# "-Dproperty.name" settings from command line are ignored

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dproperty-name-settings-from-command-line-are-ignored/3510>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 3, 2010, 5:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dproperty-name-settings-from-command-line-are-ignored/3510 "2010-11-03T17:14:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![fucema](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/fucema/32/3160_2.png) [@fucema](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/fucema)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 5:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dproperty-name-settings-from-command-line-are-ignored/3510/1 "2010-11-03T17:14:21Z")

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Opened a new issue for ignored settings used in command line startup.

I have verified that setting -Dcluster.name and -Dnetwork.host works properly in version 0.11.0 but are ignored in version 0.12.1

Here is the link to the issue: [https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/issues/issue/475](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/issues/issue/475)

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**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dproperty-name-settings-from-command-line-are-ignored/3510/2 "2010-11-05T20:31:22Z")

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Hi,

You need to prefix the system property with es, for example: -  
Des.cluster.name. This is how it works both in 0.11 and in 0.12. Not sure  
how it works for you in 0.11 (without the es. prefix)... (checked, it  
doesn't).

-shay.banon

On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 7:14 PM, fucema [fucema@gmail.com](mailto:fucema@gmail.com) wrote:

> Opened a new issue for ignored settings used in command line startup.
> 
> I have verified that setting -Dcluster.name and -Dnetwork.host works  
> properly in version 0.11.0 but are ignored in version 0.12.1
> 
> ## Here is the link to the issue: ["-Dproperty.name" settings from command line are ignored · Issue #475 · elastic/elasticsearch · GitHub](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/issues/issue/475)
> 
> View this message in context:  
> [http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/Dproperty-name-settings-from-command-line-are-ignored-tp1836278p1836278.html](http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/Dproperty-name-settings-from-command-line-are-ignored-tp1836278p1836278.html)  
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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 6, 2017, 4:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dproperty-name-settings-from-command-line-are-ignored/3510/3 "2017-07-06T04:17:01Z")

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Closed on July 6, 2017, 4:17am UTC