Exception in thread "main" org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.BootstrapException: java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException: /usr/share/elasticsearch/config

[nonokh]

Elasticsearch version (bin/elasticsearch --version):
Version: 5.6.1, Build: 667b497/2017-09-14T19:22:05.189Z, JVM: 9

Plugins installed:

JVM version(java -version):
java version "9"

OS version** (uname -a if on a Unix-like system):
Linux nono-Inspiron-3542 4.10.0-32-generic #36~16.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Aug 9 09:19:02 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Description of the problem including expected versus actual behavior:
i am unable to start elasticsearch and getting the following `error:

root@nono-Inspiron-3542:/usr/share/elasticsearch# ./bin/elasticsearch
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM warning: Option UseConcMarkSweepGC was deprecated in version 9.0 and will likely be removed in a future release.
Exception in thread "main" org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.BootstrapException: java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException: /usr/share/elasticsearch/config
Likely root cause: java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException: /usr/share/elasticsearch/config
at java.base/sun.nio.fs.UnixException.translateToIOException(UnixException.java:92)
at java.base/sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:111)
at java.base/sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:116)
at java.base/sun.nio.fs.UnixFileAttributeViews$Basic.readAttributes(UnixFileAttributeViews.java:55)
at java.base/sun.nio.fs.UnixFileSystemProvider.readAttributes(UnixFileSystemProvider.java:145)
at java.base/sun.nio.fs.LinuxFileSystemProvider.readAttributes(LinuxFileSystemProvider.java:99)
at java.base/java.nio.file.Files.readAttributes(Files.java:1755)
at java.base/java.nio.file.FileTreeWalker.getAttributes(FileTreeWalker.java:225)
at java.base/java.nio.file.FileTreeWalker.visit(FileTreeWalker.java:276)
at java.base/java.nio.file.FileTreeWalker.walk(FileTreeWalker.java:322)
at java.base/java.nio.file.Files.walkFileTree(Files.java:2705)
at org.elasticsearch.common.logging.LogConfigurator.configure(LogConfigurator.java:150)
at org.elasticsearch.common.logging.LogConfigurator.configure(LogConfigurator.java:122)
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:307)
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:132)
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:123)
at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:67)
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:134)
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:90)
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:91)
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:84)
Refer to the log for complete error

Provide logs (if relevant): my /var/log/elasticsearch/ is empty. i am confused.

[jasontedor]

I think that you installed Elasticsearch from the Debian package but you're trying to start Elasticsearch via bin/elasticsearch rather than via systemd. When installed from the package, the configuration files are placed in /etc/elasticsearch and the systemd service is configured to use this location. When you try to run /bin/elasticsearch, it defaults to using $ES_HOME/config as the location of the config files. Here, $ES_HOME would be /usr/share/elasticsearch. Since the Debian package does not create these on install, that's your problem here. That will not be your only problem. You should not try to start Elasticsearch from bin/elasticsearch when installed from a package, instead use the appropriate service manager (e.g., systemd). This is not a bug.

[jasontedor]

One other note: I see that you're running on JDK 9 here. While we test on JDK 9, we do not yet formally support running on JDK 9. This is especially the case since JDK 9 is not even GA yet.

[nonokh]

Hey , thanks for the clarification. But when i ran the service as instructed. i am getting errors.
when i run : GET /
I get this instead:

"

<TITLE>Directory /</TITLE>

Directory listing of /

• ./
• ../
• .VolumeIcon.icns
• .VolumeIcon.png
• bin/
• boot/
• cdrom/
• core
• dev/
• etc/
• home/
• initrd.img
• lib/
• lib32/
• lib64/
• lost+found/
• media/
• mnt/
• opt/
• proc/
• root/
• run/
• sbin/
• spec.exe
• srv/
• sys/
• tmp/
• usr/
• var/
• vmlinuz

" and i have installed JDK8 instead too. and please specify what minimum changes is required in the .yml file for a test run. Sorry i am just a student and i am trying this as a project. Pardon the noobness.` and i have installed JDK8 instead too. and please specify what minimum changes is required in the .yml file for a test run. Sorry i am just a student and i am trying this as a project. Pardon the noobness.

[tvernum]

Please ask these question on our discuss forum where we can provide better support.

Elastic uses GitHub issues for tracking bugs and feature requests. Since this is not a bug, we aren't able to support you here, but would be happy to discuss this on the forums.

Thanks.