# Problem starting Elasticsearch process **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 2, 2017, 2:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-starting-elasticsearch-process/77078 "2017-03-02T02:37:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![adityajain19](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/adityajain19/32/23171_2.png) [@adityajain19](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/adityajain19)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 2:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-starting-elasticsearch-process/77078/1 "2017-03-02T02:37:55Z")
Hi, we are trying to start out elasticsearch process sudo service elasticsearch start sudo service elasticsearch status gives following [root@efkkibapp31d x-pack]# sudo service elasticsearch status -l ● elasticsearch.service - Elasticsearch Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/elasticsearch.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2017-03-01 21:34:47 EST; 15s ago Docs: [http://www.elastic.co](http://www.elastic.co) Process: 29341 ExecStart=/usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch -p ${PID\_DIR}/elasticsearch.pid --quiet -Edefault.path.logs=${LOG\_DIR} -Edefault.path.data=${DATA\_DIR} -Edefault.path.conf=${CONF\_DIR} (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Process: 29339 ExecStartPre=/usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-systemd-pre-exec (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 29341 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Mar 01 21:34:47 efkkibapp31d.amtrak.ad.nrpc elasticsearch[29341]: at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:122) Mar 01 21:34:47 efkkibapp31d.amtrak.ad.nrpc elasticsearch[29341]: at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:88) Mar 01 21:34:47 efkkibapp31d.amtrak.ad.nrpc elasticsearch[29341]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:89) Mar 01 21:34:47 efkkibapp31d.amtrak.ad.nrpc elasticsearch[29341]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:82) Mar 01 21:34:47 efkkibapp31d.amtrak.ad.nrpc elasticsearch[29341]: Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException Mar 01 21:34:47 efkkibapp31d.amtrak.ad.nrpc elasticsearch[29341]: at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.composite.DefaultMergeStrategy.mergeRootProp...ava:72) Mar 01 21:34:47 efkkibapp31d.amtrak.ad.nrpc elasticsearch[29341]: at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.composite.CompositeConfiguration.(Comp...ava:77) Mar 01 21:34:47 efkkibapp31d.amtrak.ad.nrpc systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Mar 01 21:34:47 efkkibapp31d.amtrak.ad.nrpc systemd[1]: Unit elasticsearch.service entered failed state. Mar 01 21:34:47 efkkibapp31d.amtrak.ad.nrpc systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service failed. Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full. Cant find anything in log. ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 3:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-starting-elasticsearch-process/77078/2 "2017-03-02T03:16:08Z")
> [@adityajain19](#): > > Cant find anything in log Which log? What version are you on? What OS? What JVM? What settings have you changed? ---
**Author:** ![adityajain19](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/adityajain19/32/23171_2.png) [@adityajain19](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/adityajain19)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 3:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-starting-elasticsearch-process/77078/3 "2017-03-02T03:19:28Z")
I am not getting anything in elasticsearch log. Elastic version 5.1.1 Unix I installed and un installed the xpack. Regards Aditya ---
**Author:** ![xavierfacq](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/xavierfacq/32/8744_2.png) [@xavierfacq](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xavierfacq)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 8:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-starting-elasticsearch-process/77078/4 "2017-03-02T08:44:09Z")
Can you check log: /var/log/messages ? ---
**Author:** ![adityajain19](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/adityajain19/32/23171_2.png) [@adityajain19](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/adityajain19)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-starting-elasticsearch-process/77078/5 "2017-03-02T21:38:34Z")
Thanks @xavierfacq I see the exception there and fixed it. Regards Aditya ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-starting-elasticsearch-process/77078/6 "2017-03-30T21:38:37Z")
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