# ERROR: Failed to set password for user \[apm\_system\] on Master Node. (1 Master, 1 Data)

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-failed-to-set-password-for-user-apm-system-on-master-node-1-master-1-data/267590>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 18, 2021, 2:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-failed-to-set-password-for-user-apm-system-on-master-node-1-master-1-data/267590 "2021-03-18T02:46:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![JRA](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jra/32/121850_2.png) [@JRA](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/JRA)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 2:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-failed-to-set-password-for-user-apm-system-on-master-node-1-master-1-data/267590/1 "2021-03-18T02:46:11Z")

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Hi, I'm having trouble trying to setup my passwords in the Master Node of my cluster. Im trying to setup a test cluster with 1 dedicated Master Node and 1 dedicated Data Node.

Master-node config

> node.master: true  
> node.data: false  
> node.ingest: false

Data-node config

> node.master: false  
> node.data: true  
> node.ingest: true

I've read from another topics re: my issue that on the Master data, that this node.data should be set to True. But I read from another article that when using a dedicated Master data, node.data should be false. What is the proper approach to this?

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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:** [April 15, 2021, 2:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-failed-to-set-password-for-user-apm-system-on-master-node-1-master-1-data/267590/2 "2021-04-15T02:46:40Z")

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