# Unable to find usable node.js executable

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-find-usable-node-js-executable/88738>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [June 8, 2017, 4:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-find-usable-node-js-executable/88738 "2017-06-08T16:16:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![CDR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d9b06d/32.png) [@CDR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/CDR)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 4:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-find-usable-node-js-executable/88738/1 "2017-06-08T16:16:06Z")

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Hello,

Recently started working with the stack. i am running the most recent versions of ELK. When I try to get Kibana running it gives me this prompt

> [root@as-linuxdev bin]# sudo /opt/ELK/vendor/kibanafiles/bin/kibana  
> which: no node in (/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin)  
> unable to find usable node.js executable.  
> [root@as-linuxdev bin]# ls  
> kibana kibana-plugin

I am unsure as to why I am getting this error because kibana is an executable.

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![cjcenizal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/cjcenizal/32/11216_2.png) [@cjcenizal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cjcenizal)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2017, 6:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-find-usable-node-js-executable/88738/2 "2017-06-09T18:25:24Z")

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Hi there,

Hmm, just so I understand, where did you download Kibana from? Did you download Kibana 5.4.1 from our [download page](https://www.elastic.co/downloads/kibana)?

Thanks,  
CJ

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**Author:** ![CDR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d9b06d/32.png) [@CDR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/CDR)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2017, 1:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-find-usable-node-js-executable/88738/3 "2017-06-12T13:03:40Z")

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Hello CJ,

Yes I downloaded Kibana 5.4.1 from the download page.

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**Author:** ![cjcenizal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/cjcenizal/32/11216_2.png) [@cjcenizal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cjcenizal)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 1:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-find-usable-node-js-executable/88738/4 "2017-06-15T01:00:47Z")

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When you downloaded the `.tar.gz` file and unzipped it, did you rename the unzipped directory to "kibanafiles"? Just double-checking. I want to make sure we establish that this is the same directory that we're distributing. 🙂

Thanks,  
CJ

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**Author:** ![CDR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d9b06d/32.png) [@CDR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/CDR)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 1:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-find-usable-node-js-executable/88738/5 "2017-06-15T13:12:31Z")

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Yes, I downloaded the .tag.gz file, unzipped it and renamed the unzipped directory kibanafiles. I actually fixed this problem. I downloaded the .rpm file and installed it that way. I am thinking that the files weren't placed in the right locations for the .tar.gz file install

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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:** [July 13, 2017, 1:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-find-usable-node-js-executable/88738/6 "2017-07-13T13:12:33Z")

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