# Ingest-geoip plugin installs in incorrect location

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ingest-geoip-plugin-installs-in-incorrect-location/129788>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 27, 2018, 8:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ingest-geoip-plugin-installs-in-incorrect-location/129788 "2018-04-27T08:53:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![ORich](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/orich/32/21675_2.png) [@ORich](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ORich)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 8:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ingest-geoip-plugin-installs-in-incorrect-location/129788/1 "2018-04-27T08:53:51Z")

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It would seem that, when I install the ingest-geoip plugin, it installs the files in /etc/elasticsearch/ingest-geoip, since the process runas as root.

However, since ES-HOME for the instance is set as /etc/elasticsearch/MyInstanceES ... it appears that elasticsearch, when it starts is looking for the files at /etc/elasticsearch/MyInstanceES /ingest-geoip, and thus it fails to start as a result.

I am runninf elasticsearch 6.1.

This behavior is already registered as a bug in Nov 2017 in elasticsearch v5.6. : [https://github.com/elastic/puppet-elasticsearch/issues/892](https://github.com/elastic/puppet-elasticsearch/issues/892)

Any workaround or fix highly appreciated.  
Thanks for your support.  
Best Regards.  
Richard

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**Author:** ![Igor\_Motov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/igor_motov/32/45193_2.png) [@Igor\_Motov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Igor_Motov)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2018, 3:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ingest-geoip-plugin-installs-in-incorrect-location/129788/2 "2018-05-04T15:44:49Z")

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It looks like a bug that we need to fix. Your workaround of just manually moving the directory into the right location is probably the best solution in the short term.

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**Author:** ![ORich](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/orich/32/21675_2.png) [@ORich](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ORich)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 8:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ingest-geoip-plugin-installs-in-incorrect-location/129788/3 "2018-05-14T08:16:09Z")

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Thanks Igor for your reply,  
This is indeed what I did thanks to Ansible playbook update.  
Regards. Richard

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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:** [June 11, 2018, 8:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ingest-geoip-plugin-installs-in-incorrect-location/129788/4 "2018-06-11T08:16:10Z")

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