# Failed to set password for user \[apm\_system\] with elastic password **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Tags:** elastic-stack-security\ **Created:** [November 19, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-set-password-for-user-apm-system-with-elastic-password/256005 "2020-11-19T14:46:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![xziten](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/xziten/32/76885_2.png) [@xziten](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xziten)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-set-password-for-user-apm-system-with-elastic-password/256005/1 "2020-11-19T14:46:18Z")
Hi, I'm trying to setup an elasticsearch cluster. 3 nodes : 1 master, 1 master / data\_hot, 1 data\_warm Elastic Version : 7.10 System : RHEL 8.3 Step by step : 1. Installing 2. Configuring nodes and test if everything is okay without TLS : OK ` { "cluster_name" : "my-cluster", "status" : "green", "timed_out" : false, "number_of_nodes" : 3, "number_of_data_nodes" : 2, "active_primary_shards" : 0, "active_shards" : 0, "relocating_shards" : 0, "initializing_shards" : 0, "unassigned_shards" : 0, "delayed_unassigned_shards" : 0, "number_of_pending_tasks" : 0, "number_of_in_flight_fetch" : 0, "task_max_waiting_in_queue_millis" : 0, "active_shards_percent_as_number" : 100.0 }` 3. Configuring TLS between nodes : `bin/elasticsearch-certutil cert --pem` Elasticsearch restarting well. 1. Running `bin/elasticsearch-setup-passwords auto` Getting error : Failed to set password for user [apm\_system] with elastic password -\> Can't do a cluster health because I can't authenticate with elastic user. Tried changeme and the password setted in the setup password scripts Do you have any idea ? thank you ! ---
**Author:** ![ylasri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ylasri/32/86120_2.png) [@ylasri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ylasri)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-set-password-for-user-apm-system-with-elastic-password/256005/2 "2020-11-19T14:55:40Z")
You need a data node in your cluster to store .security index ---
**Author:** ![xziten](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/xziten/32/76885_2.png) [@xziten](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xziten)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-set-password-for-user-apm-system-with-elastic-password/256005/3 "2020-11-20T01:55:57Z")
Just tried and that's the solution. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 5:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-set-password-for-user-apm-system-with-elastic-password/256005/4 "2020-11-20T05:12:24Z")
> [@xziten](#): > > 3 nodes : 1 master, 1 master / data\_hot, 1 data\_warm You are better off having all 3 as master eligible, less risk of not maintaining a quorum. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 5:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-set-password-for-user-apm-system-with-elastic-password/256005/5 "2020-12-18T05:12:33Z")
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