# Log4j errors when starting ES

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log4j-errors-when-starting-es/64484>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 31, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log4j-errors-when-starting-es/64484 "2016-10-31T19:06:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kmroz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kmroz/32/62741_2.png) [@kmroz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kmroz)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 1:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log4j-errors-when-starting-es/64484/21 "2016-11-02T13:44:35Z")

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that worked. I thought that it was set within the sysconfig. Is there a reason it doesn't read it from there?

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**Author:** ![jaymode](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jaymode/32/50103_2.png) [@jaymode](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jaymode)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 2:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log4j-errors-when-starting-es/64484/22 "2016-11-02T14:03:48Z")

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> [@kmroz](#):
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> I thought that it was set within the sysconfig

Which sysconfig file are you referring to?

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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, 10:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log4j-errors-when-starting-es/64484/23 "2017-07-05T22:07:22Z")

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