# Ubuntu 16.04 - ansible-elasticsearch: stuck at "Wait for elasticsearch to startup" **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [April 23, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ubuntu-16-04-ansible-elasticsearch-stuck-at-wait-for-elasticsearch-to-startup/83338 "2017-04-23T20:49:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dextro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dextro/32/17597_2.png) [@Dextro](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dextro)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ubuntu-16-04-ansible-elasticsearch-stuck-at-wait-for-elasticsearch-to-startup/83338/1 "2017-04-23T20:49:15Z")
Ansible is stuck at "Wait for elasticsearch to startup" and just times out. Setup is Ubuntu 16.04.02 ``` Playbook: - name: Install and configure elasticsearch hosts: localhost remote_user: 'deploy' become: True roles: - role: elastic.elasticsearch ``` With just a single variable: `es_instance_name: "node1"` I can't figure out what goes wrong. ---
**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:** [April 24, 2017, 1:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ubuntu-16-04-ansible-elasticsearch-stuck-at-wait-for-elasticsearch-to-startup/83338/2 "2017-04-24T01:30:12Z")
Have you looked at the ES logs? ---
**Author:** ![Dextro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dextro/32/17597_2.png) [@Dextro](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dextro)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 7:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ubuntu-16-04-ansible-elasticsearch-stuck-at-wait-for-elasticsearch-to-startup/83338/3 "2017-04-24T07:01:01Z")
There are no logs. /var/log/elasticsearch is complete empty (no files yet). ---
**Author:** ![Dextro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dextro/32/17597_2.png) [@Dextro](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dextro)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 7:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ubuntu-16-04-ansible-elasticsearch-stuck-at-wait-for-elasticsearch-to-startup/83338/4 "2017-04-24T07:18:06Z")
``` # systemctl enable elasticsearch Failed to execute operation: No such file or directory ``` Something wrong with systemd. ---
**Author:** ![runtman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/runtman/32/18136_2.png) [@runtman](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/runtman)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2017, 12:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ubuntu-16-04-ansible-elasticsearch-stuck-at-wait-for-elasticsearch-to-startup/83338/5 "2017-05-11T12:50:32Z")
I believe it;'s the same problem as: > [@Ansible Playbook Hangs on " Wait for elasticsearch to startup "](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ansible-playbook-hangs-on-wait-for-elasticsearch-to-startup/78610/3): > > Found the issue here. The ansible role does not seem to enable the elasticsearch startp service in systemd. I added an ansible bloc to do this in the role definition. Nothing is installed into system d, I am running into the same problem. I see no task that will take care of that either. It may be worth just adding to the playbook to do this? ---
**Author:** ![mattfowler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mattfowler/32/18277_2.png) [@mattfowler](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mattfowler)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ubuntu-16-04-ansible-elasticsearch-stuck-at-wait-for-elasticsearch-to-startup/83338/6 "2017-05-16T19:33:58Z")
Is there a workaround for this that someone could share to enable the service in systemd? I'm having the same issue and it is blocking me currently. ---
**Author:** ![runtman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/runtman/32/18136_2.png) [@runtman](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/runtman)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 9:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ubuntu-16-04-ansible-elasticsearch-stuck-at-wait-for-elasticsearch-to-startup/83338/7 "2017-05-19T09:58:58Z")
Add this to the task in /role/tasks/main.yml above "Wait for elasticsearch to startup" ``` - name: Debian - Ensure it's enabled on startup lineinfile: path: /etc/default/{{ es_instance_name }}_elasticsearch regexp: '^START_DAEMON=' line: 'START_DAEMON=true' notify: restart elasticsearch ``` ---
**Author:** ![ligerdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@ligerdave](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ligerdave)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 7:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ubuntu-16-04-ansible-elasticsearch-stuck-at-wait-for-elasticsearch-to-startup/83338/8 "2017-05-20T07:39:18Z")
even with adding this block, still an issue. ☹ has elastic guys tested this? ---
**Author:** ![runtman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/runtman/32/18136_2.png) [@runtman](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/runtman)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 7:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ubuntu-16-04-ansible-elasticsearch-stuck-at-wait-for-elasticsearch-to-startup/83338/9 "2017-05-22T07:01:25Z")
What error are you getting? No this code wasn't tested by Elastic. ---
**Author:** ![ligerdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@ligerdave](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ligerdave)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 2:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ubuntu-16-04-ansible-elasticsearch-stuck-at-wait-for-elasticsearch-to-startup/83338/10 "2017-05-23T02:45:41Z")
Fixed it. basically it didn't know which init script to execute. systemd or init.d ---
**Author:** ![Ionel-Mihai\_Motoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@Ionel-Mihai\_Motoc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ionel-Mihai_Motoc)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 8:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ubuntu-16-04-ansible-elasticsearch-stuck-at-wait-for-elasticsearch-to-startup/83338/11 "2017-05-25T08:13:01Z")
Hi Could you post here the fix you made? I have the same probl. Tnx. ---
**Author:** ![uschtwill](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/uschtwill/32/14077_2.png) [@uschtwill](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/uschtwill)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ubuntu-16-04-ansible-elasticsearch-stuck-at-wait-for-elasticsearch-to-startup/83338/12 "2017-06-13T14:54:07Z")
I agree, it would be neat to have this fixed. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ubuntu-16-04-ansible-elasticsearch-stuck-at-wait-for-elasticsearch-to-startup/83338/13 "2017-07-11T14:54:13Z")
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