# Disabling geoip downloader is not working (elastic 7.16.2 and java 11) **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [April 15, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disabling-geoip-downloader-is-not-working-elastic-7-16-2-and-java-11/302523 "2022-04-15T20:42:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 3:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disabling-geoip-downloader-is-not-working-elastic-7-16-2-and-java-11/302523/4 "2022-04-17T03:05:28Z")
Ok... Looking Close... Ok I downloaded a Fresh 7.16.2 and only added 1 line `ingest.geoip.downloader.enabled: false` You will still see the initialization of the "default" database upon startup BUT there is no actual geoip database loaded into elasticsearch... which you already actually confirmed...(see below) You will see these logs lines.. which I think are a bit misleading.... ```auto [2022-04-16T19:45:41,128][INFO][o.e.i.g.ConfigDatabases] [hyperion] initialized default databases [[GeoLite2-Country.mmdb, GeoLite2-City.mmdb, GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb]], config databases [[]] and watching [/Users/sbrown/workspace/elastic-install/7.16.2/tmp/elasticsearch-7.16.2/config/ingest-geoip] for changes [2022-04-16T19:45:41,130][INFO][o.e.i.g.DatabaseNodeService] [hyperion] initialized database registry, using geoip-databases directory [/var/folders/p9/r3gjl2912ybd827msztppr_m0000gn/T/elasticsearch-6246939774672860089/geoip-databases/C7v7WTzGQ7CnHKoZ8sbmAw] ``` If you then run.... ```auto hyperion:elasticsearch-7.16.2 sbrown$ curl http://127.0.0.1:9200/_cat/indices/.geo*?v health status index uuid pri rep docs.count docs.deleted store.size pri.store.size ``` That means there is no .geo ip indexes / databases are actually _loaded_ into elasticsearch ... i.e. they are not loaded INTO elasticsearch. This also confirms it... the geoip stats show no downloads. ```auto hyperion:elasticsearch-7.16.2 sbrown$ curl localhost:9200/_ingest/geoip/stats {"stats":{"successful_downloads":0,"failed_downloads":0,"total_download_time":0,"databases_count":0,"skipped_updates":0,"expired_databases":0},"nodes":{}}hyperion:elasticsearch-7.16.2 ``` Now lets enabled it and start again... `ingest.geoip.downloader.enabled: true` You will see logs like this.....notr the updated and downloaded databases ```auto [2022-04-16T19:50:11,468][INFO][o.e.i.g.DatabaseNodeService] [hyperion] successfully reloaded changed geoip database file [/var/folders/p9/r3gjl2912ybd827msztppr_m0000gn/T/elasticsearch-15885661857466451462/geoip-databases/C7v7WTzGQ7CnHKoZ8sbmAw/GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb] [2022-04-16T19:50:15,055][INFO][o.e.i.g.DatabaseNodeService] [hyperion] downloading geoip database [GeoLite2-City.mmdb] to [/var/folders/p9/r3gjl2912ybd827msztppr_m0000gn/T/elasticsearch-15885661857466451462/geoip-databases/C7v7WTzGQ7CnHKoZ8sbmAw/GeoLite2-City.mmdb.tmp.gz] [2022-04-16T19:50:15,080][INFO][o.e.i.g.GeoIpDownloader] [hyperion] updated geoip database [GeoLite2-City.mmdb] [2022-04-16T19:50:15,081][INFO][o.e.i.g.GeoIpDownloader] [hyperion] updating geoip database [GeoLite2-Country.mmdb] [2022-04-16T19:50:16,373][INFO][o.e.i.g.DatabaseNodeService] [hyperion] downloading geoip database [GeoLite2-Country.mmdb] to [/var/folders/p9/r3gjl2912ybd827msztppr_m0000gn/T/elasticsearch-15885661857466451462/geoip-databases/C7v7WTzGQ7CnHKoZ8sbmAw/GeoLite2-Country.mmdb.tmp.gz] [2022-04-16T19:50:16,387][INFO][o.e.i.g.GeoIpDownloader] [hyperion] updated geoip database [GeoLite2-Country.mmdb] [2022-04-16T19:50:16,443][INFO][o.e.i.g.DatabaseNodeService] [hyperion] successfully reloaded changed geoip database file [/var/folders/p9/r3gjl2912ybd827msztppr_m0000gn/T/elasticsearch-15885661857466451462/geoip-databases/C7v7WTzGQ7CnHKoZ8sbmAw/GeoLite2-Country.mmdb] [2022-04-16T19:50:16,711][INFO][o.e.i.g.DatabaseNodeService] [hyperion] successfully reloaded changed geoip database file [/var/folders/p9/r3gjl2912ybd827msztppr_m0000gn/T/elasticsearch-15885661857466451462/geoip-databases/C7v7WTzGQ7CnHKoZ8sbmAw/GeoLite2-City.mmdb] ``` and now we can see the geoip index etc and the stats about the download updates... ```auto hyperion:elasticsearch-7.16.2 sbrown$ curl http://127.0.0.1:9200/_cat/indices/.geo*?v health status index uuid pri rep docs.count docs.deleted store.size pri.store.size green open .geoip_databases IJM4aKLmTB2YlxEfWfwkMA 1 0 40 0 37.9mb 37.9mb ``` ```auto hyperion:elasticsearch-7.16.2 sbrown$ curl localhost:9200/_ingest/geoip/stats {"stats":{"successful_downloads":3,"failed_downloads":0,"total_download_time":7733,"databases_count":3,"skipped_updates":0,"expired_databases":0},"nodes":{"C7v7WTzGQ7CnHKoZ8sbmAw":{"databases":[{"name":"GeoLite2-City.mmdb"},{"name":"GeoLite2-Country.mmdb"},{"name":"GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb"}],"files_in_temp":["GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb_elastic-geoip-database-service-agreement-LICENSE.txt","GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb_LICENSE.txt","GeoLite2-City.mmdb_LICENSE.txt","GeoLite2-Country.mmdb_elastic-geoip-database-service-agreement-LICENSE.txt","GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb","GeoLite2-City.mmdb_COPYRIGHT.txt","GeoLite2-City.mmdb","GeoLite2-City.mmdb_elastic-geoip-database-service-agreement-LICENSE.txt","GeoLite2-Country.mmdb_LICENSE.txt","GeoLite2-Country.mmdb","GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb_COPYRIGHT.txt","GeoLite2-Country.mmdb_COPYRIGHT.txt","GeoLite2-City.mmdb_README.txt"]}}}hyperion:elasticsearch-7.16.2 ``` Now disable again `ingest.geoip.downloader.enabled: false` now it went back to the initialized the default database (the one that comes shipped) BUT does not actually load the databases into elasticsearch. ```auto [2022-04-16T19:52:56,306][INFO][o.e.i.g.ConfigDatabases] [hyperion] initialized default databases [[GeoLite2-Country.mmdb, GeoLite2-City.mmdb, GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb]], config databases [[]] and watching [/Users/sbrown/workspace/elastic-install/7.16.2/tmp/elasticsearch-7.16.2/config/ingest-geoip] for changes [2022-04-16T19:52:56,307][INFO][o.e.i.g.DatabaseNodeService] [hyperion] initialized database registry, using geoip-databases directory [/var/folders/p9/r3gjl2912ybd827msztppr_m0000gn/T/elasticsearch-1698940183761466503/geoip-databases/C7v7WTzGQ7CnHKoZ8sbmAw] .... [2022-04-16T19:52:59,909][INFO][o.e.c.m.MetadataDeleteIndexService] [hyperion] [.geoip_databases/IJM4aKLmTB2YlxEfWfwkMA] deleting index ``` And now there is no .geoip index (i.e. it was cleaned up) ```auto hyperion:elasticsearch-7.16.2 sbrown$ curl http://127.0.0.1:9200/_cat/indices/.geo*?v health status index uuid pri rep docs.count docs.deleted store.size pri.store.size ``` and it not longer recognizes the downloaded databases ```auto hyperion:elasticsearch-7.16.2 sbrown$ curl localhost:9200/_ingest/geoip/stats {"stats":{"successful_downloads":0,"failed_downloads":0,"total_download_time":0,"databases_count":0,"skipped_updates":0,"expired_databases":0},"nodes":{}}hyperion:elasticsearch-7.16.2 ``` Now I do still see the "Downloaded" temp database but it is not longer used... I would need to get clarification of what the docs mean but after you set to false no new updates will come, and the geoip databases are not actually loaded into elasticsearch. > If `false` , Elasticsearch does not download updates and deletes all downloaded databases. So I think there are 2 things ... the message about initializing the default (shipped) database is a bit confusing even though it is not Actually loaded into Elasticsearch and the fact the the temp downloads are not cleaned up.. perhaps they should be... but when set to false the geoip database are _not_ loaded into .. nor updated into elasticsearch. --- _[View the full topic](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disabling-geoip-downloader-is-not-working-elastic-7-16-2-and-java-11/302523)._