# ES node enrolment error **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [June 2, 2025, 10:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-node-enrolment-error/378788 "2025-06-02T10:04:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-node-enrolment-error/378788/2 "2025-06-02T20:49:31Z")
Perhaps read > [@Elasticsearch-create-enrollment-token is not possible without a keystore ( aka with PEM certificates)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-create-enrollment-token-is-not-possible-without-a-keystore-aka-with-pem-certificates/336136/2): > > Hi @DavidDPD Welcome to the community, and apologies for the frustrating experience. Yes a bit frustrating and probably could be documented better. I think perhaps there is a fundamental "disconnect" At least this is how I understand it.... When you want to use your own certs etc, you are no longer using security auto configuration and thus when you use your own certs you should no longer be trying to "enroll" another node in the cluster using an enrollment token... the elasticsearch-create-… --- _[View the full topic](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-node-enrolment-error/378788)._