# Does ES restart is needed after basic license applied

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-es-restart-is-needed-after-basic-license-applied/89345>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 14, 2017, 9:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-es-restart-is-needed-after-basic-license-applied/89345 "2017-06-14T09:25:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Ryan\_Qian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ryan_qian/32/2148_2.png) [@Ryan\_Qian](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ryan_Qian)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2017, 9:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-es-restart-is-needed-after-basic-license-applied/89345/1 "2017-06-14T09:25:02Z")

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I see this when try to update basic license to my ES

```auto
    "security": [
      "The following X-Pack security functionality will be disabled: authentication, authorization, ip filtering, and auditing. Please restart your node after applying the license.",
      "Field and document level access control will be disabled.",
      "Custom realms will be ignored."
    ],

```

do I really need restart my ES? what will happen I don't.

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**Author:** ![skearns](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/skearns/32/125945_2.png) [@skearns](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/skearns)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-es-restart-is-needed-after-basic-license-applied/89345/2 "2017-06-14T13:23:36Z")

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You don't need to restart your Elasticsearch cluster when you switch to a Basic license. That message is just letting you know exactly which features will be disabled when you apply the license.

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**Author:** ![Ryan\_Qian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ryan_qian/32/2148_2.png) [@Ryan\_Qian](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ryan_Qian)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 7:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-es-restart-is-needed-after-basic-license-applied/89345/3 "2017-06-27T07:47:20Z")

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Thanks

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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:** [July 25, 2017, 7:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-es-restart-is-needed-after-basic-license-applied/89345/4 "2017-07-25T07:52:14Z")

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