205-4838-9b50-2995e9e44e29%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEYi1X9j\_658bct1Q8tw8Nd%2BoNOZ%3D%3DycjL3MqKVGL6Qgu\_9zfQ%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEYi1X9j_658bct1Q8tw8Nd%2BoNOZ%3D%3DycjL3MqKVGL6Qgu_9zfQ%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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, 12:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-procedure-of-es/23465/3 "2017-07-06T00:17:05Z")