# Unable to start ELK in linux machine?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elk-in-linux-machine/69273
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [December 16, 2016, 9:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elk-in-linux-machine/69273 "2016-12-16T09:30:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@sivaakurati](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sivaakurati)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2016, 9:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elk-in-linux-machine/69273/1 "2016-12-16T09:30:25Z")
unable to install syscall filter:
java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: seccomp unavailable: requires kernel 3.5+ with CONFIG\_SECCOMP and CONFIG\_SECCOMP\_FILTER compiled in
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Seccomp.linuxImpl(Seccomp.java:349) ~[elasticsearch-5.1.1.jar:5.1.1]
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Seccomp.init(Seccomp.java:630) ~[elasticsearch-5.1.1.jar:5.1.1]
node-1] bound or publishing to a non-loopback or non-link-local address, enforcing bootstrap checks
ERROR: bootstrap checks failed
max virtual memory areas vm.max\_map\_count [65530] is too low, increase to at least [262144]
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### Author:  [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2016, 9:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elk-in-linux-machine/69273/2 "2016-12-16T09:54:26Z")
Read [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/bootstrap-checks.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/bootstrap-checks.html)
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2017, 9:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elk-in-linux-machine/69273/3 "2017-01-13T09:54:25Z")
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