# Elaticsearch not recognising path repo **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [September 21, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elaticsearch-not-recognising-path-repo/101352 "2017-09-21T14:25:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vishu.kolki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/439d5e/32.png) [@vishu.kolki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vishu.kolki)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elaticsearch-not-recognising-path-repo/101352/1 "2017-09-21T14:25:49Z")
Hi, My elasticsearch applications are running on docker. i have mounted the path.repo but i am getting following error: {"error":"RepositoryException[[my\_backup] failed to create repository]; nested: CreationException[Guice creation errors:\n\n1) Error injecting constructor, org.elasticsearch.repositories.RepositoryException: [my\_backup] location [/mnt/es-snaps] doesn't match any of the locations specified by path.repo\n at org.elasticsearch.repositories.fs.FsRepository.(Unknown Source)\n while locating org.elasticsearch.repositories.fs.FsRepository\n while locating org.elasticsearch.repositories.Repository\n\n1 error]; nested: RepositoryException[[my\_backup] location [/mnt/es-snaps] doesn't match any of the locations specified by path.repo]; ","status":500} Can you please help me out. Thanks in advance. Thank you ---
**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:** [September 21, 2017, 3:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elaticsearch-not-recognising-path-repo/101352/2 "2017-09-21T15:31:09Z")
What do you have in your `elasticsearch.yml` file? ---
**Author:** ![vishu.kolki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/439d5e/32.png) [@vishu.kolki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vishu.kolki)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 3:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elaticsearch-not-recognising-path-repo/101352/3 "2017-09-21T15:49:41Z")
Hi David, ```auto path.repo: ["/mnt/es-snaps"] ``` Following is the output for ```auto curl "localhost:9200/_nodes/settings?pretty" ``` ```auto { "cluster_name" : "elasticsearch", "nodes" : { "BKJL7TS_Q5KC3dm8Xep2UA" : { "name" : "es-node-2", "transport_address" : "inet[/10.0.1.21:9300]", "host" : "7459d736d6e1", "ip" : "10.0.1.21", "version" : "1.7.5", "build" : "00f95f4", "http_address" : "inet[/10.0.1.21:9200]", "settings" : { "path" : { "logs" : "/usr/share/elasticsearch/logs", "home" : "/usr/share/elasticsearch", "repo" : "/usr/share/elasticsearch/snapshots" }, "cluster" : { "name" : "elasticsearch" }, "node" : { "name" : "es-node-2" }, "discovery" : { "zen" : { "ping" : { "unicast" : { "hosts" : "es-node-1" } } } }, "name" : "es-node-2", "client" : { "type" : "node" }, "foreground" : "yes", "config" : { "ignore_system_properties" : "true" }, "script" : { "inline" : "on", "update" : "on", "groovy" : "on" } } }, "-Nb8FWW_RPWL07yQCcD6QQ" : { "name" : "es-node-3", "transport_address" : "inet[/10.0.1.22:9300]", "host" : "8b0eda835741", "ip" : "10.0.1.22", "version" : "1.7.5", "build" : "00f95f4", "http_address" : "inet[/10.0.1.22:9200]", "settings" : { "path" : { "logs" : "/usr/share/elasticsearch/logs", "home" : "/usr/share/elasticsearch", "repo" : "/usr/share/elasticsearch/snapshots" }, "cluster" : { "name" : "elasticsearch" }, "node" : { "name" : "es-node-3" }, "discovery" : { "zen" : { "ping" : { "unicast" : { "hosts" : "es-node-1" } } } }, "name" : "es-node-3", "client" : { "type" : "node" }, "foreground" : "yes", "config" : { "ignore_system_properties" : "true" }, "script" : { "inline" : "on", "update" : "on", "groovy" : "on" } } }, "n5LJhtymRo2DL5I-FpTsag" : { "name" : "es-node-1", "transport_address" : "inet[/10.0.1.20:9300]", "host" : "79c839e26e38", "ip" : "10.0.1.20", "version" : "1.7.5", "build" : "00f95f4", "http_address" : "inet[/10.0.1.20:9200]", "settings" : { "path" : { "logs" : "/usr/share/elasticsearch/logs", "home" : "/usr/share/elasticsearch", "repo" : "/usr/share/elasticsearch/snapshots" }, "cluster" : { "name" : "elasticsearch" }, "node" : { "name" : "es-node-1" }, "discovery" : { "zen" : { "ping" : { "unicast" : { "hosts" : "es-node-2" } } } }, "name" : "es-node-1", "client" : { "type" : "node" }, "foreground" : "yes", "config" : { "ignore_system_properties" : "true" }, "script" : { "inline" : "on", "update" : "on", "groovy" : "on" } } } } } ``` ```auto [ec2-user@ip-10-5-3-235 ~]$ curl -XPUT 'http://localhost:9200/_snapshot/my_backup' -d '{ "type": "fs", "settings": { "location": "/mnt/es-snaps", "compress": true } }' ``` ---
**Author:** ![vishu.kolki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/439d5e/32.png) [@vishu.kolki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vishu.kolki)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 6:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elaticsearch-not-recognising-path-repo/101352/4 "2017-09-22T06:25:36Z")
Hi David, I checked the permissions of the mount point, still i get the same error as above. Can you please help me out here? Thanks in advance ---
**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:** [September 22, 2017, 7:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elaticsearch-not-recognising-path-repo/101352/5 "2017-09-22T07:43:52Z")
Please format your code using `` icon as explained in [this guide](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/about-the-elasticsearch-category/21). It will make your post more readable. Or use markdown style like: ```` ``` CODE ``` ```` I edited your post. According to your Node settings, `path.repo` is set to `/usr/share/elasticsearch/snapshots` in all your nodes. Did you restart? If you did, then you may be did not modify the right config file? ---
**Author:** ![vishu.kolki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/439d5e/32.png) [@vishu.kolki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vishu.kolki)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 8:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elaticsearch-not-recognising-path-repo/101352/6 "2017-09-22T08:09:09Z")
Hi David, Thanks for your help. When i ran this curl: \ I did not get any acknowledge message, i found the above error itself. But the repository was created when i checked it. What may be the issue? Thanks ---
**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:** [September 22, 2017, 8:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elaticsearch-not-recognising-path-repo/101352/7 "2017-09-22T08:53:32Z")
Use this icon to format: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/4/0/40c848bc8de2063d2c078c6edb6419d5bd0ad556.jpg) Can you share the full error log please? ---
**Author:** ![vishu.kolki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/439d5e/32.png) [@vishu.kolki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vishu.kolki)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 9:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elaticsearch-not-recognising-path-repo/101352/8 "2017-09-22T09:00:17Z")
Hi David, Thanks for your help. Sorry for texting it wrong way. When i ran this curl: `Preformatted text`curl -XPUT '[http://localhost:9200/\_snapshot/ssg\_backup](http://localhost:9200/_snapshot/ssg_backup)' -d '{ "type": "fs", "settings": { "location": "/usr/share/elasticsearch/snapshots", "compress": true } }'`Preformatted text` `Preformatted text`{"error":"RepositoryException[[my\_backup] failed to create repository]; nested: CreationException[Guice creation errors:\n\n1) Error injecting constructor, org.elasticsearch.repositories.RepositoryException: [my\_backup] location [/mnt/es-snaps] doesn't match any of the locations specified by path.repo\n at org.elasticsearch.repositories.fs.FsRepository.(Unknown Source)\n while locating org.elasticsearch.repositories.fs.FsRepository\n while locating org.elasticsearch.repositories.Repository\n\n1 error]; nested: RepositoryException[[my\_backup] location [/mnt/es-snaps] doesn't match any of the locations specified by path.repo]; ","status":500}`Preformatted text` I did not get any acknowledge message, i found the above error itself. But the repository was created when i checked it. What may be the issue? Thanks ---
**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:** [September 22, 2017, 9:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elaticsearch-not-recognising-path-repo/101352/9 "2017-09-22T09:39:04Z")
Still wrong formatting. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/0/9/09a500157b06331b52524f666a08f1a6c8e79df4.jpg) Please look at the preview window. It will shows you that it's not good before posting. And edit your post if you see it's badly formatted. Is the error you are seeing an old one? Or does it appear exactly when you send the PUT command? I mean that may be there is no issue if the repo is created after all and that's only the old log you got before? ---
**Author:** ![vishu.kolki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/439d5e/32.png) [@vishu.kolki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vishu.kolki)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 9:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elaticsearch-not-recognising-path-repo/101352/10 "2017-09-22T09:50:37Z")
``` `Thankyou David, ``` I ran the same curl to create new repo, curl -XPUT '[http://localhost:9200/\_snapshot/my\_backup](http://localhost:9200/_snapshot/my_backup)' -d '{ > "type": "fs", > "settings": { > "location": "/usr/share/elasticsearch/snapshots", > "compress": true > } > }' {"error":"RepositoryVerificationException[[my\_backup] [3wU4GDPRSF-ki8XrvQf06g, 'RepositoryVerificationException[[my\_backup] store location [/usr/share/elasticsearch/snapshots] is not accessible on the node [[es-node-2][3wU4GDPRSF-ki8XrvQf06g][8ae0627e0323][inet[/10.0.1.21:9300]]]]; nested: FileNotFoundException[/usr/share/elasticsearch/snapshots/tests-LLIqYYcIRumsCSOxhuFQ1Q-3wU4GDPRSF-ki8XrvQf06g (Read-only file system)]; '], [c2tNSJqSR6GeRgDj-U\_8DA, 'RemoteTransportException[[es-node-1][inet[/10.0.1.20:9300]][internal:admin/repository/verify]]; nested: RepositoryVerificationException[[my\_backup] a file written by master to the store [/usr/share/elasticsearch/snapshots] cannot be accessed on the node [[es-node-1][c2tNSJqSR6GeRgDj-U\_8DA][6be39e1793be][inet[/10.0.1.20:9300]]]. This might indicate that the store [/usr/share/elasticsearch/snapshots] is not shared between this node and the master node or that permissions on the store don't allow reading files written by the master node]; '], [4oS8jsaBSXiS2zo7hO14ng, 'RemoteTransportException[[es-node-3][inet[/10.0.1.22:9300]][internal:admin/repository/verify]]; nested: RepositoryVerificationException[[my\_backup] a file written by master to the store [/usr/share/elasticsearch/snapshots] cannot be accessed on the node [[es-node-3][4oS8jsaBSXiS2zo7hO14ng][69171a5e5472][inet[/10.0.1.22:9300]]]. This might indicate that the store [/usr/share/elasticsearch/snapshots] is not shared between this node and the master node or that permissions on the store don't allow reading files written by the master node]; ']]]","status":500} But when i checked, my\_backup has been created. Thankyou. ` ---
**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:** [September 22, 2017, 10:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elaticsearch-not-recognising-path-repo/101352/11 "2017-09-22T10:22:30Z")
About formatting: OMG. Please, that's super annoying. Just select the full lines you want to format, then click on `` button. Or wrap them using ```` ``` CODE ``` ```` That's simple as that. About the error, it means that `/usr/share/elasticsearch/snapshots` is not a shared drive between the 3 nodes. It must be shared. ---
**Author:** ![vishu.kolki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/439d5e/32.png) [@vishu.kolki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vishu.kolki)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 10:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elaticsearch-not-recognising-path-repo/101352/12 "2017-09-22T10:29:23Z")
``` Sorry again for the formatting part. Since the elasticsearch is running in Docker container. /usr/share/elasticsearch/snapshots is mounted to /mnt/es-snaps (which is a NFS volume, shared with other two nodes.) When i take a snapshot, the snapshot is taken to /mnt/es-snaps. NFS is shareable but it is not working. Do i have to make any change in the container level? Can you let me know what changes to make? ``` Thankyou ---
**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:** [September 22, 2017, 10:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elaticsearch-not-recognising-path-repo/101352/13 "2017-09-22T10:51:51Z")
You don't have to format all your text but **just the code**. Please... Here elasticsearch is telling you that `/usr/share/elasticsearch/snapshots` is not shared between this node and the master node or that permissions on the store don't allow reading files written by the master node. And I can also see `Read-only file system`. Which might give a clue here. ---
**Author:** ![vishu.kolki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/439d5e/32.png) [@vishu.kolki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vishu.kolki)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 12:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elaticsearch-not-recognising-path-repo/101352/14 "2017-09-22T12:45:33Z")
Hi David, Since it is in the docker i need to check some more. I have intiated snapshot, but i can see it on only 1 node (cluster of 3 nodes), Is it taking snapshot of Cluster or a single node? Thank you ---
**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:** [September 22, 2017, 1:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elaticsearch-not-recognising-path-repo/101352/15 "2017-09-22T13:04:22Z")
> I have intiated snapshot, but i can see it on only 1 node (cluster of 3 nodes) I'm unsure of what you are saying here. It does not make sense to me. A snapshot is a backup of indices wherever the shards were allocated on. A snapshot is not related to a node or to the number of nodes. May be clarify what you are actually seeing? ---
**Author:** ![vishu.kolki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/439d5e/32.png) [@vishu.kolki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vishu.kolki)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elaticsearch-not-recognising-path-repo/101352/16 "2017-09-22T14:58:45Z")
I mean, if i want to take snapshot, do i have to take it on all 3 nodes? Or taking snapshot on 1 node is enough. Since it is a cluster. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elaticsearch-not-recognising-path-repo/101352/17 "2017-09-22T16:39:54Z")
Only one request is enough. The request is performed on the whole cluster ---
**Author:** ![vishu.kolki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/439d5e/32.png) [@vishu.kolki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vishu.kolki)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elaticsearch-not-recognising-path-repo/101352/18 "2017-09-22T16:52:43Z")
Thankyou David. I am checking with the permission issue on docker, will get back to you if i face any problem. Thanks a lot for your help. ---
**Author:** ![vishu.kolki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/439d5e/32.png) [@vishu.kolki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vishu.kolki)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elaticsearch-not-recognising-path-repo/101352/19 "2017-09-23T14:38:03Z")
Hi David, After completion of snapshot i see 282 shards following details (3 node cluster): ``` " end_time_in_millis" : 1506176704543, "duration_in_millis" : 6892813, "failures" : [], "shards" : { "total" : 282, "failed" : 0, "successful" : 282 } But when i check on server i see 396 shards: curl -XGET 'localhost:9200/_stats?pretty' { "_shards" : { "total" : 396, "successful" : 396, "failed" : 0 }, ``` Has it taken the full backup? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elaticsearch-not-recognising-path-repo/101352/20 "2017-10-21T14:38:03Z")
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