title: Failed Start for Microsoft SQL Server Database Engine on Linux
body: <p>I have installed mssql on Ubuntu 16.04. following are the details of sql server.
  ms sql <code>(14.0.3015.40-1)</code> i.e <code>SQL server 2017</code>.</p>
  
  <p>when I run the configuration command <code>#sudo /opt/mssql/bin/sqlservr-setup</code>
  I got error <code>sudo: /opt/mssql/bin/sqlservr-setup: command not found</code></p>
  
  <p>I have stopped and restarted but of no use.</p>
  
  <p>When I check the status by command <code>#systemctl status mssql-server</code></p>
  
  <p>I got</p>
  
  <pre><code>mssql-server.service - Microsoft SQL Server Database Engine
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/mssql-server.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: inactive (dead) (Result: exit-code) since Fri 2018-02-02 16:15:29 IST; 4min 20s ago
       Docs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/linux
    Process: 28050 ExecStart=/opt/mssql/bin/sqlservr (code=exited, status=200/CHDIR)
   Main PID: 28050 (code=exited, status=200/CHDIR)
  
  Feb 02 16:15:28 chetan-desktop systemd[1]: mssql-server.service: Unit entered failed state.
  Feb 02 16:15:28 chetan-desktop systemd[1]: mssql-server.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
  Feb 02 16:15:29 chetan-desktop systemd[1]: mssql-server.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
  Feb 02 16:15:29 chetan-desktop systemd[1]: Stopped Microsoft SQL Server Database Engine.
  Feb 02 16:15:29 chetan-desktop systemd[1]: mssql-server.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
  Feb 02 16:15:29 chetan-desktop systemd[1]: Failed to start Microsoft SQL Server Database Engine.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I have googled and tried all possible options. But unable to start SQL server.</p>
  
  <p>Please guide me through this.  </p>