# When path.data is changed, elasticsearch is not starting

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-path-data-is-changed-elasticsearch-is-not-starting/95991>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 5, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-path-data-is-changed-elasticsearch-is-not-starting/95991 "2017-08-05T19:03:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![rajesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e7dd6/32.png) [@rajesh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rajesh)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-path-data-is-changed-elasticsearch-is-not-starting/95991/1 "2017-08-05T19:03:32Z")

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Hi, I have installed elasticsearch on Linux-Redhat distribution using RPM package. It runs normally until I change path.data in elasticsearch.yml. I set path.data to /opt/elk/es/data and it started failing with the below error

java.lang.IllegalStateException: Failed to create node environment  
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:267) ~[elasticsearch-5.5.1.jar:5.5.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:244) ~[elasticsearch-5.5.1.jar:5.5.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap$5.(Bootstrap.java:232) ~[elasticsearch-5.5.1.jar:5.5.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:232) ~[elasticsearch-5.5.1.jar:5.5.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:351) [elasticsearch-5.5.1.jar:5.5.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:123) [elasticsearch-5.5.1.jar:5.5.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:114) [elasticsearch-5.5.1.jar:5.5.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:67) [elasticsearch-5.5.1.jar:5.5.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:122) [elasticsearch-5.5.1.jar:5.5.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:88) [elasticsearch-5.5.1.jar:5.5.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:91) [elasticsearch-5.5.1.jar:5.5.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:84) [elasticsearch-5.5.1.jar:5.5.1]  
Caused by: java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: /opt/elk/es/data/nodes  
at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.translateToIOException(UnixException.java:84) ~[?:?]  
at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:102) ~[?:?]  
at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:107) ~[?:?]  
at sun.nio.fs.UnixFileSystemProvider.createDirectory(UnixFileSystemProvider.java:384) ~[?:?]  
at java.nio.file.Files.createDirectory(Files.java:674) ~[?:1.8.0\_144]  
at java.nio.file.Files.createAndCheckIsDirectory(Files.java:781) ~[?:1.8.0\_144]  
at java.nio.file.Files.createDirectories(Files.java:767) ~[?:1.8.0\_144]  
at org.elasticsearch.env.NodeEnvironment.(NodeEnvironment.java:221) ~[elasticsearch-5.5.1.jar:5.5.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:264) ~[elasticsearch-5.5.1.jar:5.5.1]

Can you please help me resolve this issue..

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**Author:** ![PaulieMac](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pauliemac/32/19480_2.png) [@PaulieMac](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/PaulieMac)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2017, 7:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-path-data-is-changed-elasticsearch-is-not-starting/95991/2 "2017-08-05T19:13:50Z")

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> [@rajesh](#):
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> java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: /opt/elk/es/data/nodes

Looks like elasticsearch doesn't have the access it needs to the data path.

Assuming you are running it as a user called 'elasticsearch', you'll probably need to do something like:

sudo chown elasticsearch /opt/elk/es/data

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**Author:** ![rajesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e7dd6/32.png) [@rajesh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rajesh)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2017, 8:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-path-data-is-changed-elasticsearch-is-not-starting/95991/3 "2017-08-05T20:23:38Z")

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Hi Paul,

Thanks for your quick reply! I already did that but it's still showing the same exception.

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**Author:** ![rajesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e7dd6/32.png) [@rajesh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rajesh)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2017, 9:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-path-data-is-changed-elasticsearch-is-not-starting/95991/4 "2017-08-05T21:58:39Z")

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I was using my account as owner and so it was failing. Since I am running as a service I have to use 'elasticsearch' user. It fixed my problem.

Thanks Paul for your help 🙂

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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:** [September 2, 2017, 9:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-path-data-is-changed-elasticsearch-is-not-starting/95991/5 "2017-09-02T21:58:40Z")

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