# Running elaticsearch with seperate user and group

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-elaticsearch-with-seperate-user-and-group/166975
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [February 4, 2019, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-elaticsearch-with-seperate-user-and-group/166975 "2019-02-04T14:34:37Z")
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### Author: ![460](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b3f665/32.png) [@460](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/460)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2019, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-elaticsearch-with-seperate-user-and-group/166975/1 "2019-02-04T14:34:37Z")

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Hello Team,

I have tried to run elasticsearch 6.4.0 with a seperate user and group. But it was not working fine.  
Can you please help me out.

Regards,  
Likhith.

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### Author: ![rugenl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rugenl/32/12887_2.png) [@rugenl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rugenl)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2019, 3:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-elaticsearch-with-seperate-user-and-group/166975/2 "2019-02-04T15:18:49Z")

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See [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39940760/not-able-to-install-elasticsearch-as-different-user](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39940760/not-able-to-install-elasticsearch-as-different-user)

It can't be root

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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: [March 4, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-elaticsearch-with-seperate-user-and-group/166975/3 "2019-03-04T15:19:03Z")

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