# \[TO DELETE\] Elasticsearch-systemd-pre-exec (code=exited, status=203/EXEC) **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [August 21, 2018, 9:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/to-delete-elasticsearch-systemd-pre-exec-code-exited-status-203-exec/145344 "2018-08-21T09:35:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![khl3o](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e495f1/32.png) [@khl3o](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/khl3o)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 9:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/to-delete-elasticsearch-systemd-pre-exec-code-exited-status-203-exec/145344/1 "2018-08-21T09:35:19Z")
Hello, I would like to start my elasticsearch service but I have the following error: ``` Process: 23632 ExecStartPre=/usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-systemd-pre-exec (code=exited, status=203/EXEC) Main PID: 28247 (code=exited, status=143) Aug 21 11:17:15 ns3036068.ip-91-121-69.eu systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: control process exited, code=exited status=203 Aug 21 11:17:15 ns3036068.ip-91-121-69.eu systemd[1]: Failed to start Elasticsearch. Aug 21 11:17:15 ns3036068.ip-91-121-69.eu systemd[1]: Unit elasticsearch.service entered failed state. ``` /usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-systemd-pre-exec is missing from /usr/share/elasticsearch/bin directory. I don't touch to elasticsearch configuration, I just try to create a demon to start another elasticsearch binary (/etc/elasticsearch6/bin/elasticsearch on a different port), I deleted it from /etc/init.d but I can't start my elasticsearch legacy service. Thx ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 9:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/to-delete-elasticsearch-systemd-pre-exec-code-exited-status-203-exec/145344/2 "2018-09-18T09:35:26Z")
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