# ES 6.3, alternative to reload\_secure\_settings **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [November 15, 2018, 3:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-6-3-alternative-to-reload-secure-settings/156893 "2018-11-15T15:01:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ajaysaheb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@ajaysaheb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ajaysaheb)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 3:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-6-3-alternative-to-reload-secure-settings/156893/1 "2018-11-15T15:01:52Z")
We are on version 6.3. Trying to add a S3 repository to my running elasticsearch cluster. I am using following to add access/secret key for my client to elasticsearch-keystore bin/elasticsearch-keystore add s3.client.myclient.access\_key bin/elasticsearch-keystore add s3.client.myclient.secret\_key Since 6.3 does not support POST \_nodes/reload\_secure\_settings to reload these secure settings, what are my options to make running elasticsearch cluster recognize these settings? ---
**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:** [November 16, 2018, 5:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-6-3-alternative-to-reload-secure-settings/156893/2 "2018-11-16T05:48:20Z")
The only option is to restart the node. The ability to reload security settings on a running node was added in 6.4, it's not possible to reproduce that behaviour on earlier versions. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 5:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-6-3-alternative-to-reload-secure-settings/156893/3 "2018-12-14T05:48:20Z")
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