# Java error in installing Elasticserach 5 beta verion

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-error-in-installing-elasticserach-5-beta-verion/62151>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 4, 2016, 11:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-error-in-installing-elasticserach-5-beta-verion/62151 "2016-10-04T11:20:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ANU\_SARA\_VARGHESE](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/anu_sara_varghese/32/51487_2.png) [@ANU\_SARA\_VARGHESE](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ANU_SARA_VARGHESE)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 11:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-error-in-installing-elasticserach-5-beta-verion/62151/1 "2016-10-04T11:20:28Z")

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Hi,

I am trying to install Elasticsearch 5.0.0-beta1 but I am getting the following error:

root@ip-x-x-x-x:/opt/elasticsearch-5.0.0-beta1/bin# ./elasticsearch

[2016-10-04T16:37:31,891][WARN][o.e.b.ElasticsearchUncaughtExceptionHandler] [] uncaught exception in thread [main]  
org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.StartupException: java.lang.RuntimeException: can not run elasticsearch as root  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:116) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0-beta1.jar:5.0.0-beta1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:103) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0-beta1.jar:5.0.0-beta1]  
at org.elasticsearch.cli.SettingCommand.execute(SettingCommand.java:54) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0-beta1.jar:5.0.0-beta1]  
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:96) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0-beta1.jar:5.0.0-beta1]  
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:62) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0-beta1.jar:5.0.0-beta1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:80) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0-beta1.jar:5.0.0-beta1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:73) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0-beta1.jar:5.0.0-beta1]  
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: can not run elasticsearch as root  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.initializeNatives(Bootstrap.java:96) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0-beta1.jar:5.0.0-beta1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:155) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0-beta1.jar:5.0.0-beta1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:286) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0-beta1.jar:5.0.0-beta1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:112) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0-beta1.jar:5.0.0-beta1]  
... 6 more

root@ip-x-x-x-x:/opt/elasticsearch-5.0.0-beta1/bin#

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**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:** [October 4, 2016, 11:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-error-in-installing-elasticserach-5-beta-verion/62151/2 "2016-10-04T11:38:06Z")

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Please format your code using `</>` icon. It will make your post more readable.

The error message is clear: "can not run elasticsearch as root"

Don't start it as root.

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**Author:** ![rajkamalkool6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rajkamalkool6](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rajkamalkool6)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 7:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-error-in-installing-elasticserach-5-beta-verion/62151/3 "2017-03-15T07:16:37Z")

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How to start it as non-root user?

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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, 10:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-error-in-installing-elasticserach-5-beta-verion/62151/4 "2017-07-05T22:02:13Z")

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