# Getting error while installing elastic search **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [May 22, 2018, 5:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-error-while-installing-elastic-search/132716 "2018-05-22T05:27:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![prithwish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3bc359/32.png) [@prithwish](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prithwish)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 5:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-error-while-installing-elastic-search/132716/1 "2018-05-22T05:27:08Z")
Hi, Getting below error while running ./elasticsearch.bat in win 10 machine. Kindly help [2018-05-22T10:53:08,610][WARN][o.e.b.ElasticsearchUncaughtExceptionHandler] [LAPTOP-PO1VP5I2] uncaught exception in thread [main] org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.StartupException: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: unknown setting [xpack.license.self\_generated.type] please check that any required plugins are installed, or check the breaking changes documentation for removed settings at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:125) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:112) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:86) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:124) ~[elasticsearch-cli-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:90) ~[elasticsearch-cli-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:92) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:85) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: unknown setting [xpack.license.self\_generated.type] please check that any required plugins are installed, or check the breaking changes documentation for removed settings at org.elasticsearch.common.settings.AbstractScopedSettings.validate(AbstractScopedSettings.java:346) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.common.settings.AbstractScopedSettings.validate(AbstractScopedSettings.java:310) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.common.settings.AbstractScopedSettings.validate(AbstractScopedSettings.java:284) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.common.settings.SettingsModule.(SettingsModule.java:134) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:331) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:246) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap$5.(Bootstrap.java:213) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:213) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:323) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:121) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] ... 6 more Suppressed: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: unknown secure setting [bootstrap.password] please check that any required plugins are installed, or check the breaking changes documentation for removed settings at org.elasticsearch.common.settings.AbstractScopedSettings.validate(AbstractScopedSettings.java:346) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.common.settings.AbstractScopedSettings.validate(AbstractScopedSettings.java:310) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.common.settings.AbstractScopedSettings.validate(AbstractScopedSettings.java:284) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.common.settings.SettingsModule.(SettingsModule.java:134) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:331) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:246) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap$5.(Bootstrap.java:213) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:213) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:323) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:121) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:112) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:86) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:124) ~[elasticsearch-cli-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:90) ~[elasticsearch-cli-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:92) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:85) ~[elasticsearch-6.2.4.jar:6.2.4] My yml file is: cluster.name: "my\_cluster" network.host: localhost http.port: 9200 action.auto\_create\_index: .security,.monitoring\*,.watches,.triggered\_watches,.watcher-history\* ---
**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:** [May 22, 2018, 5:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-error-while-installing-elastic-search/132716/2 "2018-05-22T05:39:55Z")
> [@prithwish](#): > > unknown setting [xpack.license.self\_generated.type] please check that any required plugins are installed, or check the breaking changes documentation for removed settings Did you install the X-Pack plugin? ---
**Author:** ![prithwish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3bc359/32.png) [@prithwish](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prithwish)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 7:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-error-while-installing-elastic-search/132716/3 "2018-05-23T07:45:13Z")
No. I restarted the instances and now its working fine. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 7:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-error-while-installing-elastic-search/132716/4 "2018-06-20T07:45:17Z")
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