# Path.data not working **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [September 4, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/path-data-not-working/13461 "2013-09-04T18:20:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gzion7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b3f665/32.png) [@gzion7](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gzion7)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/path-data-not-working/13461/1 "2013-09-04T18:20:55Z")
I am trying to change the location where ES stores my data. I am using AWS/EC2, it works in the default location but when I change the path in the .yml file it fails to start. I am also unable to enable debugging for my logs. This is very frustrating. Any ideas? -- 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). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**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:** [September 4, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/path-data-not-working/13461/2 "2013-09-04T18:35:31Z")
If it does not start at all, your yml file is probably incorrect. Check that you did not forget a space after path.data: -- David 😉 Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs Le 4 sept. 2013 à 20:20, Gabriel Holder [gavysdomain@gmail.com](mailto:gavysdomain@gmail.com) a écrit : I am trying to change the location where ES stores my data. I am using AWS/EC2, it works in the default location but when I change the path in the .yml file it fails to start. I am also unable to enable debugging for my logs. This is very frustrating. ## Any ideas? 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). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- 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). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![gzion7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b3f665/32.png) [@gzion7](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gzion7)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/path-data-not-working/13461/3 "2013-09-04T19:13:04Z")
Didn't work either. I have it as: # path.data: /path/to/data path.data:/opt Tried with and without the space. I did find this: > > > In the line… > > \`\`\` > DAEMON\_OPTS="-p $PID\_FILE -Des.config=$CONF\_FILE -Des.path.hom…e=$ES\_HOME -Des.path.logs=$LOG\_DIR -Des.path.data=$DATA\_DIR -Des.path.work=$WORK\_DIR -Des.path.conf=$CONF\_DIR" > \`\`\` > > …in \`/etc/init.d/elasticsearch\`, several options, like es.path.data, get paved over by the defaults from \`/etc/default/elasticsearch\` or by env vars. Any \`path.data\` option in \`elasticsearch.yml\` is ignored. But I'm not sure how to change the init file. On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 2:35:31 PM UTC-4, David Pilato wrote: > If it does not start at all, your yml file is probably incorrect. > > Check that you did not forget a space after path.data: > > -- > David 😉 > Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs > > Le 4 sept. 2013 à 20:20, Gabriel Holder \<[gavys...@gmail.com](mailto:gavys...@gmail.com) \\> > a écrit : > > I am trying to change the location where ES stores my data. > I am using AWS/EC2, it works in the default location but when I change the > path in the .yml file it fails to start. > > I am also unable to enable debugging for my logs. > This is very frustrating. > > Any ideas? > > -- > 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 [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com) \. > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- 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). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**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:** [September 4, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/path-data-not-working/13461/4 "2013-09-04T19:22:23Z")
Did you try: path.data: /opt What can you see in logs? -- David 😉 Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs Le 4 sept. 2013 à 21:13, Gabriel Holder [gavysdomain@gmail.com](mailto:gavysdomain@gmail.com) a écrit : Didn't work either. I have it as: # path.data: /path/to/data path.data:/opt Tried with and without the space. I did find this: > > > In the line… > > \`\`\` > DAEMON\_OPTS="-p $PID\_FILE -Des.config=$CONF\_FILE -Des.path.hom…e=$ES\_HOME -Des.path.logs=$LOG\_DIR -Des.path.data=$DATA\_DIR -Des.path.work=$WORK\_DIR -Des.path.conf=$CONF\_DIR" > \`\`\` > > …in \`/etc/init.d/elasticsearch\`, several options, like es.path.data, get paved over by the defaults from \`/etc/default/elasticsearch\` or by env vars. Any \`path.data\` option in \`elasticsearch.yml\` is ignored. But I'm not sure how to change the init file. On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 2:35:31 PM UTC-4, David Pilato wrote: > If it does not start at all, your yml file is probably incorrect. > > Check that you did not forget a space after path.data: > > -- > David 😉 > Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs > > Le 4 sept. 2013 à 20:20, Gabriel Holder [gavys...@gmail.com](mailto:gavys...@gmail.com) a écrit : > > I am trying to change the location where ES stores my data. > I am using AWS/EC2, it works in the default location but when I change the path in the .yml file it fails to start. > > I am also unable to enable debugging for my logs. > This is very frustrating. > > ## Any ideas? > > 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 [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- 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). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- 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). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![gzion7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b3f665/32.png) [@gzion7](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gzion7)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/path-data-not-working/13461/5 "2013-09-04T19:30:50Z")
Tried. Logs don't generate anything. I don't think I turned on logging correctly. How can I do that? On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 3:22:23 PM UTC-4, David Pilato wrote: > Did you try: > > path.data: /opt > > What can you see in logs? > > -- > David 😉 > Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs > > Le 4 sept. 2013 à 21:13, Gabriel Holder \<[gavys...@gmail.com](mailto:gavys...@gmail.com) \\> > a écrit : > > Didn't work either. > I have it as: > > # path.data: /path/to/data > > path.data:/opt > > Tried with and without the space. > > I did find this: > [Init script in Debian package ignores some options in elasticsearch.yml · Issue #1765 · elastic/elasticsearch · GitHub](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/issues/1765) > > But I'm not sure how to change the init file. > > On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 2:35:31 PM UTC-4, David Pilato wrote: > > > If it does not start at all, your yml file is probably incorrect. > > > > Check that you did not forget a space after path.data: > > > > -- > > David 😉 > > Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs > > > > Le 4 sept. 2013 à 20:20, Gabriel Holder [gavys...@gmail.com](mailto:gavys...@gmail.com) a écrit : > > > > I am trying to change the location where ES stores my data. > > I am using AWS/EC2, it works in the default location but when I change > > the path in the .yml file it fails to start. > > > > I am also unable to enable debugging for my logs. > > This is very frustrating. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > -- > > 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 [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com). > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). > > -- > 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 [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com) \. > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- 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). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![gzion7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b3f665/32.png) [@gzion7](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gzion7)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 4:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/path-data-not-working/13461/6 "2013-09-05T16:49:08Z")
Any help would be great. This thing is kicking my ass. On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 3:30:50 PM UTC-4, Gabriel Holder wrote: > Tried. > Logs don't generate anything. > I don't think I turned on logging correctly. > How can I do that? > > On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 3:22:23 PM UTC-4, David Pilato wrote: > > > Did you try: > > > > path.data: /opt > > > > What can you see in logs? > > > > -- > > David 😉 > > Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs > > > > Le 4 sept. 2013 à 21:13, Gabriel Holder [gavys...@gmail.com](mailto:gavys...@gmail.com) a écrit : > > > > Didn't work either. > > I have it as: > > > > # path.data: /path/to/data > > > > path.data:/opt > > > > Tried with and without the space. > > > > I did find this: > > [Init script in Debian package ignores some options in elasticsearch.yml · Issue #1765 · elastic/elasticsearch · GitHub](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/issues/1765) > > > > But I'm not sure how to change the init file. > > > > On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 2:35:31 PM UTC-4, David Pilato wrote: > > > > > If it does not start at all, your yml file is probably incorrect. > > > > > > Check that you did not forget a space after path.data: > > > > > > -- > > > David 😉 > > > Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs > > > > > > Le 4 sept. 2013 à 20:20, Gabriel Holder [gavys...@gmail.com](mailto:gavys...@gmail.com) a écrit : > > > > > > I am trying to change the location where ES stores my data. > > > I am using AWS/EC2, it works in the default location but when I change > > > the path in the .yml file it fails to start. > > > > > > I am also unable to enable debugging for my logs. > > > This is very frustrating. > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > -- > > > 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 [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com). > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). > > > > -- > > 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 [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com). > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- 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). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![brian\_yoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f1d935/32.png) [@brian\_yoder](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/brian_yoder)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/path-data-not-working/13461/7 "2013-09-05T17:27:25Z")
You also need to tell Elasticsearch where to find the config file if you move it. For instance, start Elasticsearch with the following command-line option: \*-Des.path.conf=\*_path-to-config-file_ Brian On Thursday, September 5, 2013 12:49:08 PM UTC-4, Gabriel Holder wrote: > Any help would be great. > > > > -- 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). 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, 2:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/path-data-not-working/13461/8 "2017-07-06T02:17:57Z")