# Error following x-pack installation

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-following-x-pack-installation/131739>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 14, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-following-x-pack-installation/131739 "2018-05-14T12:26:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![neergttocsdivad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/43a26b/32.png) [@neergttocsdivad](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/neergttocsdivad)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-following-x-pack-installation/131739/1 "2018-05-14T12:26:37Z")

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installed elasticsearch and kibana on ubuntu 18:04  
both working fine  
then installed x-pack.  
also apparently went well

d@t5500:/usr/share/kibana$ sudo bin/kibana-plugin install x-pack  
[sudo] password for d:  
Attempting to transfer from x-pack  
Attempting to transfer from [https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/kibana-plugins/x-pack/x-pack-6.2.4.zip](https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/kibana-plugins/x-pack/x-pack-6.2.4.zip)  
Transferring 264988487 bytes....................  
Transfer complete  
Retrieving metadata from plugin archive  
Extracting plugin archive  
Extraction complete  
Optimizing and caching browser bundles...  
Plugin installation complete

but now, port 5601 displays "Login is currently disabled. Administrators should consult the Kibana logs for more details." [http://localhost:5601/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fkibana#/home?\_g=()](http://localhost:5601/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fkibana#/home?_g=())

How can I fix this?

Could this have been avoided by changing the elasticsearch or kibana configuration before x-pack installation?

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**Author:** ![TimV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timv/32/13162_2.png) [@TimV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimV)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 5:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-following-x-pack-installation/131739/2 "2018-05-15T05:57:50Z")

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Did you follow the [installing X-Pack](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/6.2/installing-xpack.html) instructions?

Simply installing the plugin will not work - there are specific set up steps that you need to follow so that Kibana can connect to an ES cluster that is secured with X-Pack. The installation documentation walks you through these steps.

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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:** [June 12, 2018, 5:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-following-x-pack-installation/131739/3 "2018-06-12T05:57:55Z")

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