# Where is ES log file? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 24, 2017, 9:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-is-es-log-file/72599 "2017-01-24T09:27:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AmazoneWebService](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@AmazoneWebService](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/AmazoneWebService)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2017, 9:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-is-es-log-file/72599/1 "2017-01-24T09:27:26Z")
I install ES 2.3.3, and then start elasticsearch but Active status is failed. so i want to see log file. but in /var/lib/elasticsearch folder. there are no log file. ☹ is any other folder? # this is log message elasticsearch.service - Elasticsearch Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/elasticsearch.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2017-01-24 09:23:31 UTC; 4s ago Docs: [http://www.elastic.co](http://www.elastic.co) Process: 16790 ExecStart=/usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch -Des.pidfile=${PID\_DIR}/elasticsearch.pid -Des.default.path.home=${ES\_HOME} -Des.default.path.logs=${LOG\_DIR} -Des.default.path.data=${DATA\_DIR} -Des.default.path.conf=${CONF\_DIR} (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Process: 16788 ExecStartPre=/usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-systemd-pre-exec (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 16790 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Jan 24 09:23:31 ip-192-168-100-168.ap-northeast-2.compute.internal elasticsearch[16790]: at java.nio.file.Files.newInputStream(Files.java:152) Jan 24 09:23:31 ip-192-168-100-168.ap-northeast-2.compute.internal elasticsearch[16790]: at org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings$Builder.loadFromPath(Settings.java:1067) Jan 24 09:23:31 ip-192-168-100-168.ap-northeast-2.compute.internal elasticsearch[16790]: at org.elasticsearch.node.internal.InternalSettingsPreparer.prepareEnvironment(InternalSettingsPreparer.java:88) Jan 24 09:23:31 ip-192-168-100-168.ap-northeast-2.compute.internal elasticsearch[16790]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.initialSettings(Bootstrap.java:202) Jan 24 09:23:31 ip-192-168-100-168.ap-northeast-2.compute.internal elasticsearch[16790]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:241) Jan 24 09:23:31 ip-192-168-100-168.ap-northeast-2.compute.internal elasticsearch[16790]: at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:35) Jan 24 09:23:31 ip-192-168-100-168.ap-northeast-2.compute.internal elasticsearch[16790]: Refer to the log for complete error details. Jan 24 09:23:31 ip-192-168-100-168.ap-northeast-2.compute.internal systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Jan 24 09:23:31 ip-192-168-100-168.ap-northeast-2.compute.internal systemd[1]: Unit elasticsearch.service entered failed state. Jan 24 09:23:31 ip-192-168-100-168.ap-northeast-2.compute.internal systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service failed. ---
**Author:** ![xavierfacq](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/xavierfacq/32/8744_2.png) [@xavierfacq](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xavierfacq)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2017, 11:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-is-es-log-file/72599/2 "2017-01-24T11:55:56Z")
Try to check the folder /var/log/elasticsearch/ You can read the end of /var/log/message to have details on the system errors. ---
**Author:** ![AmazoneWebService](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@AmazoneWebService](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/AmazoneWebService)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2017, 11:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-is-es-log-file/72599/3 "2017-01-24T11:58:27Z")
i wrote incorrectly. i already saw log folder. /var/log/elasticsearch ---
**Author:** ![xavierfacq](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/xavierfacq/32/8744_2.png) [@xavierfacq](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xavierfacq)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2017, 12:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-is-es-log-file/72599/4 "2017-01-24T12:00:49Z")
Can you provide more informations about: - the OS - how did you install - how do you start the service - everything you think usefull ---
**Author:** ![AmazoneWebService](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@AmazoneWebService](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/AmazoneWebService)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 12:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-is-es-log-file/72599/5 "2017-01-25T00:52:24Z")
i used - centos7 - repository install (yum install elasticsearch-2.3.3) - service elasticsearch start - check status : service elasticsearch status I was using ES5.1 version and will test it in 2.3 version, so i deleted the 5.1 and updated the 2.3 ant then this issue has occurred. ---
**Author:** ![AmazoneWebService](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@AmazoneWebService](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/AmazoneWebService)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 3:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-is-es-log-file/72599/6 "2017-01-25T03:19:41Z")
The cause is unknown, but it is resolved. just delete the instance, and install new~! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2017, 3:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-is-es-log-file/72599/7 "2017-02-22T03:19:53Z")
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