# Cannot generate syskeygen **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 4, 2017, 9:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-generate-syskeygen/70530 "2017-01-04T09:31:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dixon\_Almeida](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@Dixon\_Almeida](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dixon_Almeida)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2017, 9:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-generate-syskeygen/70530/1 "2017-01-04T09:31:37Z")
/bin/x-pack/syskeygen Storing generated key in [/etc/elasticsearch/x-pack/system\_key]... Exception in thread "main" java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException: /etc/elasticsearch/x-pack/system\_key at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.translateToIOException(UnixException.java:86) at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:102) at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:107) at sun.nio.fs.UnixFileSystemProvider.newByteChannel(UnixFileSystemProvider.java:214) at java.nio.file.spi.FileSystemProvider.newOutputStream(FileSystemProvider.java:434) at java.nio.file.Files.newOutputStream(Files.java:216) at java.nio.file.Files.write(Files.java:3292) at org.elasticsearch.xpack.security.crypto.tool.SystemKeyTool.execute(SystemKeyTool.java:88) at org.elasticsearch.cli.SettingCommand.execute(SettingCommand.java:54) at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:96) at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:62) at org.elasticsearch.xpack.security.crypto.tool.SystemKeyTool.main(SystemKeyTool.java:65) at org.elasticsearch.xpack.security.crypto.tool.SystemKeyTool.main(SystemKeyTool.java:58) ---
**Author:** ![jaymode](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jaymode/32/50103_2.png) [@jaymode](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jaymode)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2017, 11:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-generate-syskeygen/70530/2 "2017-01-04T11:37:55Z")
HI, Can you provide more information such as how you installed elasticsearch, what os, what version of elasticsearch/xpack? ---
**Author:** ![Dixon\_Almeida](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@Dixon\_Almeida](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dixon_Almeida)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 4:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-generate-syskeygen/70530/3 "2017-01-05T04:11:25Z")
I have installed elasticsearch using the tar.gz package. and i am using ubuntu 14.04 , Elasticsearch-5.1 and Xpack 5.1 ---
**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 11:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-generate-syskeygen/70530/4 "2017-01-05T11:01:17Z")
Hey, what is the exact path of the `syskeygen` binary? You can find out using the command `which`. The path mentioned in the error `/etc/elasticsearch/x-pack/system_key` - was that created by yourself? Or are you using the debian package or may have a leftover of that installation? --Alex ---
**Author:** ![Dixon\_Almeida](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@Dixon\_Almeida](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dixon_Almeida)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 12:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-generate-syskeygen/70530/5 "2017-01-05T12:21:14Z")
Hi Alex path of syskeygen is elasticsearch-5.1.1/bin/syskeygen /etc/elasticsearch/x-pack/system\_key this is not created by me and not created also. yes i used debian package for installation ---
**Author:** ![jaymode](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jaymode/32/50103_2.png) [@jaymode](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jaymode)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 12:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-generate-syskeygen/70530/6 "2017-01-05T12:59:13Z")
> [@Dixon\_Almeida](#): > > I have installed elasticsearch using the tar.gz package. > [@Dixon\_Almeida](#): > > yes i used debian package for installation These statements seem to conflict a bit. Do you still have the installation from the debian package? If not, can you remove or rename the `/etc/default/elasticsearch` file (assuming that it exists). ---
**Author:** ![Dixon\_Almeida](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@Dixon\_Almeida](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dixon_Almeida)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2017, 4:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-generate-syskeygen/70530/7 "2017-01-06T04:35:24Z")
i deleted /etc/elasticsearch folder . and then generated syskeygen . now its working . Thank you for the help 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2017, 4:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-generate-syskeygen/70530/8 "2017-02-03T04:35:43Z")
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