# Native controller process has stopped - no new native processes can be started **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [June 7, 2019, 9:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/native-controller-process-has-stopped-no-new-native-processes-can-be-started/184721 "2019-06-07T09:08:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![YoussefH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/youssefh/32/47706_2.png) [@YoussefH](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/YoussefH)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2019, 9:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/native-controller-process-has-stopped-no-new-native-processes-can-be-started/184721/1 "2019-06-07T09:08:09Z")
Hello, I have an problem concerned the elasticsearch starting, when we go to the elasticsearch service for forced their startup, an error message is displayed and the startup is failed, for this i used the cmd console for this starting without succes ☹ , the same problem and error is displayed "Native Controller process has stoped -no new native processes can be started" Working environment : - VMware workstation 12.5.9 - OS VM : Windows Server 2016 Standard 64 bit - Elasticsearch MSI Version : 7.1.1 Please find attached the logs with console cmd : [ScreenShot Cmd Consol Error Msg | Error Msg Starting with Elasticsearch Service] ![Error%20Msg%20Starting%20with%20Elasticsearch%20Service](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/6/16aa1c848bf11491c90a46f57ca81e86ce261c35.png) Please I need to your support to resolved the problem ASOP. Best Regards. ![ScreenShot%20Cmd%20Consol%20Error%20Msg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/4/6/46d5c705944bcc63333452a07feb9a1a41d04d5b.png) ---
**Author:** ![EldrosKandar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/eldroskandar/32/33188_2.png) [@EldrosKandar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/EldrosKandar)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2019, 9:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/native-controller-process-has-stopped-no-new-native-processes-can-be-started/184721/2 "2019-06-07T09:20:36Z")
It seems to me like it is an issue with the configuration, see: ``` [1]: the default discovery settings are unsuitable for production use; at least one of [discovery.seed_hosts, discovery.seed_provides, cluster.initial_master_nodes] must be configured ``` ---
**Author:** ![YoussefH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/youssefh/32/47706_2.png) [@YoussefH](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/YoussefH)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2019, 9:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/native-controller-process-has-stopped-no-new-native-processes-can-be-started/184721/3 "2019-06-07T09:23:13Z")
so, how we can configure the parameters ---
**Author:** ![EldrosKandar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/eldroskandar/32/33188_2.png) [@EldrosKandar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/EldrosKandar)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2019, 9:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/native-controller-process-has-stopped-no-new-native-processes-can-be-started/184721/4 "2019-06-07T09:26:08Z")
See the following link for where to find the configuration file: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/windows.html#msi-command-line-options](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/windows.html#msi-command-line-options) And this link for a description of the discovery configuration: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.1/discovery-settings.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.1/discovery-settings.html) ---
**Author:** ![YoussefH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/youssefh/32/47706_2.png) [@YoussefH](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/YoussefH)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2019, 10:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/native-controller-process-has-stopped-no-new-native-processes-can-be-started/184721/5 "2019-06-07T10:28:44Z")
Hello, I not found where I can change these settings ☹ , Note that i already opened the 3 config files (below) and i not found the parmets of [discovery.seed\_hosts:] & [cluster.initial\_master\_nodes:] The elasticsearch config files: -elasticsearch.yml -jvm.options -log4j2.properties I need to your help please. best regards. ---
**Author:** ![EldrosKandar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/eldroskandar/32/33188_2.png) [@EldrosKandar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/EldrosKandar)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2019, 11:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/native-controller-process-has-stopped-no-new-native-processes-can-be-started/184721/6 "2019-06-07T11:42:01Z")
Could you show your elasticsearch.yml configuration? ---
**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, 2019, 11:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/native-controller-process-has-stopped-no-new-native-processes-can-be-started/184721/7 "2019-07-05T11:42:08Z")
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