# Elasticsearch get auth error

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-get-auth-error/75492>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 17, 2017, 1:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-get-auth-error/75492 "2017-02-17T13:01:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![sergiownd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@sergiownd](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sergiownd)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 1:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-get-auth-error/75492/1 "2017-02-17T13:01:25Z")

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Hi, I just got started with Elasticsearch, but when I try to make a get request It says I need an auth to be able to access.  
Any solution?

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**Author:** ![danielmitterdorfer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/danielmitterdorfer/32/110510_2.png) [@danielmitterdorfer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/danielmitterdorfer)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 3:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-get-auth-error/75492/2 "2017-02-17T15:30:05Z")

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Hi @sergiownd,

sounds like you also installed x-pack either intentionally or unintentionally (e.g. by using our Docker image or you have started a cluster on Elastic Cloud). Either way, the default credentials are:

- user: "elastic"
- password: "changeme"

If you are on Cloud, we create a random and more secure password instead when you create the cluster and present it to you once.

Daniel

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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:** [March 17, 2017, 3:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-get-auth-error/75492/3 "2017-03-17T15:30:35Z")

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