Elasticsearch not starting problem

Hello experts,

I am using elk 7.12.0 in my local machine.

I enabled Xpack and generated some certificates for securing purpose.
But when I start my Elasticsearch i got an error.

the error is:

[2021-07-13T12:48:08,924][ERROR][o.e.b.ElasticsearchUncaughtExceptionHandler] [localhost] uncaught exception in thread [main]
org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.StartupException: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: you cannot specify a keystore and key file
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:163) ~[elasticsearch-7.12.0.jar:7.12.0]
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:150) ~[elasticsearch-7.12.0.jar:7.12.0]
at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:75) ~[elasticsearch-7.12.0.jar:7.12.0]
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:116) ~[elasticsearch-cli-7.12.0.jar:7.12.0]
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:79) ~[elasticsearch-cli-7.12.0.jar:7.12.0]
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:115) ~[elasticsearch-7.12.0.jar:7.12.0]
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:81) ~[elasticsearch-7.12.0.jar:7.12.0]
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: you cannot specify a keystore and key file
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ssl.CertParsingUtils.createKeyConfig(CertParsingUtils.java:223) ~[?:?]
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ssl.SSLConfiguration.createKeyConfig(SSLConfiguration.java:159) ~[?:?]
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ssl.SSLConfiguration.(SSLConfiguration.java:52) ~[?:?]
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ssl.SSLService.lambda$getSSLConfigurations$4(SSLService.java:504) ~[?:?]
at java.util.HashMap.forEach(HashMap.java:1289) ~[?:1.8.0_291]
at java.util.Collections$UnmodifiableMap.forEach(Collections.java:1507) ~[?:1.8.0_291]
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ssl.SSLService.getSSLConfigurations(SSLService.java:499) ~[?:?]
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.XPackPlugin.createSSLService(XPackPlugin.java:459) ~[?:?]
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.XPackPlugin.createComponents(XPackPlugin.java:292) ~[?:?]
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.lambda$new$17(Node.java:567) ~[elasticsearch-7.12.0.jar:7.12.0]
at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$7$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:267) ~[?:1.8.0_291]
at java.util.ArrayList$ArrayListSpliterator.forEachRemaining(ArrayList.java:1384) ~[?:1.8.0_291]
at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:482) ~[?:1.8.0_291]
at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:472) ~[?:1.8.0_291]
at java.util.stream.ReduceOps$ReduceOp.evaluateSequential(ReduceOps.java:708) ~[?:1.8.0_291]
at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluate(AbstractPipeline.java:234) ~[?:1.8.0_291]
at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.collect(ReferencePipeline.java:499) ~[?:1.8.0_291]
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:571) ~[elasticsearch-7.12.0.jar:7.12.0]
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:278) ~[elasticsearch-7.12.0.jar:7.12.0]
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap$5.(Bootstrap.java:217) ~[elasticsearch-7.12.0.jar:7.12.0]
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:217) ~[elasticsearch-7.12.0.jar:7.12.0]
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:397) ~[elasticsearch-7.12.0.jar:7.12.0]
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:159) ~[elasticsearch-7.12.0.jar:7.12.0]
... 6 more

my Elasticsearch.yml file is:

======================== Elasticsearch Configuration =========================

NOTE: Elasticsearch comes with reasonable defaults for most settings.

Before you set out to tweak and tune the configuration, make sure you

understand what are you trying to accomplish and the consequences.

The primary way of configuring a node is via this file. This template lists

the most important settings you may want to configure for a production cluster.

Please consult the documentation for further information on configuration options:

Elasticsearch Guide | Elastic

---------------------------------- Cluster -----------------------------------

Use a descriptive name for your cluster:

#cluster.name: my-application

------------------------------------ Node ------------------------------------

Use a descriptive name for the node:

#node.name: node-1

Add custom attributes to the node:

#node.attr.rack: r1

----------------------------------- Paths ------------------------------------

Path to directory where to store the data (separate multiple locations by comma):

#path.data: /path/to/data

Path to log files:

#path.logs: /path/to/logs

----------------------------------- Memory -----------------------------------

Lock the memory on startup:

#bootstrap.memory_lock: true

Make sure that the heap size is set to about half the memory available

on the system and that the owner of the process is allowed to use this

limit.

Elasticsearch performs poorly when the system is swapping the memory.

---------------------------------- Network -----------------------------------

By default Elasticsearch is only accessible on localhost. Set a different

address here to expose this node on the network:

#network.host: 192.168.0.1

By default Elasticsearch listens for HTTP traffic on the first free port it

finds starting at 9200. Set a specific HTTP port here:

#http.port: 9200

For more information, consult the network module documentation.

--------------------------------- Discovery ----------------------------------

Pass an initial list of hosts to perform discovery when this node is started:

The default list of hosts is ["127.0.0.1", "[::1]"]

#discovery.seed_hosts: ["host1", "host2"]

Bootstrap the cluster using an initial set of master-eligible nodes:

#cluster.initial_master_nodes: ["node-1", "node-2"]

For more information, consult the discovery and cluster formation module documentation.

---------------------------------- Various -----------------------------------

Require explicit names when deleting indices:

#action.destructive_requires_name: true
cluster.name: elasticsearch
node.name: localhost
xpack.security.transport.ssl.enabled: true
xpack.security.transport.ssl.verification_mode: certificate
xpack.security.transport.ssl.client_authentication: required
xpack.security.transport.ssl.keystore.path: elastic-certificates.p12
xpack.security.transport.ssl.truststore.path: elastic-certificates.p12

xpack.security.http.ssl.enabled: true
xpack.security.http.ssl.keystore.path: http.p12

xpack.security.http.ssl.key: E:\elasticsearch\config\certs\localhost.key
xpack.security.http.ssl.certificate: E:\elasticsearch\config\certs\localhost.crt
xpack.security.http.ssl.certificate_authorities: E:\elasticsearch\config\certs\ca.crt
xpack.security.transport.ssl.key: E:\elasticsearch\config\certs\localhost.key
xpack.security.transport.ssl.certificate: E:\elasticsearch\config\certs\localhost.crt
xpack.security.transport.ssl.certificate_authorities: E:\elasticsearch\config\certs\ca.crt

xpack.security.enabled: true
discovery.type: single-node

please help me solve this issue.

thanks,
Sriguruvel.

please use proper markdown when formatting snippets. This is really hard to read. Thank you!

the message is a bit hidden in the stack trace

you cannot specify a keystore and key file

try again by using only one of the two in your configuration

Thanks @spinscale for Reply.
I Solved This issue

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