# ERROR Unable to locate plugin type for IfFileName **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 13, 2018, 10:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-unable-to-locate-plugin-type-for-iffilename/115398 "2018-01-13T10:09:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ilkiny](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ilkiny/32/26538_2.png) [@ilkiny](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ilkiny)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 10:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-unable-to-locate-plugin-type-for-iffilename/115398/1 "2018-01-13T10:09:17Z")
Hello there, I am faced with such an error, what is the cause? [Log](https://gist.github.com/ilkiny/e3c478f30595e62ad5d8fd8b5fce3f38) Stay with love. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2018, 10:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-unable-to-locate-plugin-type-for-iffilename/115398/2 "2018-01-13T10:32:58Z")
Dunno what you did exactly but do not run as root. ---
**Author:** ![ilkiny](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ilkiny/32/26538_2.png) [@ilkiny](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ilkiny)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 10:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-unable-to-locate-plugin-type-for-iffilename/115398/3 "2018-01-13T10:42:56Z")
I created a user, but there is the same problem. [Log](https://gist.github.com/ilkiny/99629ff51d193a52c5698774430f6708) @dadoonet ---
**Author:** ![ilkiny](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ilkiny/32/26538_2.png) [@ilkiny](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ilkiny)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 12:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-unable-to-locate-plugin-type-for-iffilename/115398/4 "2018-01-13T12:25:10Z")
Is there anyone who can help? 😏 ---
**Author:** ![DavidTurner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidturner/32/22453_2.png) [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-unable-to-locate-plugin-type-for-iffilename/115398/5 "2018-01-13T12:32:48Z")
There will be, but it's the weekend and it's night time in a reasonable fraction of the world, so you may have to be a bit more patient. Does `/var/lib/elasticsearch/elasticsearch` exist and is it writeable by the user as which Elasticsearch is running? ---
**Author:** ![ilkiny](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ilkiny/32/26538_2.png) [@ilkiny](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ilkiny)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 12:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-unable-to-locate-plugin-type-for-iffilename/115398/6 "2018-01-13T12:43:24Z")
> [@DavidTurner](#): > > There will be, but it's the weekend and it's night time in a reasonable fraction of the world, so you may have to be a bit more patient. > > Does /var/lib/elasticsearch/elasticsearch exist and is it writeable by the user as which Elasticsearch is running? Yes I created the user. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2018, 1:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-unable-to-locate-plugin-type-for-iffilename/115398/7 "2018-01-13T13:40:05Z")
Agreed. Please read [this](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/about-the-elasticsearch-category/21) and specifically the "Also be patient" part. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-unable-to-locate-plugin-type-for-iffilename/115398/8 "2018-01-13T13:41:26Z")
How do you install elasticsearch in the first place? Did you read the installation guide? The official, not a blog post on internet... ---
**Author:** ![ilkiny](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ilkiny/32/26538_2.png) [@ilkiny](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ilkiny)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-unable-to-locate-plugin-type-for-iffilename/115398/9 "2018-01-13T13:50:55Z")
> [@dadoonet](#): > > How do you install elasticsearch in the first place? Did you read the installation guide? The official, not a blog post on internet... Yes I have read the official letter. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2018, 3:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-unable-to-locate-plugin-type-for-iffilename/115398/10 "2018-01-13T15:01:23Z")
Can you write here what you did exactly? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 3:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-unable-to-locate-plugin-type-for-iffilename/115398/11 "2018-02-10T15:01:28Z")
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