# APM Server has still not connected to Elasticsearch"

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-has-still-not-connected-to-elasticsearch/244069
**Category:** APM
**Tags:** server
**Created:** [August 6, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-has-still-not-connected-to-elasticsearch/244069 "2020-08-06T17:01:05Z")
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### Author: ![felixbarny](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/felixbarny/32/27341_2.png) [@felixbarny](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/felixbarny)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2020, 6:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-has-still-not-connected-to-elasticsearch/244069/2 "2020-08-10T06:58:21Z")

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HI and welcome to the forum 👋

Seems like you are using the `apm_system` user instead of the `elastic` user.  
See also [Insufficent permission for apm\_system user](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/insufficent-permission-for-apm-system-user/189197)

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