Error

2023.09.24 03:19:38 ERROR es[][o.e.b.Elasticsearch] fatal exception while booting Elasticsearch
java.lang.RuntimeException: can not run elasticsearch as root
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.initializeNatives(Elasticsearch.java:262) ~[elasticsearch-8.7.0.jar:?]
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.initPhase2(Elasticsearch.java:161) ~[elasticsearch-8.7.0.jar:?]
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:66) ~[elasticsearch-8.7.0.jar:?]
root@ip-172-31-61-209:~/sonarqube-10.2.1.78527/logs# exity

Solution

Elasticsearch MUST not run a SUDO or Root user.

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