# Install the Shield plugin into Kibana

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/install-the-shield-plugin-into-kibana/57262>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [August 4, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/install-the-shield-plugin-into-kibana/57262 "2016-08-04T17:17:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![balubollam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a587f6/32.png) [@balubollam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/balubollam)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/install-the-shield-plugin-into-kibana/57262/1 "2016-08-04T17:17:04Z")

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Hi

In the Kibana installation directory iam running following command

bin/kibana plugin --install kibana/shield/2.3.5

But getting errors,please help me out how to install the shield plugin to kibana

ThankYou

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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:** [August 4, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/install-the-shield-plugin-into-kibana/57262/2 "2016-08-04T17:51:18Z")

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Move to #kibana.

Please provide your error message.

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**Author:** ![balubollam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a587f6/32.png) [@balubollam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/balubollam)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 9:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/install-the-shield-plugin-into-kibana/57262/3 "2016-08-05T09:49:38Z")

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Getting " unknown option --install" ,please suggest me the correct way or is there any other way to install sheild plugin into kibana

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**Author:** ![ChrisOnesBroken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ChrisOnesBroken](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ChrisOnesBroken)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 10:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/install-the-shield-plugin-into-kibana/57262/4 "2016-08-05T10:14:48Z")

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If you type in;

\bin\>Kibana plugin

with no options, does it tell you;

Please specify either --install, --remove, or --list.

...and does typing;

\bin\>Kibana plugin --list

...list any other installed plugins such as Marvel etc?

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**Author:** ![balubollam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a587f6/32.png) [@balubollam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/balubollam)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 11:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/install-the-shield-plugin-into-kibana/57262/5 "2016-08-05T11:51:17Z")

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Yes .....in bin i gava "kibana plugin --install kibana/shield/2.3.5"......if i give "kibana plugin --list" getting unknown command

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 1:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/install-the-shield-plugin-into-kibana/57262/6 "2017-07-06T13:41:53Z")

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