java.io.IOException: Could not create directory /elasticsearch/persistent/elasticsearch/logs in RHOCP

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Elasticsearch pods entered in a CrashLoopBackOff state

  • From the Elasticsearch container logs it is failing to create the directory /elasticsearch/persistent/elasticsearch/logs:

    $ oc -n openshift-logging logs <elasticsearch pod>  -c elasticsearch
...
2019-09-19 13:09:21,461 main ERROR Unable to create file /elasticsearch/persistent/elasticsearch/logs/elasticsearch.log java.io.IOException: Could not create directory /elasticsearch/persistent/elasticsearch/logs
...

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (RHOCP)
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