# Error while installing X-pack on Kibana

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-installing-x-pack-on-kibana/132348>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [May 17, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-installing-x-pack-on-kibana/132348 "2018-05-17T13:43:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![applicate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@applicate](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/applicate)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-installing-x-pack-on-kibana/132348/1 "2018-05-17T13:43:16Z")

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bin/kibana-plugin install x-pack  
fs.js:642  
return binding.open(pathModule.\_makeLong(path), stringToFlags(flags), mode);  
^

Error: EACCES: permission denied, open '/usr/share/kibana/optimize/.babelcache.json'  
at Error (native)  
at Object.fs.openSync (fs.js:642:18)  
at Object.fs.writeFileSync (fs.js:1356:33)  
at save (/usr/share/kibana/node\_modules/babel-register/lib/cache.js:45:16)  
at \_combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next\_tick.js:73:7)  
at process.\_tickCallback (internal/process/next\_tick.js:104:9)  
at Module.runMain (module.js:613:11)  
at run (bootstrap\_node.js:387:7)  
at startup (bootstrap\_node.js:153:9)  
at bootstrap\_node.js:500:3

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**Author:** ![bhavyarm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bhavyarm/32/22392_2.png) [@bhavyarm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bhavyarm)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 2:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-installing-x-pack-on-kibana/132348/2 "2018-05-17T14:40:40Z")

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Hi,

which package and OS combo are you trying to install?  
Also are you trying to install as root?

Thanks,  
Bhavya

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**Author:** ![applicate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@applicate](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/applicate)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-installing-x-pack-on-kibana/132348/3 "2018-05-17T14:43:04Z")

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OS: Ubuntu  
Package: .deb  
Not as root.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![LeeDr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leedr/32/9289_2.png) [@LeeDr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/LeeDr)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-installing-x-pack-on-kibana/132348/4 "2018-05-17T14:49:13Z")

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You probably have some files owned by root now and that's what's causing the permission denied error.

To fix it I would suggest you do;  
`sudo chown -R kibana:kibana /usr/share/kibana`

And then install x-pack as the kibana user as described in;  
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/installing-xpack-kb.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/installing-xpack-kb.html)

Specifically this;  
`sudo -u kibana bin/kibana-plugin install x-pack`

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**Author:** ![applicate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@applicate](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/applicate)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 5:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-installing-x-pack-on-kibana/132348/5 "2018-05-18T05:24:57Z")

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It worked.

Thanks.

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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 15, 2018, 5:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-installing-x-pack-on-kibana/132348/6 "2018-06-15T05:25:01Z")

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