# 6.2.1 to 6.4 upgrade results in X-pack 'NoSuchFileException' issue **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [August 24, 2018, 2:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/6-2-1-to-6-4-upgrade-results-in-x-pack-nosuchfileexception-issue/145935 "2018-08-24T14:59:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![stevedearl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@stevedearl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stevedearl)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 2:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/6-2-1-to-6-4-upgrade-results-in-x-pack-nosuchfileexception-issue/145935/1 "2018-08-24T14:59:49Z")
Hi All, I tried running an offline RPM upgrade of the new Elasticsearch 6.4 on top of my existing 6.2.1 environment. The original environment has X-pack installed on it, configured to provide just a basic licence (so no Watcher, Machine learning etc.). Unfortunately, after the upgrade when I try to restart Elasticsearch I see this error: > [2018-08-24T14:41:28,557][WARN][o.e.b.ElasticsearchUncaughtExceptionHandler] [OVF\_SharedServices\_ElasticNode\_gbdocldibgdap02] uncaught exception in thread [main] > org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.StartupException: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Could not load plugin descriptor for plugin directory [x-pack] > at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:140) ~[elasticsearch-6.4.0.jar:6.4.0] with, a few lines further down: > Caused by: java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException: /usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins/x-pack/plugin-descriptor.properties > at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.translateToIOException(UnixException.java:86) ~[?:?] I also see a similar error when trying to list the plugins: > [root@gbdocldibgdap02 bin]# ./elasticsearch-plugin list > x-pack > Exception in thread "main" java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException: /usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins/x-pack/plugin-descriptor.properties I know that from 6.3 onwards ELK came with more x-pack goodness included, so there was no additional install anymore. Does this mean I should have removed the x-pack plugin from my 6.2.1 environment before doing the RPM upgrade? All help appreciated! Regards, Steve ---
**Author:** ![funtimes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@funtimes](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/funtimes)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/6-2-1-to-6-4-upgrade-results-in-x-pack-nosuchfileexception-issue/145935/2 "2018-08-25T17:40:06Z")
I'm having the exact same issue, would love to hear from anybody who has found a fix for this problem. ---
**Author:** ![funtimes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@funtimes](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/funtimes)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 6:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/6-2-1-to-6-4-upgrade-results-in-x-pack-nosuchfileexception-issue/145935/3 "2018-08-25T18:52:09Z")
So I figured out a way to get elasticsearch up and running again after this issue. Inside of the directory: > /usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins backup/remove all plugins including x-pack After all plugins are removed, reinstall the latest versions of your plugins in my case it was only two > bin/elasticsearch-plugin install ingest-geoip > bin/elasticsearch-plugin install ingest-user-agent > systemctl restart elasticsearch.service And now my system is back to normal ---
**Author:** ![stevedearl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@stevedearl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stevedearl)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 7:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/6-2-1-to-6-4-upgrade-results-in-x-pack-nosuchfileexception-issue/145935/4 "2018-08-25T19:05:55Z")
Hi Funtimes, Thanks for the information. I'll be trying this when i get back into the office! Cheers, Steve ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/4/5/45e09ece765657a92cb26fd1d4a3a227eb567ea3.png "funtimes") [funtimes](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/funtimes) August 25 So I figured out a way to get elasticsearch up and running again after this issue. Inside of the directory: > /usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins backup/remove all plugins including x-pack After all plugins are removed, reinstall the latest versions of your plugins in my case it was only two > bin/elasticsearch-plugin install ingest-geoip > > bin/elasticsearch-plugin install ingest-user-agent > > systemctl restart elasticsearch.service And now my system is back to normal ---
**Author:** ![it-chief](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/it-chief/32/29360_2.png) [@it-chief](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/it-chief)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/6-2-1-to-6-4-upgrade-results-in-x-pack-nosuchfileexception-issue/145935/5 "2018-09-18T13:52:27Z")
Thanks. Worked like a charm for me. ---
**Author:** ![funtimes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@funtimes](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/funtimes)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 2:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/6-2-1-to-6-4-upgrade-results-in-x-pack-nosuchfileexception-issue/145935/6 "2018-09-18T14:27:06Z")
Glad it worked! ---
**Author:** ![run4fun3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a5b964/32.png) [@run4fun3](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/run4fun3)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 8:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/6-2-1-to-6-4-upgrade-results-in-x-pack-nosuchfileexception-issue/145935/7 "2018-10-01T20:26:00Z")
THANK YOU!!! work for me too. I guess with the new way x-pack is installed by default it messed everything up. I could not get ES to start until I found this thread. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 8:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/6-2-1-to-6-4-upgrade-results-in-x-pack-nosuchfileexception-issue/145935/8 "2018-10-29T20:26:01Z")
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