# Runuser: unrecognized option '--pidfile' **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [December 11, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/runuser-unrecognized-option-pidfile/21218 "2014-12-11T19:16:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Joey\_Nooner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/db5fbb/32.png) [@Joey\_Nooner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Joey_Nooner)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/runuser-unrecognized-option-pidfile/21218/1 "2014-12-11T19:16:38Z")
I keep getting this error when using the init script. The error i receive is: Starting elasticsearch: runuser: unrecognized option '--pidfile' Try `runuser --help' for more information. [FAILED] The line of code in the init script: daemon --user $ES\_USER --pidfile $pidfile $exec -p $pidfile -d -Des.default.path.home=$ES\_HOME -Des.default.path.logs=$LOG\_DIR -Des.default.path.data=$DATA\_DIR -Des.default.path.work=$WORK\_DIR -Des.default.path.conf=$CONF\_DIR I tried removing "--pidfile $pidfile" but no luck. Seems like elasticsearch isn't creating the pid file from startup. I made sure the /var/run/elasticsearch/ directory exists. Works just fine from startup from bin/elasticsearch. I have 3 other nodes running the same init script in the same setup that run successfully. Im running on RHEL 6.2. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Joey -- 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). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/326e9114-38f1-4fa0-a18a-11339a4e7985%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/326e9114-38f1-4fa0-a18a-11339a4e7985%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_Nooner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/db5fbb/32.png) [@Joey\_Nooner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Joey_Nooner)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/runuser-unrecognized-option-pidfile/21218/2 "2014-12-11T19:18:04Z")
Also forgot to add, this is running on ES 1.4.1 On Thursday, December 11, 2014 1:16:38 PM UTC-6, Joey Nooner wrote: > I keep getting this error when using the init script. The error i receive > is: > > Starting elasticsearch: runuser: unrecognized option '--pidfile' > Try `runuser --help' for more information. > [FAILED] > > The line of code in the init script: > daemon --user $ES\_USER --pidfile $pidfile $exec -p $pidfile -d > -Des.default.path.home=$ES\_HOME -Des.default.path.logs=$LOG\_DIR > -Des.default.path.data=$DATA\_DIR -Des.default.path.work=$WORK\_DIR > -Des.default.path.conf=$CONF\_DIR > > I tried removing "--pidfile $pidfile" but no luck. Seems like > elasticsearch isn't creating the pid file from startup. I made sure the > /var/run/elasticsearch/ directory exists. Works just fine from startup from > bin/elasticsearch. I have 3 other nodes running the same init script in the > same setup that run successfully. Im running on RHEL 6.2. Any help is > appreciated. > > Thanks, > Joey -- 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). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/27e72152-f081-420e-84e2-ddb36ddabe15%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/27e72152-f081-420e-84e2-ddb36ddabe15%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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, 12:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/runuser-unrecognized-option-pidfile/21218/3 "2017-07-06T00:44:06Z")