title: elasticsearch can't start service in ubuntu 15.10
body: <p>I am trying to setup elasticsearch on my system.I installed it but it seems the process is not starting.  I cant get response via curl.
  I read about some problem regarding pid owner not correctly setup, tried the steps but it still isnt working.
  If i put "set -x" in /etc/init.d/elasticsearch and try  </p>
  
  <pre>/etc/init.d/elasticsearch restart</pre>  
  
  <p>I get this output  </p>
  
  <pre>root@sid-laptop:/etc/init.d# /etc/init.d/elasticsearch restart
  + id -u
  + [ 0 -ne 0 ]
  + . /lib/lsb/init-functions
  + run-parts --lsbsysinit --list /lib/lsb/init-functions.d
  + [ -r /lib/lsb/init-functions.d/01-upstart-lsb ]
  + . /lib/lsb/init-functions.d/01-upstart-lsb
  + unset UPSTART_SESSION
  + _RC_SCRIPT=/etc/init.d/elasticsearch
  + [ -r /etc/init//etc/init.d/elasticsearch.conf ]
  + _UPSTART_JOB=elasticsearch
  + [ -r /etc/init/elasticsearch.conf ]
  + [ -r /lib/lsb/init-functions.d/20-left-info-blocks ]
  + . /lib/lsb/init-functions.d/20-left-info-blocks
  + [ -r /lib/lsb/init-functions.d/40-systemd ]
  + . /lib/lsb/init-functions.d/40-systemd
  + _use_systemctl=0
  + [ -d /run/systemd/system ]
  + [ -n  ]
  + [ 6714 -ne 1 ]
  + [ -z  ]
  + [ -z  ]
  + readlink -f /etc/init.d/elasticsearch
  + _use_systemctl=1
  + prog=elasticsearch
  + service=elasticsearch.service
  + systemctl -p CanReload show elasticsearch.service
  + [ CanReload=no = CanReload=no ]
  + [ restart = reload ]
  + [ 1 = 1 ]
  + set +e
  + set +u
  + [ xrestart = xstart -o xrestart = xstop -o xrestart = xrestart -o xrestart = xreload -o xrestart = xforce-reload -o xrestart = xstatus ]
  + systemctl_redirect /etc/init.d/elasticsearch restart
  + local s
  + local rc
  + local prog=elasticsearch
  + local command=restart
  + s=Restarting elasticsearch (via systemctl)
  + service=elasticsearch.service
  + systemctl -p LoadState show elasticsearch.service
  + state=LoadState=loaded
  + [ LoadState=loaded = LoadState=masked ]
  + systemctl is-system-running
  + OUT=running
  + [ restart = status ]
  + log_daemon_msg Restarting elasticsearch (via systemctl) elasticsearch.service
  + [ -z Restarting elasticsearch (via systemctl) ]
  + log_daemon_msg_pre Restarting elasticsearch (via systemctl) elasticsearch.service
  + log_use_fancy_output
  + TPUT=/usr/bin/tput
  + EXPR=/usr/bin/expr
  + [ -t 1 ]
  + [ xxterm-256color != x ]
  + [ xxterm-256color != xdumb ]
  + [ -x /usr/bin/tput ]
  + [ -x /usr/bin/expr ]
  + /usr/bin/tput hpa 60
  + /usr/bin/tput setaf 1
  + [ -z ]
  + FANCYTTY=1
  + true
  + /bin/echo -n [....] 
  [....] + [ -z elasticsearch.service ]
  + echo -n Restarting elasticsearch (via systemctl): elasticsearch.service
  Restarting elasticsearch (via systemctl): elasticsearch.service+ log_daemon_msg_post Restarting elasticsearch (via systemctl) elasticsearch.service
  + :
  + /bin/systemctl restart elasticsearch.service
  Warning: elasticsearch.service changed on disk. Run 'systemctl daemon-reload' to reload units.
  + rc=0
  + [ restart = status ]
  + log_end_msg 0
  + [ -z 0 ]
  + local retval
  + retval=0
  + log_end_msg_pre 0
  + log_use_fancy_output
  + TPUT=/usr/bin/tput
  + EXPR=/usr/bin/expr
  + [ -t 1 ]
  + [ xxterm-256color != x ]
  + [ xxterm-256color != xdumb ]
  + [ -x /usr/bin/tput ]
  + [ -x /usr/bin/expr ]
  + /usr/bin/tput hpa 60
  + /usr/bin/tput setaf 1
  + [ -z 1 ]
  + true
  + true
  + /usr/bin/tput setaf 1
  + RED=
  + /usr/bin/tput setaf 2
  + GREEN=
  + /usr/bin/tput setaf 3
  + YELLOW=
  + /usr/bin/tput op
  + NORMAL=
  + /usr/bin/tput civis
  + /usr/bin/tput sc
  + /usr/bin/tput hpa 0
  + [ 0 -eq 0 ]
  + /bin/echo -ne [ ok 
  [ ok + /usr/bin/tput rc
  + /usr/bin/tput cnorm
  + log_use_fancy_output
  + TPUT=/usr/bin/tput
  + EXPR=/usr/bin/expr
  + [ -t 1 ]
  + [ xxterm-256color != x ]
  + [ xxterm-256color != xdumb ]
  + [ -x /usr/bin/tput ]
  + [ -x /usr/bin/expr ]
  + /usr/bin/tput hpa 60
  + /usr/bin/tput setaf 1
  + [ -z 1 ]
  + true
  + true
  + /usr/bin/tput setaf 1
  + RED=
  + /usr/bin/tput setaf 3
  + YELLOW=
  + /usr/bin/tput op
  + NORMAL=
  + [ 0 -eq 0 ]
  + echo .
  .
  + log_end_msg_post 0
  + :
  + return 0
  + return 0
  + exit 0
  </pre>  
  
  <p>Been trying whole day and still cant figure this out.<br>
  Also "ps -A" shows no elasticsearch process.
  Please help.</p>
  
  <p>More info:<br>
  I tried   <pre><code>sudo -u elasticsearch /usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch -d -p /var/run/elasticsearch.pid --default.config=/etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.yml --default.path.home=/usr/share/elasticsearch --default.path.logs=/var/log/elasticsearch --default.path.data=/var/lib/elasticsearch --default.path.work=/tmp/elasticsearch --default.path.conf=/etc/elasticsearch</code></pre>/<br>
  It gives:    </p>
  
  <pre>
  
      sid@sid-laptop:/etc/init.d$ sudo -u elasticsearch /usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch -d -p /var/run/elasticsearch.pid --default.config=/etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.yml --default.path.home=/usr/share/elasticsearch --default.path.logs=/var/log/elasticsearch --default.path.data=/var/lib/elasticsearch --default.path.work=/tmp/elasticsearch --default.path.conf=/etc/elasticsearch
      [sudo] password for sid: 
      sid@sid-laptop:/etc/init.d$ {1.6.2}: pid Failed ...
      - FileNotFoundException[/var/run/elasticsearch.pid (Permission denied)]
      java.io.FileNotFoundException: /var/run/elasticsearch.pid (Permission denied)
          at java.io.FileOutputStream.open0(Native Method)
          at java.io.FileOutputStream.open(FileOutputStream.java:270)
          at java.io.FileOutputStream.(FileOutputStream.java:213)
          at java.io.FileOutputStream.(FileOutputStream.java:162)
          at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:194)
          at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:32
  
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