Unable to launch elasticsearch from bat file in windows

daredevvll · December 5, 2019, 2:26pm

Elasticsearch Version: 7.5.0
java version "1.8.0_231"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_231-b11)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.231-b11, mixed mode)
Windows 10 Professional

Trying to start elasticsearch through bin/elasticsearch.bat and it throws exception from JvmOptionsParser.

Steps to reproduce :

E:\Desktop\elasticsearch-7.5.0\bin>elasticsearch.bat

Exception in thread "main" java.nio.file.InvalidPathException: Illegal char <:> at index 36: E:\Desktop\elasticsearch-7.5.0\bin\E:\Desktop\elasticsearch-7.5.0\config\jvm.options
at java.base/sun.nio.fs.WindowsPathParser.normalize(WindowsPathParser.java:182)
at java.base/sun.nio.fs.WindowsPathParser.parse(WindowsPathParser.java:153)
at java.base/sun.nio.fs.WindowsPathParser.parse(WindowsPathParser.java:77)
at java.base/sun.nio.fs.WindowsPath.parse(WindowsPath.java:92)
at java.base/sun.nio.fs.WindowsFileSystem.getPath(WindowsFileSystem.java:229)
at java.base/java.nio.file.Path.of(Path.java:147)
at java.base/java.nio.file.Paths.get(Paths.java:69)
at org.elasticsearch.tools.launchers.JvmOptionsParser.main(JvmOptionsParser.java:62)

MiTschMR · December 5, 2019, 2:29pm

Hi @daredevvll

There is an illegal character in your path:

Can you please show us the content of the files elasticsearch.bat, jvm.options and elasticsearch.yml?

daredevvll · December 5, 2019, 2:42pm

"elasticsearch.bat"
@echo off

setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
setlocal enableextensions

SET params='%*'

:loop
FOR /F "usebackq tokens=1* delims= " %%A IN (!params!) DO (
    SET current=%%A
    SET params='%%B'
	SET silent=N

	IF "!current!" == "-s" (
		SET silent=Y
	)
	IF "!current!" == "--silent" (
		SET silent=Y
	)

	IF "!silent!" == "Y" (
		SET nopauseonerror=Y
	) ELSE (
	    IF "x!newparams!" NEQ "x" (
	        SET newparams=!newparams! !current!
        ) ELSE (
            SET newparams=!current!
        )
	)

    IF "x!params!" NEQ "x" (
		GOTO loop
	)
)

CALL "%~dp0elasticsearch-env.bat" || exit /b 1
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 (
	IF NOT DEFINED nopauseonerror (
		PAUSE
	)
	EXIT /B %ERRORLEVEL%
)

if not defined ES_TMPDIR (
  for /f "tokens=* usebackq" %%a in (`CALL %JAVA% -cp "!ES_CLASSPATH!" "org.elasticsearch.tools.launchers.TempDirectory"`) do set  ES_TMPDIR=%%a
)

set ES_JVM_OPTIONS=%ES_PATH_CONF%\jvm.options
@setlocal
for /F "usebackq delims=" %%a in (`CALL %JAVA% -cp "!ES_CLASSPATH!" "org.elasticsearch.tools.launchers.JvmOptionsParser" "!ES_JVM_OPTIONS!" ^|^| echo jvm_options_parser_failed`) do set ES_JAVA_OPTS=%%a
@endlocal & set "MAYBE_JVM_OPTIONS_PARSER_FAILED=%ES_JAVA_OPTS%" & set ES_JAVA_OPTS=%ES_JAVA_OPTS%

if "%MAYBE_JVM_OPTIONS_PARSER_FAILED%" == "jvm_options_parser_failed" (
  exit /b 1
)

%JAVA% %ES_JAVA_OPTS% -Delasticsearch -Des.path.home="%ES_HOME%" -Des.path.conf="%ES_PATH_CONF%" -Des.distribution.flavor="%ES_DISTRIBUTION_FLAVOR%" -Des.distribution.type="%ES_DISTRIBUTION_TYPE%" -Des.bundled_jdk="%ES_BUNDLED_JDK%" -cp "%ES_CLASSPATH%" "org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch" !newparams!

endlocal
endlocal
exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%

"elasticsearch.yml"

    # ======================== Elasticsearch Configuration =========================
    #
    # NOTE: Elasticsearch comes with reasonable defaults for most settings.
    #       Before you set out to tweak and tune the configuration, make sure you
    #       understand what are you trying to accomplish and the consequences.
    #
    # The primary way of configuring a node is via this file. This template lists
    # the most important settings you may want to configure for a production cluster.
    #
    # Please consult the documentation for further information on configuration options:
    # https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/index.html
    #
    # ---------------------------------- Cluster -----------------------------------
    #
    # Use a descriptive name for your cluster:
    #
    #cluster.name: my-application
    #
    # ------------------------------------ Node ------------------------------------
    #
    # Use a descriptive name for the node:
    #
    #node.name: node-1
    #
    # Add custom attributes to the node:
    #
    #node.attr.rack: r1
    #
    # ----------------------------------- Paths ------------------------------------
    #
    # Path to directory where to store the data (separate multiple locations by comma):
    #
    #path.data: /path/to/data
    #
    # Path to log files:
    #
    #path.logs: /path/to/logs
    #
    # ----------------------------------- Memory -----------------------------------
    #
    # Lock the memory on startup:
    #
    #bootstrap.memory_lock: true
    #
    # Make sure that the heap size is set to about half the memory available
    # on the system and that the owner of the process is allowed to use this
    # limit.
    #
    # Elasticsearch performs poorly when the system is swapping the memory.
    #
    # ---------------------------------- Network -----------------------------------
    #
    # Set the bind address to a specific IP (IPv4 or IPv6):
    #
    #network.host: 192.168.0.1
    #
    # Set a custom port for HTTP:
    #
    #http.port: 9200
    #
    # For more information, consult the network module documentation.
    #
    # --------------------------------- Discovery ----------------------------------
    #
    # Pass an initial list of hosts to perform discovery when this node is started:
    # The default list of hosts is ["127.0.0.1", "[::1]"]
    #
    #discovery.seed_hosts: ["host1", "host2"]
    #
    # Bootstrap the cluster using an initial set of master-eligible nodes:
    #
    #cluster.initial_master_nodes: ["node-1", "node-2"]
    #
    # For more information, consult the discovery and cluster formation module documentation.
    #
    # ---------------------------------- Gateway -----------------------------------
    #
    # Block initial recovery after a full cluster restart until N nodes are started:
    #
    #gateway.recover_after_nodes: 3
    #
    # For more information, consult the gateway module documentation.
    #
    # ---------------------------------- Various -----------------------------------
    #
    # Require explicit names when deleting indices:
    #
    #action.destructive_requires_name: true

"jvm.options"
## JVM configuration

################################################################
## IMPORTANT: JVM heap size
################################################################
##
## You should always set the min and max JVM heap
## size to the same value. For example, to set
## the heap to 4 GB, set:
##
## -Xms4g
## -Xmx4g
##
## See https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/heap-size.html
## for more information
##
################################################################

# Xms represents the initial size of total heap space
# Xmx represents the maximum size of total heap space

-Xms1g
-Xmx1g

################################################################
## Expert settings
################################################################
##
## All settings below this section are considered
## expert settings. Don't tamper with them unless
## you understand what you are doing
##
################################################################

## GC configuration
-XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC
-XX:CMSInitiatingOccupancyFraction=75
-XX:+UseCMSInitiatingOccupancyOnly

## G1GC Configuration
# NOTE: G1GC is only supported on JDK version 10 or later.
# To use G1GC uncomment the lines below.
# 10-:-XX:-UseConcMarkSweepGC
# 10-:-XX:-UseCMSInitiatingOccupancyOnly
# 10-:-XX:+UseG1GC
# 10-:-XX:G1ReservePercent=25
# 10-:-XX:InitiatingHeapOccupancyPercent=30

## JVM temporary directory
-Djava.io.tmpdir=${ES_TMPDIR}

## heap dumps

# generate a heap dump when an allocation from the Java heap fails
# heap dumps are created in the working directory of the JVM
-XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError

# specify an alternative path for heap dumps; ensure the directory exists and
# has sufficient space
-XX:HeapDumpPath=data

# specify an alternative path for JVM fatal error logs
-XX:ErrorFile=logs/hs_err_pid%p.log

## JDK 8 GC logging
8:-XX:+PrintGCDetails
8:-XX:+PrintGCDateStamps
8:-XX:+PrintTenuringDistribution
8:-XX:+PrintGCApplicationStoppedTime
8:-Xloggc:logs/gc.log
8:-XX:+UseGCLogFileRotation
8:-XX:NumberOfGCLogFiles=32
8:-XX:GCLogFileSize=64m

# JDK 9+ GC logging
9-:-Xlog:gc*,gc+age=trace,safepoint:file=logs/gc.log:utctime,pid,tags:filecount=32,filesize=64m

jaymode · December 6, 2019, 3:22pm

This is interesting; I tried a new Windows instance with Java 8 and Elasticsearch 7.5 and did not encounter any issues. If possible can you share the output of your environment using the SET command? Additionally, something that might be beneficial to debugging is to change @echo off in the elasticsearch.bat file to @echo on and provide the full output of executing elasticsearch.bat after that change.

daredevvll · December 7, 2019, 10:16pm

Yes that was interesting for me too because after a while i tried again and it worked. Maybe i tried the script with not "Run with Administrator" before. And echo on helped me too. Thanks for that.

system · January 4, 2020, 10:16pm

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