# Elasticsearch 7.2.0 'elastic' default password

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-2-0-elastic-default-password/214565>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 10, 2020, 8:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-2-0-elastic-default-password/214565 "2020-01-10T08:35:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![pi.big](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pi.big/32/60597_2.png) [@pi.big](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pi.big)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 8:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-2-0-elastic-default-password/214565/1 "2020-01-10T08:35:23Z")

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HI

I understand that ElasticSearch provides the following accounts by default

username : 'elastic'  
password : 'changeme'

I never changed my password, but It doesn't work.

Is it no longer valid to provide a password 'changeme' by default?

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**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 10, 2020, 8:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-2-0-elastic-default-password/214565/2 "2020-01-10T08:59:00Z")

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Welcome!

No default password anymore.

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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:** [February 7, 2020, 8:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-2-0-elastic-default-password/214565/3 "2020-02-07T08:59:01Z")

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