# Installing elasticsearch on red hat linux - error command not found **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 11, 2014, 1:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-elasticsearch-on-red-hat-linux-error-command-not-found/16289 "2014-03-11T13:30:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Preeti\_Jain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@Preeti\_Jain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Preeti_Jain)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 1:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-elasticsearch-on-red-hat-linux-error-command-not-found/16289/1 "2014-03-11T13:30:51Z")
Hi all, I'm installing elasticsearch version 1.0.1 on red hat linux. I have placed elastic search in directory /opt so the path till bin looks like /opt/elasticsearch-1.0.1/bin when I'm trying to start elasticsearch as $ bin/elasticsearch -f I get error message elasticsearch: command not found Tried changing the permission on elasticsearch file, after that the error changed to bin/elasticsearch: line 116: syntax error: unexpected end of file I also tried using the service wrapper but facing the same issue JAVA\_HOME and ES\_HOME env variables are properly set could anyone help? -- 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/b2291df5-c407-4e4a-ac61-a2aba7795dc4%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b2291df5-c407-4e4a-ac61-a2aba7795dc4%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![sumit\_gupta\_sgt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@sumit\_gupta\_sgt](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sumit_gupta_sgt)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 6:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-elasticsearch-on-red-hat-linux-error-command-not-found/16289/2 "2014-03-11T18:20:48Z")
Hi, Check this one may be help. [https://gist.github.com/wingdspur/2026107](https://gist.github.com/wingdspur/2026107) Thanks & Regards, Sumit Gupta ---
**Author:** ![Ivan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/df788c/32.png) [@Ivan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ivan)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 7:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-elasticsearch-on-red-hat-linux-error-command-not-found/16289/3 "2014-03-11T19:15:40Z")
How did you install Elasticsearch? Did you use a download [1] or some other binary distribution such as RPM? If by chance, you simply cloned the Github repository, that is not the correct way to install Elasticsearch. Use a downloadable version instead. [1] [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/download) -- Ivan On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 6:30 AM, Preeti Jain [itspreeti@gmail.com](mailto:itspreeti@gmail.com) wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm installing elasticsearch version 1.0.1 on red hat linux. > I have placed Elasticsearch in directory /opt so the path till bin looks > like /opt/elasticsearch-1.0.1/bin > when I'm trying to start elasticsearch as > $ bin/elasticsearch -f > I get error message elasticsearch: command not found > Tried changing the permission on elasticsearch file, after that the error > changed to bin/elasticsearch: line 116: syntax error: unexpected end of > file > I also tried using the service wrapper but facing the same issue > > JAVA\_HOME and ES\_HOME env variables are properly set > > could anyone help? > > -- > 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/b2291df5-c407-4e4a-ac61-a2aba7795dc4%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b2291df5-c407-4e4a-ac61-a2aba7795dc4%40googlegroups.com)[https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b2291df5-c407-4e4a-ac61-a2aba7795dc4%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b2291df5-c407-4e4a-ac61-a2aba7795dc4%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/CALY%3DcQCbrGHM%2BYiYCuW1kQX2azf4\_NMmEcMyDw9NfMKsmfvb0Q%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CALY%3DcQCbrGHM%2BYiYCuW1kQX2azf4_NMmEcMyDw9NfMKsmfvb0Q%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Preeti\_Jain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@Preeti\_Jain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Preeti_Jain)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2014, 3:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-elasticsearch-on-red-hat-linux-error-command-not-found/16289/4 "2014-03-12T03:35:49Z")
I downloaded it properly from the website. Regards, Preeti On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 12:45:40 AM UTC+5:30, Ivan Brusic wrote: > How did you install Elasticsearch? Did you use a download [1] or some > other binary distribution such as RPM? > > If by chance, you simply cloned the Github repository, that is not the > correct way to install Elasticsearch. Use a downloadable version instead. > > [1] [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/download) > > -- > Ivan > > On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 6:30 AM, Preeti Jain \<[itsp...@gmail.com](mailto:itsp...@gmail.com)\ > > > wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I'm installing elasticsearch version 1.0.1 on red hat linux. > > I have placed Elasticsearch in directory /opt so the path till bin looks > > like /opt/elasticsearch-1.0.1/bin > > when I'm trying to start elasticsearch as > > $ bin/elasticsearch -f > > I get error message elasticsearch: command not found > > Tried changing the permission on elasticsearch file, after that the error > > changed to bin/elasticsearch: line 116: syntax error: unexpected end of > > file > > I also tried using the service wrapper but facing the same issue > > > > JAVA\_HOME and ES\_HOME env variables are properly set > > > > could anyone help? > > > > -- > > 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 [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com) \. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b2291df5-c407-4e4a-ac61-a2aba7795dc4%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b2291df5-c407-4e4a-ac61-a2aba7795dc4%40googlegroups.com)[https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b2291df5-c407-4e4a-ac61-a2aba7795dc4%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b2291df5-c407-4e4a-ac61-a2aba7795dc4%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/15186ffd-f35e-41ed-ae2c-445c6efc3572%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/15186ffd-f35e-41ed-ae2c-445c6efc3572%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:** [March 12, 2014, 3:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-elasticsearch-on-red-hat-linux-error-command-not-found/16289/5 "2014-03-12T03:39:08Z")
Use the rpm, not the zip/tar.gz. Otherwise run /opt/elasticsearch-1.0.1/bin/elasticsearch -f Regards, Mark Walkom Infrastructure Engineer Campaign Monitor email: [markw@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:markw@campaignmonitor.com) web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) On 12 March 2014 14:35, Preeti Jain [itspreeti@gmail.com](mailto:itspreeti@gmail.com) wrote: > I downloaded it properly from the website. > > Regards, > Preeti > > On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 12:45:40 AM UTC+5:30, Ivan Brusic wrote: > > > How did you install Elasticsearch? Did you use a download [1] or some > > other binary distribution such as RPM? > > > > If by chance, you simply cloned the Github repository, that is not the > > correct way to install Elasticsearch. Use a downloadable version instead. > > > > [1] [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/download) > > > > -- > > Ivan > > > > On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 6:30 AM, Preeti Jain [itsp...@gmail.com](mailto:itsp...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I'm installing elasticsearch version 1.0.1 on red hat linux. > > > I have placed Elasticsearch in directory /opt so the path till bin > > > looks like /opt/elasticsearch-1.0.1/bin > > > when I'm trying to start elasticsearch as > > > $ bin/elasticsearch -f > > > I get error message elasticsearch: command not found > > > Tried changing the permission on elasticsearch file, after that the > > > error changed to bin/elasticsearch: line 116: syntax error: unexpected > > > end of file > > > I also tried using the service wrapper but facing the same issue > > > > > > JAVA\_HOME and ES\_HOME env variables are properly set > > > > > > could anyone help? > > > > > > -- > > > 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 [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com). > > > To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/](https://groups.google.com/d/) > > > msgid/elasticsearch/b2291df5-c407-4e4a-ac61-a2aba7795dc4% > > > [40googlegroups.com](http://40googlegroups.com)[https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b2291df5-c407-4e4a-ac61-a2aba7795dc4%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b2291df5-c407-4e4a-ac61-a2aba7795dc4%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/15186ffd-f35e-41ed-ae2c-445c6efc3572%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/15186ffd-f35e-41ed-ae2c-445c6efc3572%40googlegroups.com)[https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/15186ffd-f35e-41ed-ae2c-445c6efc3572%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/15186ffd-f35e-41ed-ae2c-445c6efc3572%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/CAEM624ZCc5ejvHxLW-Y7nM%2BqXZ%3D\_wfH9T7vs6qJveVfS38EhSg%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEM624ZCc5ejvHxLW-Y7nM%2BqXZ%3D_wfH9T7vs6qJveVfS38EhSg%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2014, 6:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-elasticsearch-on-red-hat-linux-error-command-not-found/16289/6 "2014-03-12T06:36:34Z")
Without -f which is no more needed on 1.0 🙂 -- David 😉 Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs Le 12 mars 2014 à 04:39, Mark Walkom [markw@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:markw@campaignmonitor.com) a écrit : Use the rpm, not the zip/tar.gz. Otherwise run /opt/elasticsearch-1.0.1/bin/elasticsearch -f Regards, Mark Walkom Infrastructure Engineer Campaign Monitor email: [markw@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:markw@campaignmonitor.com) web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) > On 12 March 2014 14:35, Preeti Jain [itspreeti@gmail.com](mailto:itspreeti@gmail.com) wrote: > I downloaded it properly from the website. > > Regards, > Preeti > > > On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 12:45:40 AM UTC+5:30, Ivan Brusic wrote: > > How did you install Elasticsearch? Did you use a download [1] or some other binary distribution such as RPM? > > > > If by chance, you simply cloned the Github repository, that is not the correct way to install Elasticsearch. Use a downloadable version instead. > > > > [1] [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/download) > > > > -- > > Ivan > > > > > On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 6:30 AM, Preeti Jain [itsp...@gmail.com](mailto:itsp...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I'm installing elasticsearch version 1.0.1 on red hat linux. > > > I have placed Elasticsearch in directory /opt so the path till bin looks like /opt/elasticsearch-1.0.1/bin > > > when I'm trying to start elasticsearch as > > > $ bin/elasticsearch -f > > > I get error message elasticsearch: command not found > > > Tried changing the permission on elasticsearch file, after that the error changed to bin/elasticsearch: line 116: syntax error: unexpected end of file > > > I also tried using the service wrapper but facing the same issue > > > > > > JAVA\_HOME and ES\_HOME env variables are properly set > > > > > > ## could anyone help? > > > > > > 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 [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com). > > > To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b2291df5-c407-4e4a-ac61-a2aba7795dc4%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b2291df5-c407-4e4a-ac61-a2aba7795dc4%40googlegroups.com). > > > 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/15186ffd-f35e-41ed-ae2c-445c6efc3572%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/15186ffd-f35e-41ed-ae2c-445c6efc3572%40googlegroups.com). > 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/CAEM624ZCc5ejvHxLW-Y7nM%2BqXZ%3D\_wfH9T7vs6qJveVfS38EhSg%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEM624ZCc5ejvHxLW-Y7nM%2BqXZ%3D_wfH9T7vs6qJveVfS38EhSg%40mail.gmail.com). 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/DCB293A2-B947-4AEC-BFF4-5970DCF663B9%40pilato.fr](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/DCB293A2-B947-4AEC-BFF4-5970DCF663B9%40pilato.fr). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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:** [March 12, 2014, 8:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-elasticsearch-on-red-hat-linux-error-command-not-found/16289/7 "2014-03-12T08:43:11Z")
Maybe you installed and unpacked the zip in an uncommon way, and the result has Windows line feeds and/or wrong permissions? Use tar.gz on RHEL. It works here. Also service wrapper, it works flawlessly. Do not forget to install Oracle 7 Java. Jörg On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 2:30 PM, Preeti Jain [itspreeti@gmail.com](mailto:itspreeti@gmail.com) wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm installing elasticsearch version 1.0.1 on red hat linux. > I have placed Elasticsearch in directory /opt so the path till bin looks > like /opt/elasticsearch-1.0.1/bin > when I'm trying to start elasticsearch as > $ bin/elasticsearch -f > I get error message elasticsearch: command not found > Tried changing the permission on elasticsearch file, after that the error > changed to bin/elasticsearch: line 116: syntax error: unexpected end of > file > I also tried using the service wrapper but facing the same issue > > JAVA\_HOME and ES\_HOME env variables are properly set > > could anyone help? > > -- > 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/b2291df5-c407-4e4a-ac61-a2aba7795dc4%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b2291df5-c407-4e4a-ac61-a2aba7795dc4%40googlegroups.com)[https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b2291df5-c407-4e4a-ac61-a2aba7795dc4%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b2291df5-c407-4e4a-ac61-a2aba7795dc4%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/CAKdsXoHH88csGdG120LWPoBLfD4E%2BWuiCNhPGNWvONhwNSHraw%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAKdsXoHH88csGdG120LWPoBLfD4E%2BWuiCNhPGNWvONhwNSHraw%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Prashant\_Pal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Prashant\_Pal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Prashant_Pal)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2014, 9:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-elasticsearch-on-red-hat-linux-error-command-not-found/16289/8 "2014-03-12T09:59:35Z")
If you have copied the files from windows to linux and then executing ES. Then try dos2unix elasticseacrh and then run ES ---
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