# Cannot start Asterisk service **URL:** \ **Category:** Asterisk Support\ **Created:** [May 13, 2014, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/cannot-start-asterisk-service/46147 "2014-05-13T18:12:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pipsydoodles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d6d6ee/32.png) [@pipsydoodles](https://community.asterisk.org/u/pipsydoodles)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/cannot-start-asterisk-service/46147/1 "2014-05-13T18:12:51Z")
Installed on fidora lxde… journalctl revealed: asterisk[1560]: ERROR: /usr/sbin/asterisk not found systemd[1]: PID file /var/run/asterisk/asterisk.pid not readable (yet?) after start. systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: Asterisk PBX. ---
**Author:** ![david55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19adc/32.png) [@david55](https://community.asterisk.org/u/david55)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/cannot-start-asterisk-service/46147/2 "2014-05-13T21:40:29Z")
Asterisk isn’t installed. ---
**Author:** ![pipsydoodles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d6d6ee/32.png) [@pipsydoodles](https://community.asterisk.org/u/pipsydoodles)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/cannot-start-asterisk-service/46147/3 "2014-05-13T21:41:34Z")
No it was installed, but, I figured out the problem. Thanks for the response. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/asterisk/original/2X/4/475d0c889911cfb84ac4881ad6df8b523e3f9105.png) [@system](https://community.asterisk.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/cannot-start-asterisk-service/46147/4 "2015-07-08T18:00:13Z")
I’m having the same problem. What was the solution that worked for you? Thanks!