# Getting this exception : Caused by: org.elasticsearch.repositories.RepositoryException: \[index\_id\] Could not determine repository generation from root blobs when trying a non-root user in dockerfile for Elasticsearch image I am using Elasticsearch 7.10.0

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**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** docker, snapshot-and-restore\
**Created:** [October 29, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-this-exception-caused-by-org-elasticsearch-repositories-repositoryexception-index-id-could-not-determine-repository-generation-from-root-blobs-when-trying-a-non-root-user-in-dockerfile-for-elasticsearch-image-i-am-using-elasticsearch-7-10-0/288042 "2021-10-29T22:30:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sagarika\_Mahalik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Sagarika\_Mahalik](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sagarika_Mahalik)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-this-exception-caused-by-org-elasticsearch-repositories-repositoryexception-index-id-could-not-determine-repository-generation-from-root-blobs-when-trying-a-non-root-user-in-dockerfile-for-elasticsearch-image-i-am-using-elasticsearch-7-10-0/288042/1 "2021-10-29T22:30:08Z")

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Getting this exception : Caused by: org.Elasticsearch.repositories.RepositoryException: [index\_id] Could not determine repository generation from root blobs when trying a non-root user in dockerfile for Elasticsearch image

- I am using Elasticsearch 7.10.0
- I am trying to do backup restore with non-root user

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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:** [November 26, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-this-exception-caused-by-org-elasticsearch-repositories-repositoryexception-index-id-could-not-determine-repository-generation-from-root-blobs-when-trying-a-non-root-user-in-dockerfile-for-elasticsearch-image-i-am-using-elasticsearch-7-10-0/288042/2 "2021-11-26T22:30:56Z")

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