# Cluster block exception: Forbidden

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cluster-block-exception-forbidden/189384
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [July 8, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cluster-block-exception-forbidden/189384 "2019-07-08T16:40:51Z")
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### Author: ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cluster-block-exception-forbidden/189384/4 "2019-07-08T20:39:16Z")

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That may very well be the case. What is the specification and size of your cluster? Which version are you using? Is there anything in the logs around those messages?

Are you using ILM so it could be [something like this](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/forbidden-8-index-write-api-during-date-change-on-indexes/179319)?

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