# Unable to start elastcsearch 5.5.0 service, getting 203 error **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 23, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elastcsearch-5-5-0-service-getting-203-error/224706 "2020-03-23T18:05:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bkanuroop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a587f6/32.png) [@bkanuroop](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bkanuroop)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elastcsearch-5-5-0-service-getting-203-error/224706/1 "2020-03-23T18:05:05Z")
Hi, I have just installed elasticsearch 5.5.0 using RPM and I am not able to start the services, here is all the details, also I have uploaded the yml file. [root@xxxxxx]# systemctl status elasticsearch.service ● elasticsearch.service - Elasticsearch Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/elasticsearch.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Mon 2020-03-23 17:02:04 GMT; 45min ago ``` Docs: http://www.elastic.co ``` Process: 37956 ExecStartPre=/usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-systemd-pre-exec (code=exited, status=203/EXEC) Mar 23 17:02:04 [xxxxxx.net](http://xxxxxx.net) systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Mar 23 17:02:04 [xxxxxx.net](http://xxxxxx.net) systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: control process exited, code=exited status=203 Mar 23 17:02:04 [xxxxxx.net](http://xxxxxx.net) systemd[1]: Failed to start Elasticsearch. Mar 23 17:02:04 [xxxxxxx.net](http://xxxxxxx.net) systemd[1]: Unit elasticsearch.service entered failed state. Mar 23 17:02:04 xxxxxxxx ![elasticsearch](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/2/12406ddaf54b0bf4ea2229f22034c79ed8f9762b.jpeg) .net systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service failed. ---
**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elastcsearch-5-5-0-service-getting-203-error/224706/2 "2020-03-24T16:40:32Z")
Please take your time to properly format snippets and do not use screenshots. They are hard to read. Thank you. You could probably check via `journalctl` for further output as well as checking the logfiles why the service has not started. See [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.6/starting-elasticsearch.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.6/starting-elasticsearch.html) ---
**Author:** ![bkanuroop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a587f6/32.png) [@bkanuroop](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bkanuroop)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elastcsearch-5-5-0-service-getting-203-error/224706/3 "2020-03-24T17:51:45Z")
I have tried all documents step but no luck. receiving below error in #journalctl --unit elasticsearch Mar 24 17:44:31 [xxx.net](http://xxx.net) systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... Mar 24 17:44:31 [xxx.net](http://xxx.net) systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: control process exited, code=exited status=203 Mar 24 17:44:31 [xxx.net](http://xxx.net) systemd[1]: Failed to start Elasticsearch. Mar 24 17:44:31 [xxx.net](http://xxx.net) systemd[1]: Unit elasticsearch.service entered failed state. Mar 24 17:44:31 [xxx.net](http://xxx.net) systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service failed. ---
**Author:** ![bkanuroop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a587f6/32.png) [@bkanuroop](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bkanuroop)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elastcsearch-5-5-0-service-getting-203-error/224706/4 "2020-03-24T19:05:59Z")
I have searched lot in google nowhere find any solution, could somebody help on this. this is how my yml file looks. cluster.name: zephyr node.name: "Node1" node.master: true node.data: true script.inline: true script.stored: true network.bind\_host: x.x.x.x network.publish\_host: x.x.x.x network.host: x.x.x.x transport.tcp.port: 9300 http.port: 9200 discovery.zen.ping.unicast.hosts: ["x.x.x.x:9300"] indices.query.bool.max\_clause\_count: 9012 path.data: /var/lib/elasticsearch path.logs: /var/log/elasticsearch ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elastcsearch-5-5-0-service-getting-203-error/224706/5 "2020-03-24T21:01:29Z")
Please don't post unformatted code, logs, or configuration as it's very hard to read. Instead, paste the text and format it with \ icon or pairs of triple backticks (```), and check the preview window to make sure it's properly formatted before posting it. This makes it more likely that your question will receive a useful answer. It would be great if you could update your post to solve this. ---
**Author:** ![bkanuroop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a587f6/32.png) [@bkanuroop](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bkanuroop)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elastcsearch-5-5-0-service-getting-203-error/224706/6 "2020-03-25T14:26:39Z")
I have searched lot in google nowhere find any solution, could somebody help on this. this is how my yml file looks. ```auto cluster.name: zephyr node.name: "Node1" node.master: true node.data: true script.inline: true script.stored: true network.bind_host: x.x.x.x network.publish_host: x.x.x.x network.host: x.x.x.x transport.tcp.port: 9300 http.port: 9200 discovery.zen.ping.unicast.hosts: ["x.x.x.x:9300"] indices.query.bool.max_clause_count: 9012 path.data: /var/lib/elasticsearch path.logs: /var/log/elasticsearch ``` ---
**Author:** ![bkanuroop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a587f6/32.png) [@bkanuroop](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bkanuroop)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elastcsearch-5-5-0-service-getting-203-error/224706/7 "2020-03-25T14:27:10Z")
any help? ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elastcsearch-5-5-0-service-getting-203-error/224706/8 "2020-03-25T22:42:45Z")
What are the logs? ---
**Author:** ![bkanuroop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a587f6/32.png) [@bkanuroop](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bkanuroop)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elastcsearch-5-5-0-service-getting-203-error/224706/9 "2020-03-26T13:26:52Z")
Application is not generating any logs. Journalctl -xe gives me below error. ```auto Mar 25 15:55:40 xxxx.net systemd[4753]: Failed at step EXEC spawning /usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-systemd-pre-exec: Permission Denied Mar 25 15:55:40 xxxx.net systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: control process exited, code=exited statu Mar 25 15:55:40 xxxx.net systemd[1]: Failed to start Elasticsearch. Mar 25 15:55:40 xxxx.net systemd[1]: Unit elasticsearch.service entered failed state. Mar 25 15:55:40 xxxx.net systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service failed. ``` ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elastcsearch-5-5-0-service-getting-203-error/224706/10 "2020-04-23T13:27:01Z")
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