How can I get rid off "org.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchException: Security must be explicitly enabled when using a [basic] license" message

Hi, I am testing elasticsearch in a test environment (no production) and I see this message in the logs:

org.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchException: Security must be explicitly enabled when using a [basic] license

How can I get rid off it?
I don't want to setup security in this instance hence this is testing environment.

thank you

What exactly are you doing?

I mean that when I start elasticsearch locally, I don't have this message.

I am running elasticsearch in docker using this image docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.9.1 and these env:
discovery.type=single-node
node.store.allow_mmap=false

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ok,

this is the yaml file I use to deploy elasticsearch:

apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: elasticsearch-deployment
  labels:
    app: elasticsearch
spec:
  replicas: 1
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: elasticsearch
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: elasticsearch
    spec:
      containers:
      - name: elasticsearch
        image: docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.9.1
        env:
        - name: discovery.type
          value: single-node
        - name: node.store.allow_mmap
          value: "false"
        ports:
        - containerPort: 9200
        - containerPort: 9300

this is the error logs:

{"type": "server", "timestamp": "2020-09-28T21:29:50,956Z", "level": "WARN", "component": "r.suppressed", "cluster.name": "docker-cluster", "node.name": "elasticsearch-deployment-5c4f6f9c7d-jgkl8", "message": "path: /_security/user/_has_privileges, params: {}", "cluster.uuid": "7kaahelgQem7ZsorCcxbRg", "node.id": "mOw0Xa79T0WmBY-CNjRhcQ" , 
"stacktrace": ["org.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchException: Security must be explicitly enabled when using a [basic] license. Enable security by setting [xpack.security.enabled] to [true] in the elasticsearch.yml file and restart the node.",
"at org.elasticsearch.xpack.security.rest.action.SecurityBaseRestHandler.checkFeatureAvailable(SecurityBaseRestHandler.java:75) ~[x-pack-security-7.9.1.jar:7.9.1]",
"at org.elasticsearch.xpack.security.rest.action.SecurityBaseRestHandler.prepareRequest(SecurityBaseRestHandler.java:50) [x-pack-security-7.9.1.jar:7.9.1]",
"at org.elasticsearch.rest.BaseRestHandler.handleRequest(BaseRestHandler.java:94) [elasticsearch-7.9.1.jar:7.9.1]",
"at org.elasticsearch.xpack.security.rest.SecurityRestFilter.handleRequest(SecurityRestFilter.java:81) [x-pack-security-7.9.1.jar:7.9.1]",
"at org.elasticsearch.rest.RestController.dispatchRequest(RestController.java:236) [elasticsearch-7.9.1.jar:7.9.1]",
"at org.elasticsearch.rest.RestController.tryAllHandlers(RestController.java:318) [elasticsearch-7.9.1.jar:7.9.1]",
"at org.elasticsearch.rest.RestController.dispatchRequest(RestController.java:176) [elasticsearch-7.9.1.jar:7.9.1]",
"at org.elasticsearch.http.AbstractHttpServerTransport.dispatchRequest(AbstractHttpServerTransport.java:318) [elasticsearch-7.9.1.jar:7.9.1]",
"at org.elasticsearch.http.AbstractHttpServerTransport.handleIncomingRequest(AbstractHttpServerTransport.java:372) [elasticsearch-7.9.1.jar:7.9.1]",
"at org.elasticsearch.http.AbstractHttpServerTransport.incomingRequest(AbstractHttpServerTransport.java:308) [elasticsearch-7.9.1.jar:7.9.1]",
"at org.elasticsearch.http.netty4.Netty4HttpRequestHandler.channelRead0(Netty4HttpRequestHandler.java:42) [transport-netty4-client-7.9.1.jar:7.9.1]",
"at org.elasticsearch.http.netty4.Netty4HttpRequestHandler.channelRead0(Netty4HttpRequestHandler.java:28) [transport-netty4-client-7.9.1.jar:7.9.1]",
"at io.netty.channel.SimpleChannelInboundHandler.channelRead(SimpleChannelInboundHandler.java:99) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:379) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:365) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.fireChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:357) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at org.elasticsearch.http.netty4.Netty4HttpPipeliningHandler.channelRead(Netty4HttpPipeliningHandler.java:58) [transport-netty4-client-7.9.1.jar:7.9.1]",
"at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:379) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:365) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.fireChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:357) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.handler.codec.MessageToMessageDecoder.channelRead(MessageToMessageDecoder.java:103) [netty-codec-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:379) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:365) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.fireChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:357) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.handler.codec.MessageToMessageDecoder.channelRead(MessageToMessageDecoder.java:103) [netty-codec-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.handler.codec.MessageToMessageCodec.channelRead(MessageToMessageCodec.java:111) [netty-codec-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:379) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:365) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.fireChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:357) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.handler.codec.MessageToMessageDecoder.channelRead(MessageToMessageDecoder.java:103) [netty-codec-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:379) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:365) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.fireChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:357) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.handler.codec.MessageToMessageDecoder.channelRead(MessageToMessageDecoder.java:103) [netty-codec-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:379) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:365) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.fireChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:357) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.handler.codec.ByteToMessageDecoder.fireChannelRead(ByteToMessageDecoder.java:324) [netty-codec-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.handler.codec.ByteToMessageDecoder.channelRead(ByteToMessageDecoder.java:296) [netty-codec-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:379) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:365) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.fireChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:357) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.handler.timeout.IdleStateHandler.channelRead(IdleStateHandler.java:286) [netty-handler-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:379) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:365) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.fireChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:357) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline$HeadContext.channelRead(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:1410) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:379) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:365) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.fireChannelRead(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:919) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.nio.AbstractNioByteChannel$NioByteUnsafe.read(AbstractNioByteChannel.java:163) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.processSelectedKey(NioEventLoop.java:714) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.processSelectedKeysPlain(NioEventLoop.java:615) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.processSelectedKeys(NioEventLoop.java:578) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.run(NioEventLoop.java:493) [netty-transport-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.util.concurrent.SingleThreadEventExecutor$4.run(SingleThreadEventExecutor.java:989) [netty-common-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at io.netty.util.internal.ThreadExecutorMap$2.run(ThreadExecutorMap.java:74) [netty-common-4.1.49.Final.jar:4.1.49.Final]",
"at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:832) [?:?]"] }

I moved the question to #orchestration:eck

This is not an ECK question because you seem to be using your own manifests to deploy Elasticsearch. That being said, it looks like you are trying to connect Kibana (or a similar application) to Elasticsearch that is trying to obtain privileges from the API and fails because security is disabled. You'll have to consult the documentation and configure that application to disable security as well.

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