# Elasticsearch Problem： bin/plugin install license

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-problem-bin-plugin-install-license/57305>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 5, 2016, 5:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-problem-bin-plugin-install-license/57305 "2016-08-05T05:27:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![cycwll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/858c86/32.png) [@cycwll](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cycwll)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 5:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-problem-bin-plugin-install-license/57305/1 "2016-08-05T05:27:29Z")

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[root@PHP plugins]# ../bin/plugin install file:/usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins/license-2.3.4.zip  
-\> Installing from file:/usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins/license-2.3.4.zip...  
Trying file:/usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins/license-2.3.4.zip ...  
Downloading ..DONE  
Verifying file:/usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins/license-2.3.4.zip checksums if available ...  
NOTE: Unable to verify checksum for downloaded plugin (unable to find .sha1 or .md5 file to verify)  
ERROR: Could not load plugin descriptor for existing plugin [license-2.3.4.zip]. Was the plugin built before 2.0?

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**Author:** ![johtani](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/johtani/32/44956_2.png) [@johtani](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/johtani)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 5:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-problem-bin-plugin-install-license/57305/2 "2016-08-05T05:53:53Z")

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Can you try to change `file:///usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins/license-2.3.4.zip`. 3 slash

[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/2.3/installation.html#\_custom\_url\_or\_file\_system](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/2.3/installation.html#_custom_url_or_file_system)

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**Author:** ![cycwll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/858c86/32.png) [@cycwll](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cycwll)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 5:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-problem-bin-plugin-install-license/57305/3 "2016-08-05T05:58:02Z")

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I kept the license-2.3.4.zip in /usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins directory.  
Then mv license-2.3.4.zip /opt/ or another directory is OK.

[root@PHP bin]# ./plugin install file:/opt/shield-2.3.4.zip  
-\> Installing from file:/opt/shield-2.3.4.zip...  
Trying file:/opt/shield-2.3.4.zip ...  
Downloading .......................DONE  
Verifying file:/opt/shield-2.3.4.zip checksums if available ...  
NOTE: Unable to verify checksum for downloaded plugin (unable to find .sha1 or .md5 file to verify)  
Installed shield into /usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins/shield

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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:** [August 5, 2016, 8:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-problem-bin-plugin-install-license/57305/4 "2016-08-05T08:46:35Z")

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So everything is fine.

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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 5, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-problem-bin-plugin-install-license/57305/5 "2017-07-05T22:29:52Z")

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