# Elasticsearch user creation fails

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-user-creation-fails/299478>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security\
**Created:** [March 11, 2022, 4:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-user-creation-fails/299478 "2022-03-11T16:17:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![nandatibco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ed8c4c/32.png) [@nandatibco](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nandatibco)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 4:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-user-creation-fails/299478/1 "2022-03-11T16:17:30Z")

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Hello team,  
When I try to create user with below command getting below error in ES version:7.17.0, please help....

```auto
./elasticsearch-setup-passwords interactive -u "https://test.com:9085"

```

But following settings are in `elasticsearch.yml`

```auto
xpack.security.transport.ssl.enabled: true
xpack.security.transport.ssl.verification_mode: certificate
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.verification_mode: certificate
xpack.security.http.ssl.keystore.path: elastic-certificates.p12
xpack.security.http.ssl.truststore.path: elastic-certificates.p12
xpack.security.http.ssl.client_authentication: optional

```

**Error:**

```auto
15:57:19.799 [main] CRITICAL org.elasticsearch.deprecation.xpack.core.ssl.SSLService - invalid configuration for xpack.security.transport.ssl - [xpack.security.transport.ssl.enabled] is not set, but the following settings have been configured in elasticsearch.yml : [xpack.security.transport.ssl.keystore.secure_password,xpack.security.transport.ssl.truststore.secure_password]

```

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**Author:** ![swchandu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/swchandu/32/95295_2.png) [@swchandu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/swchandu)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-user-creation-fails/299478/2 "2022-03-11T16:32:27Z")

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> [@nandatibco](#):
>
> setup

Seems like you have not set https SSL certificate in config. check that

I have also faced similar issue on during installation of new instance with SSL on first startup(for http endpoint 9200).  
I have removed SSL and then able to set passwords. Once done, enabled SSL.

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**Author:** ![nandatibco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ed8c4c/32.png) [@nandatibco](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nandatibco)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 8:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-user-creation-fails/299478/3 "2022-03-16T08:50:50Z")

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Hi Chandrakanth,  
Thanks for the reply...  
Tired with changing:  
**xpack.security.enabled:false**  
and  
**xpack.security.http.ssl.enabled:false**  
Now I'm facing different error:  
./Elasticsearch-setup-passwords interactive -u " **[http://test.com:9085](http://test.com:9085)**"  
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "java.util.Map.size()" because "m" is null  
at java.base/java.util.HashMap.putMapEntries(HashMap.java:495)  
at java.base/java.util.HashMap.putAll(HashMap.java:783)  
at org.Elasticsearch.xpack.security.authc.esnative.tool.HttpResponse.(HttpResponse.java:29)  
at org.Elasticsearch.xpack.security.authc.esnative.tool.HttpResponse$HttpResponseBuilder.build(HttpResponse.java:61)  
at org.Elasticsearch.xpack.security.authc.esnative.tool.CommandLineHttpClient.execute(CommandLineHttpClient.java:139)  
at org.Elasticsearch.xpack.security.authc.esnative.tool.SetupPasswordTool$SetupCommand.checkElasticKeystorePasswordValid(SetupPasswordTool.java:327)  
at org.Elasticsearch.xpack.security.authc.esnative.tool.SetupPasswordTool$InteractiveSetup.execute(SetupPasswordTool.java:199)  
at org.Elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:77)  
at org.Elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:112)  
at org.Elasticsearch.cli.MultiCommand.execute(MultiCommand.java:95)  
at org.Elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:112)  
at org.Elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:77)  
at org.Elasticsearch.xpack.security.authc.esnative.tool.SetupPasswordTool.main(SetupPasswordTool.java:128)

Any clue, why I'm getting this error?  
Thanks in advance...

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**Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 8:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-user-creation-fails/299478/4 "2022-04-13T08:50:54Z")

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