# Ubuntu 16.04 - ansible-elasticsearch: stuck at "Wait for elasticsearch to startup"

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ubuntu-16-04-ansible-elasticsearch-stuck-at-wait-for-elasticsearch-to-startup/83338>\
**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")\
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**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")

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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):
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> 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?

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