# CONF\_FILE setting is no longer supported **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 28, 2016, 7:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/conf-file-setting-is-no-longer-supported/40333 "2016-01-28T07:58:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kishore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8edcca/32.png) [@Kishore](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kishore)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2016, 7:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/conf-file-setting-is-no-longer-supported/40333/1 "2016-01-28T07:58:30Z")
I am upgrading the Eleasticsearch version from 1.5.0 to 2.1.1 While installing plugin i am getting below message 'CONF\_FILE setting is no longer supported. elasticsearch.yml must be placed in the config directory and cannot be renamed.' Kindly help me in solving this issue. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2016, 8:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/conf-file-setting-is-no-longer-supported/40333/2 "2016-01-28T08:10:53Z")
What exactly did you do? I think you did not update the plugin script. ---
**Author:** ![Kishore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8edcca/32.png) [@Kishore](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kishore)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2016, 8:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/conf-file-setting-is-no-longer-supported/40333/3 "2016-01-28T08:12:30Z")
Yes, i didn't update the plugin script, Please help me in update the plugin script. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2016, 8:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/conf-file-setting-is-no-longer-supported/40333/4 "2016-01-28T08:14:43Z")
So update the plugin script. Again, I don't know what you are doing. I guess you did not read [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/breaking-changes-2.0.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/breaking-changes-2.0.html) ---
**Author:** ![Kishore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8edcca/32.png) [@Kishore](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kishore)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2016, 8:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/conf-file-setting-is-no-longer-supported/40333/5 "2016-01-28T08:17:47Z")
I am trying to install plugins. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2016, 8:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/conf-file-setting-is-no-longer-supported/40333/6 "2016-01-28T08:34:46Z")
May be you don't understand when I'm saying the following? > update the plugin script and > What exactly did you do? ---
**Author:** ![Kishore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8edcca/32.png) [@Kishore](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kishore)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2016, 8:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/conf-file-setting-is-no-longer-supported/40333/7 "2016-01-28T08:37:42Z")
Thank you for your response, I am in hurry to complete the task, so i got stuck. Still i am in confusion . Kindly guide me. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2016, 8:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/conf-file-setting-is-no-longer-supported/40333/8 "2016-01-28T08:56:59Z")
Sorry. I can't help. ---
**Author:** ![ekovacs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ekovacs/32/8602_2.png) [@ekovacs](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ekovacs)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 1:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/conf-file-setting-is-no-longer-supported/40333/9 "2016-03-22T13:26:53Z")
Hi! Same thing happened to me. For me the solution was to go to `/etc/sysconfig` folder and comment out the line which had `CONF_FILE` in it. I also shared this solution on the github issue: > ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 11:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/conf-file-setting-is-no-longer-supported/40333/10 "2017-07-05T23:06:18Z")