# Jdk version

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/jdk-version/158547>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 28, 2018, 10:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/jdk-version/158547 "2018-11-28T10:44:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![sahere37](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@sahere37](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sahere37)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 10:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/jdk-version/158547/1 "2018-11-28T10:44:24Z")

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I am installing elsticsearch in the oracle linux 6.8  
I set java version as hotspot by definig JAVA\_HOME parameter in the .bash\_profile file.  
when i type (java -version) in terminal, output is as following  
[srahimi@admin ~]$ java -version  
java version "1.8.0\_171"  
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0\_171-b11)  
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.171-b11, mixed mode)

but when i used (sudo -i service elasticsearch start) command, following error has been shown:

Starting elasticsearch: the minimum required Java version is 8; your Java version from [/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.99.x86\_64/jre] does not meet this requirement  
[FAILED]

what is the matter?

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**Author:** ![stromblom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stromblom/32/38180_2.png) [@stromblom](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stromblom)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 10:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/jdk-version/158547/2 "2018-11-28T10:47:32Z")

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When you run a command with sudo it runs as root. The root user probably has a different path defined in JAVA\_HOME.

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**Author:** ![sahere37](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@sahere37](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sahere37)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 10:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/jdk-version/158547/3 "2018-11-28T10:59:25Z")

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i run the java -version command in root user and the result is hotspot

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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:** [December 26, 2018, 10:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/jdk-version/158547/4 "2018-12-26T10:59:44Z")

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