# Error installing ldap river plugin **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [April 18, 2014, 5:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-installing-ldap-river-plugin/17083 "2014-04-18T17:50:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tom\_Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b487fb/32.png) [@Tom\_Wilson](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tom_Wilson)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 5:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-installing-ldap-river-plugin/17083/1 "2014-04-18T17:50:54Z")
I'm completely new to elasticsearch and am trying to put together a proof-of-concept using LDAP as a data store. However, I came across a problem right out of the starting gate, attempting to install the ldap river plugin, according to the instructions here: > **[tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap](https://github.com/tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap)** > > elasticsearch-river-ldap - LDAP river for elasticsearch I got this output. What went wrong, and how do I fix it? -tom C:\Users\twilson\Downloads\elasticsearch-1.1.1\elasticsearch-1.1.1\bin\>plugin -install tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap/0.0 .2 -\> Installing tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap/0.0.2... Trying [http://download.elasticsearch.org/tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap/elasticsearch-river-ldap-0.0.2.zip](http://download.elasticsearch.org/tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap/elasticsearch-river-ldap-0.0.2.zip)... Trying [http://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap/0.0.2/elasticsearch-river-ldap-0.0.2](http://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap/0.0.2/elasticsearch-river-ldap-0.0.2) .zip... Trying [https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/repositories/releases/content/tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap/0.0.2/elastics](https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/repositories/releases/content/tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap/0.0.2/elastics) earch-river-ldap-0.0.2.zip... Trying [https://github.com/tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap/archive/v0.0.2.zip](https://github.com/tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap/archive/v0.0.2.zip)... Trying [https://github.com/tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap/archive/master.zip](https://github.com/tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap/archive/master.zip)... Downloading ............DONE Installed tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap/0.0.2 into C:\Users\twilson\Downloads\elasticsearch-1.1.1\elasticsearch-1.1.1\pl ugins\river-ldap Usage: -u, --url [plugin location] : Set exact URL to download the plugin from -i, --install [plugin name] : Downloads and installs listed plugins [\*] -t, --timeout [duration] : Timeout setting: 30s, 1m, 1h... (infinite by default) -r, --remove [plugin name] : Removes listed plugins -l, --list : List installed plugins -v, --verbose : Prints verbose messages -s, --silent : Run in silent mode -h, --help : Prints this help message [\*] Plugin name could be: elasticsearch/plugin/version for official elasticsearch plugins (download from download.elasticsearch.org) groupId/artifactId/version for community plugins (download from maven central or oss sonatype) username/repository for site plugins (download from github master) Message: Error while installing plugin, reason: IllegalArgumentException: Plugin installation assumed to be site plugin, but c ontains source code, aborting installation. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/187f5738-2d27-4d8c-842d-d521934a94f1%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/187f5738-2d27-4d8c-842d-d521934a94f1%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b487fb/32.png) [@Tom\_Wilson](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tom_Wilson)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 10:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-installing-ldap-river-plugin/17083/2 "2014-04-18T22:57:54Z")
I was able to install the plugin by building it from source locally and specifying the JAR file. -tom On Friday, April 18, 2014 10:50:54 AM UTC-7, Tom Wilson wrote: > I'm completely new to elasticsearch and am trying to put together a > proof-of-concept using LDAP as a data store. > > However, I came across a problem right out of the starting gate, > attempting to install the ldap river plugin, according to the instructions > here: > > [GitHub - tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap: LDAP river for elasticsearch](https://github.com/tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap) > > I got this output. What went wrong, and how do I fix it? > > -tom > > C:\Users\twilson\Downloads\elasticsearch-1.1.1\elasticsearch-1.1.1\bin\>plugin > -install tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap/0.0 > .2 > -\> Installing tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap/0.0.2... > Trying > [http://download.elasticsearch.org/tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap/elasticsearch-river-ldap-0.0.2.zip](http://download.elasticsearch.org/tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap/elasticsearch-river-ldap-0.0.2.zip). > .. > Trying > [http://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap/0.0.2/elasticsearch-river-ldap-0.0.2](http://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap/0.0.2/elasticsearch-river-ldap-0.0.2) > .zip... > Trying > [https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/repositories/releases/content/tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap/0.0.2/elastics](https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/repositories/releases/content/tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap/0.0.2/elastics) > earch-river-ldap-0.0.2.zip... > Trying > [https://github.com/tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap/archive/v0.0.2.zip](https://github.com/tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap/archive/v0.0.2.zip)... > Trying > [https://github.com/tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap/archive/master.zip](https://github.com/tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap/archive/master.zip)... > Downloading ............DONE > Installed tlrx/elasticsearch-river-ldap/0.0.2 into > C:\Users\twilson\Downloads\elasticsearch-1.1.1\elasticsearch-1.1.1\pl > ugins\river-ldap > Usage: > -u, --url [plugin location] : Set exact URL to download the > plugin from > -i, --install [plugin name] : Downloads and installs listed > plugins [\*] > -t, --timeout [duration] : Timeout setting: 30s, 1m, 1h... > (infinite by default) > -r, --remove [plugin name] : Removes listed plugins > -l, --list : List installed plugins > -v, --verbose : Prints verbose messages > -s, --silent : Run in silent mode > -h, --help : Prints this help message > > [\*] Plugin name could be: > elasticsearch/plugin/version for official elasticsearch plugins > (download from [download.elasticsearch.org](http://download.elasticsearch.org)) > groupId/artifactId/version for community plugins (download from > maven central or oss sonatype) > username/repository for site plugins (download from github > master) > > Message: > Error while installing plugin, reason: IllegalArgumentException: Plugin > installation assumed to be site plugin, but c > ontains source code, aborting installation. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/a9b28a82-b096-4893-b9f2-6e0cd95956f8%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/a9b28a82-b096-4893-b9f2-6e0cd95956f8%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-installing-ldap-river-plugin/17083/3 "2017-07-06T01:34:54Z")