# Not booting if repository is unavailable

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-booting-if-repository-is-unavailable/165954>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 28, 2019, 8:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-booting-if-repository-is-unavailable/165954 "2019-01-28T08:25:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![asp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@asp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/asp)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2019, 8:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-booting-if-repository-is-unavailable/165954/1 "2019-01-28T08:25:37Z")

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Hi there,

I encountered an issue, that elasticseach did not start. After searching the logs, it looks like that elasticsearch did not start because the backup repository was not available:

```
[2019-01-27T11:14:46,831][ERROR][o.e.b.Bootstrap] Exception
java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unable to access 'path.repo' (/usr/local/elk/backup_6x)
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.FilePermissionUtils.addDirectoryPath(FilePermissionUtils.java:70) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.addFilePermissions(Security.java:323) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.createPermissions(Security.java:262) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Security.configure(Security.java:123) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:208) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:323) [elasticsearch-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:121) [elasticsearch-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:112) [elasticsearch-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
        at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:86) [elasticsearch-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
        at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:124) [elasticsearch-cli-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
        at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:90) [elasticsearch-cli-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:92) [elasticsearch-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:85) [elasticsearch-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
Caused by: java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: /usr/local/elk/backup_6x

```

Since this is only a snapshot repository, I would like to see logging this issue, failing snapshot, **BUT elasticsearch should be starting!**  
Is there a way to tell elasticsearch to start, even if a snapshot repository is not there?

Thanks, Andreas

PS: ES Version is 6.2.1

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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:** [January 28, 2019, 9:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-booting-if-repository-is-unavailable/165954/2 "2019-01-28T09:37:59Z")

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@jasontedor WDYT?

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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:** [February 25, 2019, 9:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-booting-if-repository-is-unavailable/165954/3 "2019-02-25T09:38:01Z")

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