# "Connection refused" when running curl -XGET 'localhost:9200' **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [September 19, 2016, 11:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/connection-refused-when-running-curl-xget-localhost-9200/60874 "2016-09-19T11:38:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![napoleon182](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/napoleon182/32/11725_2.png) [@napoleon182](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/napoleon182)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 11:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/connection-refused-when-running-curl-xget-localhost-9200/60874/1 "2016-09-19T11:38:56Z")
Hi All, I recently installed and configured elasticsearch-readonly-rest-plugin- which BTW works really well, however I'm unable to connect into the elasticsearch now- am I missing on something? When trying to import dashboards I'm receiving the same error as well. What will be the best way to connect into the elasticsearch via curl and using authentication. Do i need to temporarily disable plugin and restart elasticsearch? Thanks a million, Tomek ---
**Author:** ![mainec](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mainec/32/5557_2.png) [@mainec](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mainec)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 12:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/connection-refused-when-running-curl-xget-localhost-9200/60874/2 "2016-09-19T12:04:44Z")
I'm not familiar with this plugin. Did you try and get in touch with it's original authors? As an aside, may I ask what your use case for this plugin looks like? Sounds like something for which you might want to take a closer look at [Shield](https://www.elastic.co/products/shield) Sorry to have no more detailed answer, Isabel ---
**Author:** ![napoleon182](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/napoleon182/32/11725_2.png) [@napoleon182](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/napoleon182)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 12:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/connection-refused-when-running-curl-xget-localhost-9200/60874/3 "2016-09-19T12:18:20Z")
Hi Isabel, thats perfectly fine I will reach out to the plugin developer. As for the Shield- we are looking into that as well. I'm just "exploring" options at the moment... Cheers, Tomek ---
**Author:** ![mainec](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mainec/32/5557_2.png) [@mainec](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mainec)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 1:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/connection-refused-when-running-curl-xget-localhost-9200/60874/4 "2016-09-19T13:24:56Z")
> [@napoleon182](#): > > I'm just "exploring" options at the moment... Sure - makes total sense. Would love to hear how your journey goes and what you end up using for your purpose. Would be great if you could keep this thread updated so others can benefit as well. Isabel ---
**Author:** ![napoleon182](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/napoleon182/32/11725_2.png) [@napoleon182](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/napoleon182)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 4:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/connection-refused-when-running-curl-xget-localhost-9200/60874/5 "2016-09-19T16:03:51Z")
Thank you Isabel, will do. ---
**Author:** ![MarkOStewart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@MarkOStewart](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MarkOStewart)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2016, 3:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/connection-refused-when-running-curl-xget-localhost-9200/60874/6 "2016-09-23T15:10:21Z")
try to remove the plugin and see if your results change. You can always reinstall it after testing ---
**Author:** ![napoleon182](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/napoleon182/32/11725_2.png) [@napoleon182](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/napoleon182)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 1:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/connection-refused-when-running-curl-xget-localhost-9200/60874/7 "2016-09-26T13:21:00Z")
Thank you Mark, for the duration of my maintenance on elasticsearch i disabled plugin and than enabled it. It worked like a charm, Cheers, Tomek ---
**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, 10:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/connection-refused-when-running-curl-xget-localhost-9200/60874/8 "2017-07-05T22:17:18Z")