# Elasticsearch 7.5 Won't Start with Security Set

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-5-wont-start-with-security-set/212045>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 16, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-5-wont-start-with-security-set/212045 "2019-12-16T18:32:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![ljacobs7211](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cab0a1/32.png) [@ljacobs7211](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ljacobs7211)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-5-wont-start-with-security-set/212045/1 "2019-12-16T18:32:11Z")

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Configured x-pack security settings on Basic license two node cluster but Elasticsearch service won't start. What helpful tips can help solve this issue?

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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:** [December 16, 2019, 7:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-5-wont-start-with-security-set/212045/2 "2019-12-16T19:46:28Z")

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Better chance we can help if you tell what you changed and what are the logs..

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**Author:** ![ljacobs7211](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cab0a1/32.png) [@ljacobs7211](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ljacobs7211)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2019, 4:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-5-wont-start-with-security-set/212045/3 "2019-12-26T04:32:27Z")

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The elasticsearch is setup on two physically separate hardware nodes in the network.

The elasticsearch.yml has the following xpack settings  
xpack.security.enabled: true  
xpack.security.transport.ssl.enabled: true  
xpack.security.transport.ssl.verification\_mode: certificate  
xpack.security.transport.ssl.keystore.path: /etc/elasticsearch  
xpack.security.transport.ssl.truststore.path: /etc/elasticsearch/certs

The cert I created is named elastic-certificates.p12.

Error in log:  
[2019-12-25T22:16:24,871][WARN][o.e.b.ElasticsearchUncaughtExceptionHandler] [node-1] uncaught exception in thread [main]  
org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.StartupException: java.lang.IllegalStateException: failed to load plugin class [org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.XPackPlugin]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:163) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:150) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:86) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:125) ~[elasticsearch-cli-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:90) ~[elasticsearch-cli-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:115) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:92) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: failed to load plugin class [org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.XPackPlugin]  
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.loadPlugin(PluginsService.java:614) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.loadBundle(PluginsService.java:556) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.loadBundles(PluginsService.java:471) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.(PluginsService.java:163) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:309) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:253) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap$5.(Bootstrap.java:221) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:221) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:349) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:159) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
... 6 more  
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException  
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) ~[?:?]  
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:62) ~[?:?]  
at jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45) ~[?:?]  
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstanceWithCaller(Constructor.java:500) ~[?:?]  
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:481) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.loadPlugin(PluginsService.java:605) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.loadBundle(PluginsService.java:556) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.loadBundles(PluginsService.java:471) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.(PluginsService.java:163) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:309) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:253) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap$5.(Bootstrap.java:221) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:221) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:349) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:159) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
... 6 more  
Caused by: org.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchSecurityException: failed to load SSL configuration [xpack.security.transport.ssl]  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ssl.SSLService.loadConfiguration(SSLService.java:449) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ssl.SSLService.loadSSLConfigurations(SSLService.java:430) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ssl.SSLService.(SSLService.java:121) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.XPackPlugin.(XPackPlugin.java:142) ~[?:?]  
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) ~[?:?]  
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:62) ~[?:?]  
at jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45) ~[?:?]  
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstanceWithCaller(Constructor.java:500) ~[?:?]  
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:481) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.loadPlugin(PluginsService.java:605) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.loadBundle(PluginsService.java:556) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.loadBundles(PluginsService.java:471) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.(PluginsService.java:163) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:309) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:253) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap$5.(Bootstrap.java:221) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:221) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:349) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:159) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
... 6 more  
Caused by: org.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchException: failed to initialize SSL TrustManager  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ssl.StoreTrustConfig.createTrustManager(StoreTrustConfig.java:74) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ssl.SSLService.createSslContext(SSLService.java:384) ~[?:?]  
at java.util.HashMap.computeIfAbsent(HashMap.java:1138) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ssl.SSLService.loadConfiguration(SSLService.java:446) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ssl.SSLService.loadSSLConfigurations(SSLService.java:430) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ssl.SSLService.(SSLService.java:121) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.XPackPlugin.(XPackPlugin.java:142) ~[?:?]  
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) ~[?:?]  
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:62) ~[?:?]  
at jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45) ~[?:?]  
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstanceWithCaller(Constructor.java:500) ~[?:?]  
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:481) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.loadPlugin(PluginsService.java:605) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.loadBundle(PluginsService.java:556) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.loadBundles(PluginsService.java:471) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.(PluginsService.java:163) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:309) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:253) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap$5.(Bootstrap.java:221) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:221) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:349) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:159) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
... 6 more  
Caused by: java.io.IOException: Is a directory  
at sun.nio.ch.FileDispatcherImpl.read0(Native Method) ~[?:?]  
at sun.nio.ch.FileDispatcherImpl.read(FileDispatcherImpl.java:48) ~[?:?]  
at sun.nio.ch.IOUtil.readIntoNativeBuffer(IOUtil.java:276) ~[?:?]  
at sun.nio.ch.IOUtil.read(IOUtil.java:245) ~[?:?]  
at sun.nio.ch.FileChannelImpl.read(FileChannelImpl.java:223) ~[?:?]  
at sun.nio.ch.ChannelInputStream.read(ChannelInputStream.java:65) ~[?:?]  
at sun.nio.ch.ChannelInputStream.read(ChannelInputStream.java:109) ~[?:?]  
at sun.nio.ch.ChannelInputStream.read(ChannelInputStream.java:103) ~[?:?]  
at java.io.BufferedInputStream.fill(BufferedInputStream.java:245) ~[?:?]  
at java.io.BufferedInputStream.read(BufferedInputStream.java:264) ~[?:?]  
at java.security.DigestInputStream.read(DigestInputStream.java:125) ~[?:?]  
at java.io.DataInputStream.readInt(DataInputStream.java:392) ~[?:?]  
at sun.security.provider.JavaKeyStore.engineLoad(JavaKeyStore.java:662) ~[?:?]  
at sun.security.util.KeyStoreDelegator.engineLoad(KeyStoreDelegator.java:222) ~[?:?]  
at java.security.KeyStore.load(KeyStore.java:1472) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ssl.TrustConfig.getStore(TrustConfig.java:97) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ssl.StoreTrustConfig.createTrustManager(StoreTrustConfig.java:65) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ssl.SSLService.createSslContext(SSLService.java:384) ~[?:?]  
at java.util.HashMap.computeIfAbsent(HashMap.java:1138) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ssl.SSLService.loadConfiguration(SSLService.java:446) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ssl.SSLService.loadSSLConfigurations(SSLService.java:430) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ssl.SSLService.(SSLService.java:121) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.XPackPlugin.(XPackPlugin.java:142) ~[?:?]  
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) ~[?:?]  
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:62) ~[?:?]  
at jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45) ~[?:?]  
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstanceWithCaller(Constructor.java:500) ~[?:?]  
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:481) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.loadPlugin(PluginsService.java:605) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.loadBundle(PluginsService.java:556) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.loadBundles(PluginsService.java:471) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.(PluginsService.java:163) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:309) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:253) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap$5.(Bootstrap.java:221) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:221) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:349) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:159) ~[elasticsearch-7.5.0.jar:7.5.0]

If I don't set the xpack settings, elasticsearch starts with no problem and even states that the xpack modules load.

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**Post date:** [December 26, 2019, 9:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-5-wont-start-with-security-set/212045/4 "2019-12-26T09:07:16Z")

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