# Failed to create Logstash keystore Only PrivateKey storage is supported

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-create-logstash-keystore-only-privatekey-storage-is-supported/231914>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [May 11, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-create-logstash-keystore-only-privatekey-storage-is-supported/231914 "2020-05-11T03:50:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![bootham13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@bootham13](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bootham13)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-create-logstash-keystore-only-privatekey-storage-is-supported/231914/1 "2020-05-11T03:50:31Z")

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Hi,  
I am trying to create the logstash keystore to store the keys, whenever I try to create the store I get the below mentioned error. I am attaching the logs from the error. I am logged in as root when I try to install on the docker pod. I see an sero byte empty file created under /etc/logstast directory called logstash.keystore.  
`[ERROR] 2020-05-11 03:39:38.093 [main] secretstorecli - Failed to create Logstash keystore. {:cause=>java.security.KeyStoreException: Only PrivateKey storage is supported., :backtrace=>["org.logstash.secret.store.backend.JavaKeyStore.create(org/logstash/secret/store/backend/JavaKeyStore.java:93)", "org.logstash.secret.store.backend.JavaKeyStore.create(org/logstash/secret/store/backend/JavaKeyStore.java:40)", "org.logstash.secret.store.SecretStoreFactory.doIt(org/logstash/secret/store/SecretStoreFactory.java:111)", "org.logstash.secret.store.SecretStoreFactory.create(org/logstash/secret/store/SecretStoreFactory.java:75)", "org.logstash.secret.cli.SecretStoreCli.deleteThenCreate(org/logstash/secret/cli/SecretStoreCli.java:188)", "org.logstash.secret.cli.SecretStoreCli.create(org/logstash/secret/cli/SecretStoreCli.java:179)", "org.logstash.secret.cli.SecretStoreCli.command(org/logstash/secret/cli/SecretStoreCli.java:67)", "java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(java/lang/reflect/Method.java:498)", "org.jruby.javasupport.JavaMethod.invokeDirectWithExceptionHandling(org/jruby/javasupport/JavaMethod.java:426)", "org.jruby.javasupport.JavaMethod.invokeDirect(org/jruby/javasupport/JavaMethod.java:293)", "usr.share.logstash.lib.secretstore.cli.<module:SecretStoreCli>(/usr/share/logstash/lib/secretstore/cli.rb:35)", "usr.share.logstash.lib.secretstore.cli.<main>(/usr/share/logstash/lib/secretstore/cli.rb:16)", "java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle.invokeWithArguments(java/lang/invoke/MethodHandle.java:627)", "org.jruby.Ruby.runScript(org/jruby/Ruby.java:857)", "org.jruby.Ruby.runNormally(org/jruby/Ruby.java:780)", "org.jruby.Ruby.runNormally(org/jruby/Ruby.java:798)", "org.jruby.Ruby.runFromMain(org/jruby/Ruby.java:610)", "org.jruby.Main.doRunFromMain(org/jruby/Main.java:412)", "org.jruby.Main.internalRun(org/jruby/Main.java:304)", "org.jruby.Main.run(org/jruby/Main.java:234)", "org.jruby.Main.main(org/jruby/Main.java:206)"]}`  
command I am running to create the keystore file.  
/bin/sh -c '/usr/share/logstash/bin/logstash-keystore --path.settings /etc/logstash create'

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**Post date:** [June 8, 2020, 4:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-create-logstash-keystore-only-privatekey-storage-is-supported/231914/2 "2020-06-08T04:03:08Z")

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