# FATAL UnableToReadKeystore: unable to read keystore

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fatal-unabletoreadkeystore-unable-to-read-keystore/280710
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [August 7, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fatal-unabletoreadkeystore-unable-to-read-keystore/280710 "2021-08-07T17:28:35Z")
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### 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: [August 8, 2021, 11:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fatal-unabletoreadkeystore-unable-to-read-keystore/280710/3 "2021-08-08T23:25:54Z")

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Please don't post the same topic more than once 🙂

> [@Kibana startup Fatal error](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-startup-fatal-error/280669):
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> I'm using an ubuntu 16.04 server on a VM. and installed elasticsearch and kibana both version 7.14. elasticsearch works properly. but when I start the kibana service first it logs running on "systemctl status kibana" command after seconds it becomes activating and stopped at the end. Startup log in "var/log/kibana/startup.log" Configuring logger failed: UnableToReadKeystore: unable to read keystore at Function.decrypt (/usr/share/kibana/src/cli/keystore/keystore.js:55:13) at Keystore.loa…

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