It shouldn't run as root as the install process creates an elasticsearch user. Can you do a "getent passwd|grep elasticsearch" and see if it has created one, or not?
On 8 November 2014 03:56, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > I'm looking to do a sensible install of elasticsearch on Redhat. > If I use > sudo yum install elasticsearch as described here > <http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/setup-repositories.html> > then > everything is owned by root. > > So what is the safest best-practice way to set up a user and do an > install? > > Cheers, > J > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/bd29756b-1be9-4295-a991-3066d187deb8%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/bd29756b-1be9-4295-a991-3066d187deb8%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAF3ZnZnW2iRTT4SkECN0QTfL8REENhwKb18%3DDcsRawTWR%3DMtrg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
