# Error while starting elasticsearch xpack.security.enabled=true
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-starting-elasticsearch-xpack-security-enabled-true/235214
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security
**Created:** [June 1, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-starting-elasticsearch-xpack-security-enabled-true/235214 "2020-06-01T17:59:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@DZ1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DZ1)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-starting-elasticsearch-xpack-security-enabled-true/235214/1 "2020-06-01T17:59:34Z")
In my scenario I have started elasticsearch 7.2 first and stopped it and added following property:
```auto
xpack.license.self_generated.type: trial
xpack.monitoring.collection.enabled: true
```
And restarted elasticsearch then it gives me this error:
> ERROR: [1] bootstrap checks failed
> [1]: Transport SSL must be enabled if security is enabled on a [basic] license. Please set [xpack.security.transport.ssl.enabled] to [true] or disable security by setting [xpack.security.enabled] to [false]
As per documentation it should start when xpack.security.enabled is true and xpack.license.self\_generated.type is trial.
Is this problem with bootstrapping?
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### Author:  [@kartheek91](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kartheek91)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2020, 4:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-starting-elasticsearch-xpack-security-enabled-true/235214/2 "2020-06-02T04:05:06Z")
Hi you can enable the below mentioned settings in order to solve your issue.
> xpack.security.enabled: true
> xpack.security.transport.ssl.enabled: true
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### Author:  [@ikakavas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ikakavas)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2020, 6:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-starting-elasticsearch-xpack-security-enabled-true/235214/3 "2020-06-02T06:11:13Z")
You are not _actually_ running with a trial license. `xpack.license.self_generated.type` takes effect _only_ if you add it in your configuration before the first time you run elasticsearch. Otherwise, it will start and self-generate a _basic_ license, which is what happened in your case. You can still start a trial if you want to, but you have to use the [start trial API](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/start-trial.html)
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2020, 6:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-starting-elasticsearch-xpack-security-enabled-true/235214/4 "2020-06-30T06:11:21Z")
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