# Email sending failed on my watcher alert **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [February 29, 2020, 2:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/email-sending-failed-on-my-watcher-alert/221501 "2020-02-29T02:15:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mark.quilates](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mark.quilates/32/24802_2.png) [@mark.quilates](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mark.quilates)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 2:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/email-sending-failed-on-my-watcher-alert/221501/1 "2020-02-29T02:15:20Z")
Hi, I have configured my watcher in my ELK stack 7.6.0 installed that in my Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. my elasticsearch.yml config. ``` xpack.watcher.enabled: true xpack.notification.email.account: gmail_account: profile: gmail smtp: auth: true starttls.enable: true host: smtp.gmail.com port: 587 user: m **** @gmail.com ``` I have already had my gmail app password and inputted using this command: `/usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-keystore add xpack.notification.email.account.gmail_account.smtp.secure_password` When I tried to send test email I got this error _Failed to send email to_ and got this on elasticsearch logs: `Caused by: javax.mail.MessagingException: can't determine local email address` Anyone can help me please to fixed this issue. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![ropc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ropc/32/47022_2.png) [@ropc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ropc)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2020, 2:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/email-sending-failed-on-my-watcher-alert/221501/2 "2020-03-01T02:08:36Z")
@mark.quilates - This issue could be related to this [Discuss topic](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-send-email-from-x-pack-to-gmail/108257/2). In a nutshell, you would need to set the `from` parameter in the [email action](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.6/actions-email.html#email-action-attributes) in your watch implementation. You could also use the `email_defaults` parameter in the [email account configuration](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.6/actions-email.html#configuring-email) in the `elasticsearch.yml` file. I hope that helps. ---
**Author:** ![mark.quilates](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mark.quilates/32/24802_2.png) [@mark.quilates](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mark.quilates)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2020, 9:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/email-sending-failed-on-my-watcher-alert/221501/3 "2020-03-01T09:12:35Z")
Hi @ropc, Thank you for your replied. But, I have already configured the "To" parameter in the Kibana GUI. Also used the gmail default setting. However still not works. Please take a look on my screenshot. Still got, "Failed to send email to" Error. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/9/7/970405237cefed5dbe29af096f7696dac58174e7.png) ---
**Author:** ![ropc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ropc/32/47022_2.png) [@ropc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ropc)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 2:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/email-sending-failed-on-my-watcher-alert/221501/4 "2020-03-03T02:25:19Z")
@mark.quilates - When you click on the `Send test email` and observe the `Failed to send email to...` error message, can you check the Elasticsearch logs? There should be a corresponding error message related to this email action. Please provide the error message details observed in Elasticsearch logs. ---
**Author:** ![mark.quilates](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mark.quilates/32/24802_2.png) [@mark.quilates](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mark.quilates)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 2:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/email-sending-failed-on-my-watcher-alert/221501/5 "2020-03-03T02:31:17Z")
Hi @ropc, That one I got i my elasticsearch log. `Caused by: javax.mail.MessagingException: can't determine local email address` I don't know why its happening because I've already configured the default setting based on the documentation. ---
**Author:** ![ropc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ropc/32/47022_2.png) [@ropc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ropc)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 3:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/email-sending-failed-on-my-watcher-alert/221501/6 "2020-03-03T03:21:23Z")
@mark.quilates - I would appreciate if you can send the entire stack trace message from the Elasticsearch logs. That might give us more information about the actual problem. Note: - assuming that your Gmail account has a default `from` email address set-up, then it should work? Unless there is something unexpected happening there (entire logs would help...). - you could try to configure the email account with `email_defaults` and `from` parameters and see if the behavior is different. ---
**Author:** ![mark.quilates](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mark.quilates/32/24802_2.png) [@mark.quilates](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mark.quilates)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/email-sending-failed-on-my-watcher-alert/221501/7 "2020-03-03T13:46:24Z")
Hi @ropc, Its working now. Thank you very much for your help. I just added the `email_defaults` and `from` on my elasticsearch email config. Thanks again! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/email-sending-failed-on-my-watcher-alert/221501/8 "2020-03-31T13:46:27Z")
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