# \[help wanted\] Invalid index name \[\_security\] **URL:** \ **Category:** APM\ **Tags:** ui\ **Created:** [May 15, 2020, 4:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-wanted-invalid-index-name-security/232746 "2020-05-15T04:26:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Null\_None](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/null_none/32/68032_2.png) [@Null\_None](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Null_None)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 4:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-wanted-invalid-index-name-security/232746/1 "2020-05-15T04:26:27Z")
**Kibana version** : 7.7 **Elasticsearch version** : 7.7 **APM Server version** : 7.7 **APM Agent language and version** : go, [go.elastic.co/apm](http://go.elastic.co/apm) v1.8.0 **Browser version** : Chrome 81 **Original install method (e.g. download page, yum, deb, from source, etc.) and version**: Docker repo **Fresh install or upgraded from other version?** Fresh install **Is there anything special in your setup?** I used a customized agent config: ```auto apm-server: host: '0.0.0.0:8200' kibana.enabled: true kibana.host: 'http://kibana:5601' output.elasticsearch: hosts: ['http://es:9200'] logging.level: warning ``` **Description of the problem including expected versus actual behavior. Please include screenshots (if relevant)**: When I routed to `http://localhost:5601/app/apm`, a message pop out and displayed `internal server error 500` and my console printed the error message below at the same time: ![kibana_err](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/f/9/f943e6213a103d1799152fe1ee24220b54af992e.jpeg) ```json {"type":"log","@timestamp":"2020-05-15T04:21:52Z","tags":["error","http"],"pid":6,"message":"{ Error: [invalid_index_name_exception] Invalid index name [_security], must not start with '_', '-', or '+', with { index_uuid=\"_na_\" & index=\"_security\" }\n at respond (/usr/share/kibana/node_modules/elasticsearch/src/lib/transport.js:349:15)\n at checkRespForFailure (/usr/share/kibana/node_modules/elasticsearch/src/lib/transport.js:306:7)\n at HttpConnector. (/usr/share/kibana/node_modules/elasticsearch/src/lib/connectors/http.js:173:7)\n at IncomingMessage.wrapper (/usr/share/kibana/node_modules/elasticsearch/node_modules/lodash/lodash.js:4929:19)\n at IncomingMessage.emit (events.js:203:15)\n at endReadableNT (_stream_readable.js:1145:12)\n at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:63:19)\n status: 400,\n displayName: 'BadRequest',\n message:\n '[invalid_index_name_exception] Invalid index name [_security], must not start with \\'_\\', \\'-\\', or \\'+\\', with { index_uuid=\"_na_\" & index=\"_security\" }',\n path: '/_security/user/_has_privileges',\n query: undefined,\n body:\n { error:\n { root_cause: [Array],\n type: 'invalid_index_name_exception',\n reason:\n 'Invalid index name [_security], must not start with \\'_\\', \\'-\\', or \\'+\\'',\n index_uuid: '_na_',\n index: '_security' },\n status: 400 },\n statusCode: 400,\n response:\n '{\"error\":{\"root_cause\":[{\"type\":\"invalid_index_name_exception\",\"reason\":\"Invalid index name [_security], must not start with \\'_\\', \\'-\\', or \\'+\\'\",\"index_uuid\":\"_na_\",\"index\":\"_security\"}],\"type\":\"invalid_index_name_exception\",\"reason\":\"Invalid index name [_security], must not start with \\'_\\', \\'-\\', or \\'+\\'\",\"index_uuid\":\"_na_\",\"index\":\"_security\"},\"status\":400}',\n toString: [Function],\n toJSON: [Function] }"} ``` **Steps to reproduce** : 1. docker-compose up 2. click `APM` tab in kibana sidebar 3. wait for the popup **Errors in browser console (if relevant)**: ```auto Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 500 (Internal Server Error) :5601/api/apm/security/indices_privileges:1 ``` **config** ```auto # kibana.yml logging.quiet: true elasticsearch.hosts: ['http://es:9200'] server.host: '0.0.0.0' server.name: kibana elasticsearch.ssl.verificationMode: none xpack.security.enabled: false xpack.license_management.enabled: false ``` ```auto # elasticsearch.yml cluster.name: 'go-es-cluster' network.host: 0.0.0.0 xpack.security.enabled: false ``` ```auto # docker-compose es service part es: image: docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.7.0 environment: - bootstrap.memory_lock=true - discovery.type=single-node - 'ES_JAVA_OPTS=-Xms512m -Xmx512m' ulimits: memlock: soft: -1 hard: -1 healthcheck: test: ['CMD', 'curl', 'localhost:9200'] timeout: 20s retries: 3 # ports: # - '9200:9200' volumes: - edata:/usr/share/elasticsearch/data - ./elasticsearch.yml:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml - ./log4j2.properties:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/log4j2.properties ``` ---
**Author:** ![caue.marcondes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/caue.marcondes/32/61739_2.png) [@caue.marcondes](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/caue.marcondes)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 7:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-wanted-invalid-index-name-security/232746/2 "2020-05-15T07:09:48Z")
Hi @Null_None, thanks for your message. The fix for this error is going to be released on `v7.8`, you can find the fix [here](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/64627). But you can keep using APM even with this error. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Null\_None](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/null_none/32/68032_2.png) [@Null\_None](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Null_None)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 7:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-wanted-invalid-index-name-security/232746/3 "2020-05-15T07:17:26Z")
Good to hear that. Luckily, the issue won't affect the functionality, I can just go with it. Thanks for your response! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 3:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-wanted-invalid-index-name-security/232746/4 "2020-06-05T03:17:28Z")
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