Use modified init script to start elasticsearch.

Dockerfile

@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ RUN echo "deb http://packages.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/0.90/debian stable
 RUN apt-get -qq update
 RUN locale-gen en_US.UTF-8
 RUN LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y -q elasticsearch
+ADD run /usr/local/bin/run
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/run
 
 VOLUME ["/var/lib/elasticsearch"]
 EXPOSE 9200
 EXPOSE 9300
-CMD ["service", "elasticsearch", "start"]
+CMD ["/usr/local/bin/run"]

run

@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# /etc/init.d/elasticsearch -- startup script for Elasticsearch
+#
+# Written by Miquel van Smoorenburg <miquels@cistron.nl>.
+# Modified for Debian GNU/Linux by Ian Murdock <imurdock@gnu.ai.mit.edu>.
+# Modified for Tomcat by Stefan Gybas <sgybas@debian.org>.
+# Modified for Tomcat6 by Thierry Carrez <thierry.carrez@ubuntu.com>.
+# Additional improvements by Jason Brittain <jason.brittain@mulesoft.com>.
+# Modified by Nicolas Huray for ElasticSearch <nicolas.huray@gmail.com>.
+#
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          elasticsearch
+# Required-Start:    $network $remote_fs $named
+# Required-Stop:     $network $remote_fs $named
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# Short-Description: Starts elasticsearch
+# Description:       Starts elasticsearch using start-stop-daemon
+### END INIT INFO
+
+PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin
+NAME=elasticsearch
+DESC="ElasticSearch Server"
+DEFAULT=/etc/default/$NAME
+
+if [ `id -u` -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "You need root privileges to run this script"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+
+. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+
+if [ -r /etc/default/rcS ]; then
+    . /etc/default/rcS
+fi
+
+
+# The following variables can be overwritten in $DEFAULT
+
+# Run ElasticSearch as this user ID and group ID
+ES_USER=elasticsearch
+ES_GROUP=elasticsearch
+
+# The first existing directory is used for JAVA_HOME (if JAVA_HOME is not defined in $DEFAULT)
+JDK_DIRS="/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/ /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-armhf /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/ /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk-amd64 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk-armhf /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk-i386 /usr/lib/jvm/default-java"
+
+# Look for the right JVM to use
+for jdir in $JDK_DIRS; do
+    if [ -r "$jdir/bin/java" -a -z "${JAVA_HOME}" ]; then
+        JAVA_HOME="$jdir"
+    fi
+done
+export JAVA_HOME
+
+# Directory where the ElasticSearch binary distribution resides
+ES_HOME=/usr/share/$NAME
+
+# Heap Size (defaults to 256m min, 1g max)
+#ES_HEAP_SIZE=2g
+
+# Heap new generation
+#ES_HEAP_NEWSIZE=
+
+# max direct memory
+#ES_DIRECT_SIZE=
+
+# Additional Java OPTS
+#ES_JAVA_OPTS=
+
+# Maximum number of open files
+MAX_OPEN_FILES=65535
+
+# Maximum amount of locked memory
+#MAX_LOCKED_MEMORY=
+
+# ElasticSearch log directory
+LOG_DIR=/var/log/$NAME
+
+# ElasticSearch data directory
+DATA_DIR=/var/lib/$NAME
+
+# ElasticSearch work directory
+WORK_DIR=/tmp/$NAME
+
+# ElasticSearch configuration directory
+CONF_DIR=/etc/$NAME
+
+# ElasticSearch configuration file (elasticsearch.yml)
+CONF_FILE=$CONF_DIR/elasticsearch.yml
+
+# Maximum number of VMA (Virtual Memory Areas) a process can own
+MAX_MAP_COUNT=65535
+
+# End of variables that can be overwritten in $DEFAULT
+
+# overwrite settings from default file
+if [ -f "$DEFAULT" ]; then
+    . "$DEFAULT"
+fi
+
+# Define other required variables
+PID_FILE=/var/run/$NAME.pid
+DAEMON=$ES_HOME/bin/elasticsearch
+DAEMON_OPTS="-p $PID_FILE -Des.default.config=$CONF_FILE -Des.default.path.home=$ES_HOME -Des.default.path.logs=$LOG_DIR -Des.default.path.data=$DATA_DIR -Des.default.path.work=$WORK_DIR -Des.default.path.conf=$CONF_DIR"
+
+export ES_HEAP_SIZE
+export ES_HEAP_NEWSIZE
+export ES_DIRECT_SIZE
+export ES_JAVA_OPTS
+
+# Check DAEMON exists
+test -x $DAEMON || exit 0
+
+checkJava() {
+    if [ -x "$JAVA_HOME/bin/java" ]; then
+        JAVA="$JAVA_HOME/bin/java"
+    else
+        JAVA=`which java`
+    fi
+
+    if [ ! -x "$JAVA" ]; then
+        echo "Could not find any executable java binary. Please install java in your PATH or set JAVA_HOME"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+checkJava
+
+if [ -n "$MAX_LOCKED_MEMORY" -a -z "$ES_HEAP_SIZE" ]; then
+    log_failure_msg "MAX_LOCKED_MEMORY is set - ES_HEAP_SIZE must also be set"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC"
+
+pid=`pidofproc -p $PID_FILE elasticsearch`
+if [ -n "$pid" ] ; then
+    log_begin_msg "Already running."
+    log_end_msg 0
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# Prepare environment
+mkdir -p "$LOG_DIR" "$DATA_DIR" "$WORK_DIR" && chown "$ES_USER":"$ES_GROUP" "$LOG_DIR" "$DATA_DIR" "$WORK_DIR"
+touch "$PID_FILE" && chown "$ES_USER":"$ES_GROUP" "$PID_FILE"
+
+if [ -n "$MAX_OPEN_FILES" ]; then
+    ulimit -n $MAX_OPEN_FILES
+fi
+
+if [ -n "$MAX_LOCKED_MEMORY" ]; then
+    ulimit -l $MAX_LOCKED_MEMORY
+fi
+
+if [ -n "$MAX_MAP_COUNT" ]; then
+    sysctl -q -w vm.max_map_count=$MAX_MAP_COUNT
+fi
+
+# Start Daemon
+exec sudo -u $ES_USER $DAEMON -f $DAEMON_OPTS