# Yugabytedb not started

**URL:** <https://forum.yugabyte.com/t/yugabytedb-not-started/1084>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [June 7, 2021, 8:18am UTC](https://forum.yugabyte.com/t/yugabytedb-not-started/1084 "2021-06-07T08:18:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![vignesh203](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ec9cab/32.png) [@vignesh203](https://forum.yugabyte.com/u/vignesh203)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 8:18am UTC](https://forum.yugabyte.com/t/yugabytedb-not-started/1084/1 "2021-06-07T08:18:57Z")

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Hi,

I have installed yugabytedb on my ubuntu 18.4 server but I have start the DB but not started while checking status it is showing stopped only.Please give proper solution for start my yugabytedb

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**Author:** ![dorian\_yugabyte](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.yugabyte.com/dorian_yugabyte/32/206_2.png) [@dorian\_yugabyte](https://forum.yugabyte.com/u/dorian_yugabyte)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.yugabyte.com/t/yugabytedb-not-started/1084/2 "2021-06-07T14:39:56Z")

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Hi @vignesh203

How did you install the database ? Can you [get some logs](https://docs.yugabyte.com/latest/troubleshoot/nodes/check-logs/) from the db ?

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**Author:** ![vignesh203](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ec9cab/32.png) [@vignesh203](https://forum.yugabyte.com/u/vignesh203)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 5:44am UTC](https://forum.yugabyte.com/t/yugabytedb-not-started/1084/3 "2021-06-07T05:44:21Z")

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Thanks for your response,

I have installed a database following this document [https://docs.yugabyte.com/latest/quick-start/install/linux/](https://docs.yugabyte.com/latest/quick-start/install/linux/) . we got some error while start a database that error i have mentioned below.

Starting yugabyted…  
WARNING: Failed to meet recommended settings. Ulimits too low - open\_files.  
Note yugabyted will still run, although it may fail for larger workloads. For more info, see [https://docs.yugabyte.com/latest/deploy/manual-deployment/system-config](https://docs.yugabyte.com/latest/deploy/manual-deployment/system-config)

Found files [‘yb-data’, ‘master-info’] in data dir /root/var/data from possibly failed initialization. Removing…  
/ Running system checks…Failed to setup master. Exception: Traceback (most recent call last):  
File “./bin/yugabyted”, line 972, in setup\_master  
if retry\_op(self.wait\_master, timeout):  
File “./bin/yugabyted”, line 2662, in retry\_op  
raise RuntimeError(“Failed after retrying operation for {} secs.”.format(  
RuntimeError: Failed after retrying operation for 182.12889957427979 secs.

For more information, check the logs in /root/var/logs  
root@DESKTOP-HDVS1P1:/home/ramya/yugabyte-2.7.1.1# cat /root/var/logs  
cat: /root/var/logs: Is a directory  
root@DESKTOP-HDVS1P1:/home/ramya/yugabyte-2.7.1.1# ./bin/yugabyted status

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**Author:** ![dorian\_yugabyte](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.yugabyte.com/dorian_yugabyte/32/206_2.png) [@dorian\_yugabyte](https://forum.yugabyte.com/u/dorian_yugabyte)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.yugabyte.com/t/yugabytedb-not-started/1084/4 "2021-06-08T06:42:15Z")

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Can you do `./bin/yugabyted collect_logs` and send the zip package ?  
Please also fix the “Ulimits” warning too.

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**Author:** ![vignesh203](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ec9cab/32.png) [@vignesh203](https://forum.yugabyte.com/u/vignesh203)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.yugabyte.com/t/yugabytedb-not-started/1084/5 "2021-06-07T19:04:24Z")

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Thanks Sir,

I have attached a log report. Please check and give me a solution sir.

(Attachment yugabyted collect\_logs.txt is missing)

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**Author:** ![dorian\_yugabyte](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.yugabyte.com/dorian_yugabyte/32/206_2.png) [@dorian\_yugabyte](https://forum.yugabyte.com/u/dorian_yugabyte)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 7:16am UTC](https://forum.yugabyte.com/t/yugabytedb-not-started/1084/6 "2021-06-08T07:16:59Z")

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@vignesh203 there is no attachment by email. Can you upload it somewhere and paste the link ? (or send me the link by DM)

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**Author:** ![vignesh203](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ec9cab/32.png) [@vignesh203](https://forum.yugabyte.com/u/vignesh203)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.yugabyte.com/t/yugabytedb-not-started/1084/7 "2021-06-07T19:49:03Z")

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Thanks sir,

Please check this below link.

[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LyK2Y5mxcENQexMcAL4hOmu2\_GqcQ3AM/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LyK2Y5mxcENQexMcAL4hOmu2_GqcQ3AM/view?usp=sharing)

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**Author:** ![dorian\_yugabyte](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.yugabyte.com/dorian_yugabyte/32/206_2.png) [@dorian\_yugabyte](https://forum.yugabyte.com/u/dorian_yugabyte)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 8:19am UTC](https://forum.yugabyte.com/t/yugabytedb-not-started/1084/8 "2021-06-08T08:19:19Z")

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> [@vignesh203](#):
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> Please check this below link.
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> [yugabyted collect\_logs.txt - Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LyK2Y5mxcENQexMcAL4hOmu2_GqcQ3AM/view?usp=sharing)

You have uploaded the `yugabyted` binary. Please upload the .zip package that is generated from `collect_logs` command.