# AD security realm: unknown setting "...metadata"

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ad-security-realm-unknown-setting-metadata/196341>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security\
**Created:** [August 22, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ad-security-realm-unknown-setting-metadata/196341 "2019-08-22T14:02:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![jetnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a87d85/32.png) [@jetnet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jetnet)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ad-security-realm-unknown-setting-metadata/196341/1 "2019-08-22T14:02:35Z")

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The following configuration in ES 7.3 stopped working after adding the `metadata` parameter:

```auto
xpack.security.authc:
      realms:
        file.file1:
          order: 0
        native.native1:
          order: 1
        active_directory.company_ad:
          enabled: true
          order: 4
          domain_name: company.com
          user_search:
            base_dn: "DC=dir,DC=svc,DC=company,DC=com"
          group_search:
            base_dn: "DC=dir,DC=svc,DC=company,DC=com"
          url: ldaps://dir.svc.company.com:636
          ssl.verification_mode: none
          bind_dn: "CN=user,OU=People,DC=dir,DC=svc,DC=company,DC=com"
          unmapped_groups_as_roles: true
          follow_referrals: false
          cache.ttl: 36000s
          metadata: ["cn", "name"]

```

error message:

```
IllegalArgumentException: unknown setting [xpack.security.authc.realms.active_directory.company_ad.metadata] please check that any required plugins are installed, or check the breaking changes documentation for removed settings

```

I double checked the [documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.3/security-settings.html#ref-ad-settings), but could not find what was wrong with the syntax. Any help is really appreciated.

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**Author:** ![jetnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a87d85/32.png) [@jetnet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jetnet)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 4:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ad-security-realm-unknown-setting-metadata/196341/2 "2019-08-23T04:44:20Z")

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make sense to open an issues at github?

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**Author:** ![Yogesh\_Gaikwad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/yogesh_gaikwad/32/27025_2.png) [@Yogesh\_Gaikwad](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Yogesh_Gaikwad)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 5:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ad-security-realm-unknown-setting-metadata/196341/3 "2019-08-23T05:53:30Z")

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Hi @jetnet,

Sorry, looks like it broke in [https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/30241](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/30241).  
Would you be able to raise a bug? else I can do it for you.

Thanks and Regards,  
Yogesh Gaikwad

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**Author:** ![jetnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a87d85/32.png) [@jetnet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jetnet)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 7:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ad-security-realm-unknown-setting-metadata/196341/4 "2019-08-23T07:36:43Z")

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Hi Yogesh,

it looks like, there is a [ticket](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/45848) for that already.  
Thanks for the confirmation.

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**Author:** ![ikakavas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ikakavas/32/34430_2.png) [@ikakavas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ikakavas)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 7:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ad-security-realm-unknown-setting-metadata/196341/5 "2019-08-23T07:58:33Z")

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Thanks for raising this @jetnet, I opened the GH issue yesterday but failed to give some feedback here

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 7:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ad-security-realm-unknown-setting-metadata/196341/6 "2019-09-20T07:58:37Z")

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