# Bulk write to multiple aliases throws 500 error starting in 5.5.3 **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [October 11, 2017, 8:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-write-to-multiple-aliases-throws-500-error-starting-in-5-5-3/103613 "2017-10-11T20:26:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BradHarris](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bradharris/32/15902_2.png) [@BradHarris](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BradHarris)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 8:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-write-to-multiple-aliases-throws-500-error-starting-in-5-5-3/103613/1 "2017-10-11T20:26:08Z")
**Elasticsearch version** (`bin/elasticsearch --version`): 5.5.3 **Plugins installed** : x-pack (it comes with the docker version of ES) **JVM version** (`java -version`): openjdk version "1.8.0\_141" OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0\_141-b16) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.141-b16, mixed mode) **OS version** (`uname -a` if on a Unix-like system): docker image uses centos:7 Linux cf214e385aa3 4.10.0-33-generic #37-Ubuntu SMP Fri Aug 11 10:55:28 UTC 2017 x86\_64 x86\_64 x86\_64 GNU/Linux **Description of the problem including expected versus actual behavior** : **Steps to reproduce** : Please include a _minimal_ but _complete_ recreation of the problem, including (e.g.) index creation, mappings, settings, query etc. The easier you make for us to reproduce it, the more likely that somebody will take the time to look at it. 1. spin up a 5.5.3 ES instance with docker: `docker run -p 9200:9200 -p 9300:9300 -e "discovery.type=single-node" docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:5.5.3` 2. run this script: ```bash #!/usr/bin/env bash # creates an index called my-data with 2 write aliases: write-alias-1 and write-alias-2 curl -u "elastic:changeme" -XPUT "http://localhost:9200/my-data" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d' { "aliases": { "write-index-1": {}, "write-index-2": {} } } ' # bulk writes 2 documents using the same _id but with different write aliases curl -u "elastic:changeme" -XPOST "http://localhost:9200/_bulk?pretty" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d' {"index":{"_index": "write-index-1","_type": "data", "_id": "1"}} {"hello": "hello1"} {"index":{"_index": "write-index-2","_type": "data", "_id": "1"}} {"hello": "hello2"} ' ``` **Provide logs (if relevant)**: output from the bulk call: ```json { "took" : 0, "errors" : true, "items" : [ { "index" : { "_index" : "my-data", "_type" : "data", "_id" : "1", "status" : 500, "error" : { "type" : "illegal_state_exception", "reason" : "Action indices:data/write/bulk[s] should operate on exactly 1 local index but was 2" } } }, { "index" : { "_index" : "my-data", "_type" : "data", "_id" : "1", "status" : 500, "error" : { "type" : "illegal_state_exception", "reason" : "Action indices:data/write/bulk[s] should operate on exactly 1 local index but was 2" } } } ] } ``` ES does not produce any logs with default logging level. with 5.5.2 the script works as expected and the bulk writes return 200 level statuses I initially opened an issue in the open source github elasticsearch repo, ([https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/26975](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/26975)) but was redirected to open one here ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 8:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-write-to-multiple-aliases-throws-500-error-starting-in-5-5-3/103613/2 "2017-10-11T20:58:57Z")
I moved your question to #elasticsearch as I don't think it's related to x-pack plugin here. It looks like to me a bug as the `write-index-1` points only to `my-data`. Same for the other alias. Could you open an issue? ---
**Author:** ![TimV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timv/32/13162_2.png) [@TimV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimV)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 11:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-write-to-multiple-aliases-throws-500-error-starting-in-5-5-3/103613/3 "2017-10-11T23:38:44Z")
This is definitely an X-Pack issue. I'll file an internal issue for it, and see what we can do to resolve it. ---
**Author:** ![jasontedor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jasontedor/32/66992_2.png) [@jasontedor](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jasontedor)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 2:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-write-to-multiple-aliases-throws-500-error-starting-in-5-5-3/103613/4 "2017-10-12T02:20:58Z")
He did open an issue, as he mentioned, and I directed him here because this is 100% an X-Pack only issue. I moved this back to the X-Pack category. @BradHarris I’m sorry for the run around here, I appreciate your patience, I thank you for bringing this to our attention. We have indeed (@TimV has) opened an issue internally and have a fix in the review phase. ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 4:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-write-to-multiple-aliases-throws-500-error-starting-in-5-5-3/103613/5 "2017-10-12T04:42:32Z")
Haha! Thanks @jasontedor ---
**Author:** ![BradHarris](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bradharris/32/15902_2.png) [@BradHarris](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BradHarris)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-write-to-multiple-aliases-throws-500-error-starting-in-5-5-3/103613/6 "2017-10-13T17:19:40Z")
Thanks for your help @jasontedor @TimV@dadoonet ! You guys are fast! ---
**Author:** ![jasontedor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jasontedor/32/66992_2.png) [@jasontedor](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jasontedor)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-write-to-multiple-aliases-throws-500-error-starting-in-5-5-3/103613/7 "2017-10-13T17:42:14Z")
You're welcome @BradHarris. Thanks for the report. ---
**Author:** ![TimV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timv/32/13162_2.png) [@TimV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimV)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 10:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-write-to-multiple-aliases-throws-500-error-starting-in-5-5-3/103613/8 "2017-11-07T22:59:58Z")
@BradHarris Elasticsearch 5.6.4 was released today and contains a fix for this issue. It would be great if you could confirm that this release resolves the problem for you. > **[Change List | X-Pack for the Elastic Stack \[5.6\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/5.6/xpack-change-list.html)** > Fixed authorization issues for bulk requests that use index aliases. Thanks, Tim ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-write-to-multiple-aliases-throws-500-error-starting-in-5-5-3/103613/9 "2017-12-05T23:00:19Z")
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