# Can't start ElasticSearch service (unknwon setting script.inline)

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-start-elasticsearch-service-unknwon-setting-script-inline/167886>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 11, 2019, 3:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-start-elasticsearch-service-unknwon-setting-script-inline/167886 "2019-02-11T15:40:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lyro1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e495f1/32.png) [@Lyro1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lyro1)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 3:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-start-elasticsearch-service-unknwon-setting-script-inline/167886/1 "2019-02-11T15:40:25Z")

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Hello everyone,

I wanted to use a service called TheHive, which rely on ElasticSearch. So I installed it on a Centos 7 computer, and it seems to be working well.  
But to use it with TheHive, the following settings are required in the _/etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.yml_ file:

```
network.host: 127.0.0.1
script.inline: true
cluster.name: hive
thread_pool.index.queue_size: 100000
thread_pool.search.queue_size: 100000
thread_pool.bulk.queue_size: 100000

```

After I added those settings, the process fails to start with the following error, and it seems to say that the insue is my `script.inline` setting, but I can't find what is wrong:

````auto
[2019-02-11T16:24:43,822][ERROR][o.e.b.Bootstrap] [Ymgo0mz] Exception java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: unknown setting [script.inline] please check that any required plugins are installed, or check the breaking changes documentation for removed settings at org.elasticsearch.common.settings.AbstractScopedSettings.validate(AbstractScopedSettings.java:482) ~[elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.common.settings.AbstractScopedSettings.validate(AbstractScopedSettings.java:427) ~[elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.common.settings.AbstractScopedSettings.validate(AbstractScopedSettings.java:398) ~[elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.common.settings.AbstractScopedSettings.validate(AbstractScopedSettings.java:369) ~[elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.common.settings.SettingsModule.(SettingsModule.java:148) ~[elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:372) ~[elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:265) ~[elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap$5.(Bootstrap.java:212) ~[elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:212) ~[elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:333) [elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:159) [elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:150) [elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:86) [elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:124) [elasticsearch-cli-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:90) [elasticsearch-cli-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:116) [elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:93) [elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0]
[2019-02-11T16:24:43,829][WARN][o.e.b.ElasticsearchUncaughtExceptionHandler] [Ymgo0mz] uncaught exception in thread [main] org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.StartupException: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: unknown setting [script.inline] please check that any required plugins are installed, or check the breaking changes documentation for removed settings at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:163) ~[elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:150) ~[elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:86) ~[elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:124) ~[elasticsearch-cli-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:90) ~[elasticsearch-cli-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:116) ~[elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:93) ~[elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: unknown setting [script.inline] please check that any required plugins are installed, or check the breaking changes documentation for removed settings at org.elasticsearch.common.settings.AbstractScopedSettings.validate(AbstractScopedSettings.java:482) ~[elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.common.settings.AbstractScopedSettings.validate(AbstractScopedSettings.java:427) ~[elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.common.settings.AbstractScopedSettings.validate(AbstractScopedSettings.java:398) ~[elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.common.settings.AbstractScopedSettings.validate(AbstractScopedSettings.java:369) ~[elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.common.settings.SettingsModule.(SettingsModule.java:148) ~[elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:372) ~[elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:265) ~[elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap$5.(Bootstrap.java:212) ~[elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:212) ~[elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:333) ~[elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:159) ~[elasticsearch-6.6.0.jar:6.6.0] ... 6 more```
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**Author:** ![Bernt\_Rostad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ab097/32.png) [@Bernt\_Rostad](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Bernt_Rostad)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 3:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-start-elasticsearch-service-unknwon-setting-script-inline/167886/2 "2019-02-11T15:56:11Z")

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> [@Lyro1](#):
>
> script.inline: true

In Elasticsearch 6 the old script.inline has been renamed **script.source** , see [how to use scripts](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.6/modules-scripting-using.html).

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**Author:** ![Lyro1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e495f1/32.png) [@Lyro1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lyro1)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 8:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-start-elasticsearch-service-unknwon-setting-script-inline/167886/3 "2019-02-12T08:18:44Z")

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I get the exact same error when I change :

```auto
network.host: 127.0.0.1
script.inline: true
cluster.name: hive
thread_pool.index.queue_size: 100000
thread_pool.search.queue_size: 100000
thread_pool.bulk.queue_size: 100000

```

to

```auto
network.host: 127.0.0.1
script.source: true
cluster.name: hive
thread_pool.index.queue_size: 100000
thread_pool.search.queue_size: 100000
thread_pool.bulk.queue_size: 100000

```

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**Author:** ![Lyro1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e495f1/32.png) [@Lyro1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lyro1)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 8:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-start-elasticsearch-service-unknwon-setting-script-inline/167886/4 "2019-02-12T08:29:57Z")

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Okay, so after reading a bit more deeply the [documentation about scripting](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.7/modules-scripting-security.html#allowed-script-types-setting), inline scripting is enabled by default such as every other scripting methods. Thus the parameter can simply be removed like so:

```auto
network.host: 127.0.0.1
cluster.name: hive
thread_pool.index.queue_size: 100000
thread_pool.search.queue_size: 100000
thread_pool.bulk.queue_size: 100000

```

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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:** [March 12, 2019, 8:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-start-elasticsearch-service-unknwon-setting-script-inline/167886/5 "2019-03-12T08:32:10Z")

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