# Logstash Embedded Elasticsearch not starting **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 9, 2014, 11:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-embedded-elasticsearch-not-starting/15172 "2014-01-09T11:14:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Andrew\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f1d935/32.png) [@Andrew\_3](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Andrew_3)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 11:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-embedded-elasticsearch-not-starting/15172/1 "2014-01-09T11:14:48Z")
Good Morning, I am running a very basic config of logstash, with the embedded elasticsearch. I am able to launch the logstash & embedded elasticsearch successfully, whilst using a local disk for the data directory, however when I use the option : -Des.path.data to specify the data directory to be located on an NFS share, elasticsearch will not start. I'm assuming this is a locking issue log4j, [2014-01-08T15:13:25.560] INFO: org.elasticsearch.node: [Set] version[0.90.3], pid[16971], build[5c38d60/2013-08-06T13:18:31Z] log4j, [2014-01-08T15:13:25.561] INFO: org.elasticsearch.node: [Set] initializing ... log4j, [2014-01-08T15:13:25.561] DEBUG: org.elasticsearch.node: [Set] using home [/srv/log/logstash], config [/srv/log/logstash/config], data [[/srv/log/logstash/data]], logs [/srv/log/logstash/logs], work [/srv/log/logstash/work], plugins [/srv/log/logstash/plugins] log4j, [2014-01-08T15:13:25.567] INFO: org.elasticsearch.plugins: [Set] loaded [], sites [] log4j, [2014-01-08T15:13:25.584] DEBUG: org.elasticsearch.common.compress.lzf: using [UnsafeChunkDecoder] decoder an no further progress. Is there a workaround for this problem, as I have a requirement to use NFS for the data directory. -- A. -- 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/9317c2aa-1c96-4fb7-b0b1-614289f537cc%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9317c2aa-1c96-4fb7-b0b1-614289f537cc%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**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, 1:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-embedded-elasticsearch-not-starting/15172/2 "2017-07-06T01:57:43Z")