# FATAL Error: Unknown configuration key(s): "action.auto\_create\_index"

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fatal-error-unknown-configuration-key-s-action-auto-create-index/290850>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** kibana-plugin-development\
**Created:** [December 3, 2021, 8:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fatal-error-unknown-configuration-key-s-action-auto-create-index/290850 "2021-12-03T08:09:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Glardz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/glardz/32/77536_2.png) [@Glardz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Glardz)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 8:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fatal-error-unknown-configuration-key-s-action-auto-create-index/290850/1 "2021-12-03T08:09:24Z")

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Hi,

i have this message when i start the service kibana:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/7/a/7a2cdb13bf36011aae4631da6937ab90b08ce885.png)

my kibana.yml file:

```auto
# Kibana is served by a back end server. This setting specifies the port to use.
#server.port: 5601
elasticsearch.hosts:
  - https://elk01:9200
  - https://elk02:9200
  - https://elk03:9200
logging:
  dest: /var/log/kibana/kibana.log
  quiet: false
  silent: false
  verbose: false
server:
  host: elk01-gth.intra.realstuff.ch
  port: 5601

xpack.encryptedSavedObjects.encryptionKey: a74b6a99157be6133a0952829db39e0c
#xpack.ingestManager.fleet.elasticsearch.host: https://elk01:9200
#xpack.ingestManager.fleet.kibana.host: https://elk01:5601
#xpack.reporting.enabled: true
#xpack.reporting.encryptionKey: 952e433c91ec027458c8e9df6c21418e
#xpack.reporting.kibanaServer.hostname: elk01
#xpack.reporting.kibanaServer.port: 5601
#xpack.reporting.kibanaServer.protocol: https
xpack.security.enabled: true

action.auto_create_index: true

elasticsearch.username: "elastic"
elasticsearch.password: "OHN1hKowFyPv87pKRi1l"

server.ssl.enabled: true
server.ssl.certificate: "/etc/kibana/certs/kibana.crt"
server.ssl.key: "/etc/kibana/certs/kibana.key"

elasticsearch.ssl.certificateAuthorities: ["/etc/kibana/certs/rootCA.crt"]

elasticsearch.ssl.verificationMode: "full"

```

thanks for any reponse,

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**Author:** ![Glardz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/glardz/32/77536_2.png) [@Glardz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Glardz)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 11:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fatal-error-unknown-configuration-key-s-action-auto-create-index/290850/2 "2021-12-03T11:52:41Z")

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i remove action.auto\_create\_index: true and its working

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**Author:** ![flash1293](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/flash1293/32/41227_2.png) [@flash1293](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/flash1293)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fatal-error-unknown-configuration-key-s-action-auto-create-index/290850/3 "2021-12-04T18:01:32Z")

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`action.auto_create_index` is an Elasticsearch configuration setting, not a Kibana setting. Maybe it ended up in the wrong file?

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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:** [January 1, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fatal-error-unknown-configuration-key-s-action-auto-create-index/290850/4 "2022-01-01T18:02:02Z")

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