# How to set passwords for built-in users in batch mode? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [February 13, 2018, 2:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-passwords-for-built-in-users-in-batch-mode/119655 "2018-02-13T14:18:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vitaly\_il](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vitaly_il/32/130964_2.png) [@Vitaly\_il](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vitaly_il)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 2:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-passwords-for-built-in-users-in-batch-mode/119655/1 "2018-02-13T14:18:23Z")
I'd like to use "setup-passwords interactive" for settings passwords in my setup script. This command works nice in manual mode, but for some reason fails with ``` Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException at org.elasticsearch.cli.Terminal$SystemTerminal.readSecret(Terminal.java:174) at org.elasticsearch.xpack.security.authc.esnative.tool.SetupPasswordTool$InteractiveSetup.promptForPassword(SetupPasswordTool.java:191) at org.elasticsearch.xpack.security.authc.esnative.tool.SetupPasswordTool$InteractiveSetup.lambda$execute$0(SetupPasswordTool.java:184) at org.elasticsearch.xpack.security.authc.esnative.tool.SetupPasswordTool$SetupCommand.changePasswords(SetupPasswordTool.java:380) at org.elasticsearch.xpack.security.authc.esnative.tool.SetupPasswordTool$InteractiveSetup.execute(SetupPasswordTool.java:184) at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:86) at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:124) at org.elasticsearch.cli.MultiCommand.execute(MultiCommand.java:75) at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:124) at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:90) at org.elasticsearch.xpack.security.authc.esnative.tool.SetupPasswordTool.main(SetupPasswordTool.java:105) ``` exception when I submitting my answers automatically, inside script. I tried "here document" and other standart ways - the same issue. Any ideas how to set up passwords via script? TIA, Vitaly ---
**Author:** ![TimV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timv/32/13162_2.png) [@TimV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimV)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 1:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-passwords-for-built-in-users-in-batch-mode/119655/2 "2018-02-14T01:47:12Z")
> [@Vitaly\_il](#): > > Any ideas how to set up passwords via script? The setup-passwords tool isn't designed to be scriptable. All it is doing it scripting some API call calls to set passwords. The intent is that you would call the `_xpack/security/user/.../_password` API directly if you want to automate it. ---
**Author:** ![Vitaly\_il](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vitaly_il/32/130964_2.png) [@Vitaly\_il](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vitaly_il)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 9:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-passwords-for-built-in-users-in-batch-mode/119655/3 "2018-02-15T09:13:21Z")
Thank you! Unfortunately, even after reading [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/6.2/setting-up-authentication.html#bootstrap-elastic-passwords](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/6.2/setting-up-authentication.html#bootstrap-elastic-passwords) and other docs, I still couldn't understand how I may submit bootstrapping password to \_xpack/security/user/.../\_password API. ---
**Author:** ![John\_saida](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@John\_saida](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/John_saida)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 12:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-passwords-for-built-in-users-in-batch-mode/119655/4 "2018-02-17T12:04:28Z")
Hi I am John, I was installed xpack in elastic search .... How to check xpack installed for not ? How open elastic search in local Host in Windows machine? How to set default password elastic search? How to change password in elastic search? ---
**Author:** ![TimV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timv/32/13162_2.png) [@TimV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimV)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-passwords-for-built-in-users-in-batch-mode/119655/5 "2018-02-17T20:30:24Z")
@John_saida, Please start a separate thread for your questions. ---
**Author:** ![TimV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timv/32/13162_2.png) [@TimV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimV)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 1:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-passwords-for-built-in-users-in-batch-mode/119655/6 "2018-02-19T01:02:59Z")
@Vitaly_il > how I may submit bootstrapping password to \_xpack/security/user/.../\_password API Step 0: Think of a password to use. I'll use "top-secret" Step 1: Shutdown at least 1 node of your cluster. Step 2: Add a "bootstrap.password" to the keystore on that node: ```auto bin/elasticsearch-keystore add "bootstrap.password" Enter value for bootstrap.password: top-secret ``` Step 3: Start that elasticsearch node. Step 4: Call ```auto curl -uelastic -XPUT -H 'Content-Type: application/json' 'http://localhost:9200/_xpack/security/user/kibana/_password' -d '{ "password":new-kibana-password" }' Enter host password for user 'elastic': top-secret ``` Step 5: Repeat (4) for logstash\_system Step 6: Repeat (4) for elastic (to set a permanent password rather than just a "bootstrap.password" that's tied to a specific node) ---
**Author:** ![Vitaly\_il](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vitaly_il/32/130964_2.png) [@Vitaly\_il](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vitaly_il)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-passwords-for-built-in-users-in-batch-mode/119655/7 "2018-02-19T14:08:24Z")
Tim, Many thanks, it works! ---
**Author:** ![dao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@dao](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dao)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2018, 9:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-passwords-for-built-in-users-in-batch-mode/119655/8 "2018-03-12T09:49:50Z")
That is really usefull is it possible to make it completely scriptable? I mean no password request to type in stdin? ---
**Author:** ![TimV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timv/32/13162_2.png) [@TimV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimV)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2018, 9:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-passwords-for-built-in-users-in-batch-mode/119655/9 "2018-03-12T09:59:00Z")
> [@dao](#): > > is it possible to make it completely scriptable? I mean no password request to type in stdin? ```auto printf "top-secret" | elasticsearch-keystore add -x ``` ---
**Author:** ![dao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@dao](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dao)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2018, 9:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-passwords-for-built-in-users-in-batch-mode/119655/10 "2018-03-12T09:59:52Z")
OK, and for the step 4? ---
**Author:** ![Vitaly\_il](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vitaly_il/32/130964_2.png) [@Vitaly\_il](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vitaly_il)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2018, 10:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-passwords-for-built-in-users-in-batch-mode/119655/11 "2018-03-12T10:32:46Z")
curl -uelastic:"top-secret" -XPUT -H 'Content-Type: application/json' '[http://localhost:9200/\_xpack/security/user/kibana/\_password](http://localhost:9200/_xpack/security/user/kibana/_password)' -d '{ "password”:”changeme” }' ---
**Author:** ![dao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@dao](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dao)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2018, 1:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-passwords-for-built-in-users-in-batch-mode/119655/12 "2018-03-12T13:15:52Z")
perfect, this closes the loop ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-passwords-for-built-in-users-in-batch-mode/119655/13 "2018-04-09T13:16:08Z")
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