# How to enable Runtime halt() and exit() in plugin?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-runtime-halt-and-exit-in-plugin/112790>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 21, 2017, 9:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-runtime-halt-and-exit-in-plugin/112790 "2017-12-21T09:59:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Ruan\_Yiming](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ruan_yiming/32/33103_2.png) [@Ruan\_Yiming](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ruan_Yiming)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2017, 9:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-runtime-halt-and-exit-in-plugin/112790/1 "2017-12-21T09:59:44Z")

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As I noticed that, start from ES5.0. The security manager can not be disabled. I am developing a plugin which can restart the JVM for rolling restart purpose. I check the SecureSM.java that no package can exit nor halt the JVM.

Do you have any suggestion for my requirement?

Thanks,  
Yiming

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2017, 10:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-runtime-halt-and-exit-in-plugin/112790/2 "2017-12-21T10:11:39Z")

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You should probably do that externally and not from a plugin...  
Why a plugin should stop elasticsearch after all?

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**Author:** ![jasontedor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jasontedor/32/66992_2.png) [@jasontedor](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jasontedor)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 1:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-runtime-halt-and-exit-in-plugin/112790/3 "2017-12-22T01:26:20Z")

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This is not possible nor will it be made possible.

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**Author:** ![Ruan\_Yiming](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ruan_yiming/32/33103_2.png) [@Ruan\_Yiming](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ruan_Yiming)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2017, 1:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-runtime-halt-and-exit-in-plugin/112790/4 "2017-12-26T01:59:48Z")

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Got it, I will call the Nova API for the VM restart.

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**Author:** ![Ruan\_Yiming](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ruan_yiming/32/33103_2.png) [@Ruan\_Yiming](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ruan_Yiming)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2017, 2:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-runtime-halt-and-exit-in-plugin/112790/5 "2017-12-26T02:00:11Z")

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Thank you for the confirmation.

Cheers!

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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:** [January 23, 2018, 2:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-runtime-halt-and-exit-in-plugin/112790/6 "2018-01-23T02:00:37Z")

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