# RPM install

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rpm-install/200886>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 24, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rpm-install/200886 "2019-09-24T14:00:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Brendan1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Brendan1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Brendan1)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rpm-install/200886/1 "2019-09-24T14:00:21Z")

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We are trying to install a prod cluster using the RPM as root. We want it to run under a specific service account we have created.

As per [https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/8419](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/8419) .  
the home directory is installed in the /usr/share/elasticsearch directory as root:root-\>  
Is there a method of setting an alternative owner/ alternative home directory?

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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:** [October 22, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rpm-install/200886/2 "2019-10-22T14:00:21Z")

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