# Expected database \[GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb\] to not exist in

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/expected-database-geolite2-asn-mmdb-to-not-exist-in/183999>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 3, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/expected-database-geolite2-asn-mmdb-to-not-exist-in/183999 "2019-06-03T14:48:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![pjanzen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pjanzen/32/13756_2.png) [@pjanzen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pjanzen)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/expected-database-geolite2-asn-mmdb-to-not-exist-in/183999/1 "2019-06-03T14:48:47Z")

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HI All,

Is it me or is this a very confusing error message?

`Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.IOException: expected database [GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb] to not exist in [/etc/elasticsearch/ingest-geoip]`

Should this not be simplified?

I added the full stack trace...

```
[2019-06-03T16:45:10,247][WARN][o.e.b.ElasticsearchUncaughtExceptionHandler] [tb-clog-esd1.tb.iss.local] uncaught exception in thread [main]
org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.StartupException: java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.IOException: expected database [GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb] to not exist in [/etc/elasticsearch/ingest-geoip]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:163) ~[elasticsearch-6.8.0.jar:6.8.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:150) ~[elasticsearch-6.8.0.jar:6.8.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:86) ~[elasticsearch-6.8.0.jar:6.8.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:124) ~[elasticsearch-cli-6.8.0.jar:6.8.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:90) ~[elasticsearch-cli-6.8.0.jar:6.8.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:116) ~[elasticsearch-6.8.0.jar:6.8.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:93) ~[elasticsearch-6.8.0.jar:6.8.0]
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.IOException: expected database [GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb] to not exist in [/etc/elasticsearch/ingest-geoip]
	at org.elasticsearch.ingest.geoip.IngestGeoIpPlugin.getProcessors(IngestGeoIpPlugin.java:78) ~[?:?]
	at org.elasticsearch.ingest.IngestService.processorFactories(IngestService.java:105) ~[elasticsearch-6.8.0.jar:6.8.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.ingest.IngestService.<init>(IngestService.java:88) ~[elasticsearch-6.8.0.jar:6.8.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.<init>(Node.java:387) ~[elasticsearch-6.8.0.jar:6.8.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.<init>(Node.java:266) ~[elasticsearch-6.8.0.jar:6.8.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap$5.<init>(Bootstrap.java:212) ~[elasticsearch-6.8.0.jar:6.8.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:212) ~[elasticsearch-6.8.0.jar:6.8.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:333) ~[elasticsearch-6.8.0.jar:6.8.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:159) ~[elasticsearch-6.8.0.jar:6.8.0]
	... 6 more
Caused by: java.io.IOException: expected database [GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb] to not exist in [/etc/elasticsearch/ingest-geoip]
	at org.elasticsearch.ingest.geoip.IngestGeoIpPlugin.assertDatabaseExistence(IngestGeoIpPlugin.java:150) ~[?:?]
	at org.elasticsearch.ingest.geoip.IngestGeoIpPlugin.loadDatabaseReaders(IngestGeoIpPlugin.java:102) ~[?:?]
	at org.elasticsearch.ingest.geoip.IngestGeoIpPlugin.getProcessors(IngestGeoIpPlugin.java:76) ~[?:?]
	at org.elasticsearch.ingest.IngestService.processorFactories(IngestService.java:105) ~[elasticsearch-6.8.0.jar:6.8.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.ingest.IngestService.<init>(IngestService.java:88) ~[elasticsearch-6.8.0.jar:6.8.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.<init>(Node.java:387) ~[elasticsearch-6.8.0.jar:6.8.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.<init>(Node.java:266) ~[elasticsearch-6.8.0.jar:6.8.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap$5.<init>(Bootstrap.java:212) ~[elasticsearch-6.8.0.jar:6.8.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:212) ~[elasticsearch-6.8.0.jar:6.8.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:333) ~[elasticsearch-6.8.0.jar:6.8.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:159) ~[elasticsearch-6.8.0.jar:6.8.0]
```

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**Author:** ![rodmaz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rodmaz/32/31180_2.png) [@rodmaz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rodmaz)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/expected-database-geolite2-asn-mmdb-to-not-exist-in/183999/2 "2019-06-04T16:40:33Z")

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Same problem here but this time w/ Elasticsearch 7.1.0.

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**Author:** ![pjanzen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pjanzen/32/13756_2.png) [@pjanzen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pjanzen)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/expected-database-geolite2-asn-mmdb-to-not-exist-in/183999/3 "2019-06-04T18:13:15Z")

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The solution is easy. Just do

> rm -rf /etc/elasticsearch/ingest-geoip  
> rm -rf /usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins/ingest-geoip

Ans your set but the error message is a bit cryptic, something along the line of  
"Found GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb file in ... please remove it"

Anyway, I could continue..

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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:** [July 2, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/expected-database-geolite2-asn-mmdb-to-not-exist-in/183999/4 "2019-07-02T18:13:29Z")

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