# Unable to start elasticsearch-5.6.2-1 at non default data location on RedHat7
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elasticsearch-5-6-2-1-at-non-default-data-location-on-redhat7/102568
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [October 3, 2017, 2:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elasticsearch-5-6-2-1-at-non-default-data-location-on-redhat7/102568 "2017-10-03T14:08:00Z")
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### Author:  [@sameernatekar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sameernatekar)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2017, 2:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elasticsearch-5-6-2-1-at-non-default-data-location-on-redhat7/102568/1 "2017-10-03T14:08:00Z")
[root@iax3950x6-v30 elasticsearch]# service elasticsearch start
Starting elasticsearch (via systemctl): [OK]
[root@iax3950x6-v30 elasticsearch]# service elasticsearch status
● elasticsearch.service - Elasticsearch
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/elasticsearch.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2017-10-03 19:16:35 IST; 651ms ago
Docs: [http://www.elastic.co](http://www.elastic.co)
Process: 20235 ExecStart=/usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch -p ${PID\_DIR}/elasticsearch.pid --quiet -Edefault.path.logs=${LOG\_DIR} -Edefault.path.data=${DATA\_DIR} -Edefault.path.conf=${CONF\_DIR} (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Process: 20233 ExecStartPre=/usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-systemd-pre-exec (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 20235 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Oct 03 19:16:35 iax3950x6-v30 elasticsearch[20235]: 2017-10-03 19:16:35,477 main ERROR Null object returned for RollingFile in Appenders.
Oct 03 19:16:35 iax3950x6-v30 elasticsearch[20235]: 2017-10-03 19:16:35,477 main ERROR Null object returned for RollingFile in Appenders.
Oct 03 19:16:35 iax3950x6-v30 elasticsearch[20235]: 2017-10-03 19:16:35,478 main ERROR Null object returned for RollingFile in Appenders.
Oct 03 19:16:35 iax3950x6-v30 elasticsearch[20235]: 2017-10-03 19:16:35,478 main ERROR Unable to locate appender "rolling" for logger config "root"
Oct 03 19:16:35 iax3950x6-v30 elasticsearch[20235]: 2017-10-03 19:16:35,478 main ERROR Unable to locate appender "index\_indexing\_slowlog\_rolling" ...g.index"
Oct 03 19:16:35 iax3950x6-v30 elasticsearch[20235]: 2017-10-03 19:16:35,479 main ERROR Unable to locate appender "index\_search\_slowlog\_rolling" fo...slowlog"
Oct 03 19:16:35 iax3950x6-v30 elasticsearch[20235]: 2017-10-03 19:16:35,479 main ERROR Unable to locate appender "deprecation\_rolling" for logger ...ecation"
Oct 03 19:16:35 iax3950x6-v30 systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Oct 03 19:16:35 iax3950x6-v30 systemd[1]: Unit elasticsearch.service entered failed state.
Oct 03 19:16:35 iax3950x6-v30 systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service failed.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2017, 2:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elasticsearch-5-6-2-1-at-non-default-data-location-on-redhat7/102568/2 "2017-10-31T14:08:23Z")
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