# When I set multiple path on elasticsearch.yml, elasticsearch service occur error

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-i-set-multiple-path-on-elasticsearch-yml-elasticsearch-service-occur-error/115194>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 12, 2018, 12:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-i-set-multiple-path-on-elasticsearch-yml-elasticsearch-service-occur-error/115194 "2018-01-12T00:42:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hyeok\_Kim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/53a042/32.png) [@Hyeok\_Kim](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hyeok_Kim)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 12:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-i-set-multiple-path-on-elasticsearch-yml-elasticsearch-service-occur-error/115194/1 "2018-01-12T00:42:18Z")

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Hello,

I'm following below page, "Important Elasticsearch configuration"

> **[Important Elasticsearch configuration | Elasticsearch Guide \[8.11\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/important-settings.html#path-settings)**

When I set multiple path on elasticsearch.yml, elasticsearch service occur error.

How to solve this problem ? What am I missing ?

if i set multiple path like this

> path.data: [/mnt/elasticsearch\_1, /mnt/elasticsearch\_2, /mnt/elasticsearch\_3]

Input \>\> `sudo -i service elasticsearch status`  
Output \>\> `elasticsearch dead but subsys locked`

Input \>\> `curl -XGET 'localhost:9200`  
Output \>\> `curl: (7) couldn't connect to host`

if i set multiple path like this,

> path.data: /mnt/elasticsearch\_1, /mnt/elasticsearch\_2, /mnt/elasticsearch\_3

Input \>\> `sudo -i service elasticsearch status`  
Output \>\> `elasticsearch is stopped`

Input \>\> `curl -XGET 'localhost:9200`  
Output \>\> `curl: (7) couldn't connect to host`

if i set multiple path like this,

> path:  
> data:
> 
> - /mnt/elasticsearch\_1
> - /mnt/elasticsearch\_2
> - /mnt/elasticsearch\_3

Input \>\> `sudo -i service elasticsearch status`  
Output \>\> `elasticsearch dead but pid file exists`

Input \>\> `curl -XGET 'localhost:9200`  
Output \>\> `curl: (7) couldn't connect to host`

Thanks for read.

ps1. I used Elasticsearch 6.1  
ps2. I need to use multiple path 2~3, but i can use only default path.

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**Author:** ![thiago](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/thiago/32/32096_2.png) [@thiago](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/thiago)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 2:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-i-set-multiple-path-on-elasticsearch-yml-elasticsearch-service-occur-error/115194/2 "2018-01-13T14:21:09Z")

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Does the `elasticsearch` user has full read/write permissions to these paths?

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**Author:** ![Hyeok\_Kim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/53a042/32.png) [@Hyeok\_Kim](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hyeok_Kim)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 1:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-i-set-multiple-path-on-elasticsearch-yml-elasticsearch-service-occur-error/115194/3 "2018-01-15T01:32:45Z")

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Thank you!

That is permission problem.

I have not enough to permission to these paths.

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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:** [February 12, 2018, 1:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-i-set-multiple-path-on-elasticsearch-yml-elasticsearch-service-occur-error/115194/4 "2018-02-12T01:33:00Z")

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