# Not able to start Elastic Search

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-start-elastic-search/156087>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 9, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-start-elastic-search/156087 "2018-11-09T16:29:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![pavankrishna116](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pavankrishna116/32/37498_2.png) [@pavankrishna116](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pavankrishna116)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-start-elastic-search/156087/1 "2018-11-09T16:29:03Z")

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Hi, Team

I installed elasticsearch in my System(Desktop) it is working fine, However, when I installed the same in my PC(Laptop) it is throwing an error (The data area passed to a system call is too small).  
Failed to start the service.

In Environment Variables I kept 'JAVA\_HOME' variable's value correct only but still, it is showing the same error.

 ![es1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/c/c/ccfae042239dc081a01c158807547bf9c665abe5.jpeg)  
 ![jv](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/2/f/2f62a865c8a6b1b25940023b8ea6a94493e7d216.jpeg)

The above uploaded are reference images, please help me to fix this. Read so many articles but not helpful.

Not able to provide the Log data, because those are not generating.  
(Laptop)  
Java version jre1.8.0\_191  
ElasticSearch version 6.4

Desktop  
Java version jre1.8.0\_181  
ElaticSearch verion 6.3

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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:** [November 9, 2018, 5:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-start-elastic-search/156087/2 "2018-11-09T17:33:02Z")

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Please don't post images of text as they are hardly readable and not searchable.

Instead paste the text and format it with `</>` icon. Check the preview window.

Are you running on a 32bits machine/OS?  
That might explain this may be...

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**Author:** ![pavankrishna116](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pavankrishna116/32/37498_2.png) [@pavankrishna116](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pavankrishna116)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 12:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-start-elastic-search/156087/3 "2018-11-10T12:22:50Z")

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Sorry for the Images, but for your question the answer will be no I'm running this on a x64 bit Machine/OS

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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:** [November 10, 2018, 1:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-start-elastic-search/156087/4 "2018-11-10T13:10:07Z")

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What gives:

```auto
java -version

```

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**Author:** ![pavankrishna116](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pavankrishna116/32/37498_2.png) [@pavankrishna116](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pavankrishna116)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-start-elastic-search/156087/5 "2018-11-10T13:24:34Z")

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```
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)
```

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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:** [November 10, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-start-elastic-search/156087/6 "2018-11-10T13:52:22Z")

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I have no idea. May be @Martijn_Laarman has?

I [searched on the Web](https://www.google.fr/search?q=the+data+area+passed+to+a+system+call+is+too+small) and found many pages related to that which seems to be related to network drivers or things like that... May be give a look?

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**Author:** ![forloop](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/forloop/32/9021_2.png) [@forloop](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/forloop)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 11:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-start-elastic-search/156087/7 "2018-11-12T11:12:02Z")

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`JAVA_HOME` should not include `\bin`; could you remove this, open a new command prompt, and try again

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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 10, 2018, 11:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-start-elastic-search/156087/8 "2018-12-10T11:12:09Z")

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