# Installing shield issies **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Tags:** elastic-stack-security\ **Created:** [April 4, 2016, 3:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-shield-issies/46252 "2016-04-04T15:05:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eric\_Igbinosun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@eric\_Igbinosun](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/eric_Igbinosun)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 3:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-shield-issies/46252/1 "2016-04-04T15:05:34Z")
hello all i am trying to install Shield for elastic search when installing the license in the root@ubuntu:/usr/share/elasticsearch folder i keep getting this error sudo bin/plugin install license -\> Installing license... Trying [https://download.elastic.co/elasticsearch/release/org/elasticsearch/plugin/license/2.3.0/license-2.3.0.zip](https://download.elastic.co/elasticsearch/release/org/elasticsearch/plugin/license/2.3.0/license-2.3.0.zip) ... Downloading .......DONE Verifying [https://download.elastic.co/elasticsearch/release/org/elasticsearch/plugin/license/2.3.0/license-2.3.0.zip](https://download.elastic.co/elasticsearch/release/org/elasticsearch/plugin/license/2.3.0/license-2.3.0.zip) checksums if available ... Downloading .DONE ERROR: Could not load plugin descriptor for existing plugin [shield-2.3.0.jar]. Was the plugin built before 2.0? when installing shield i get this error sudo bin/plugin install shield-2.3.0.jar -\> Installing shield-2.3.0.jar... Trying [https://download.elastic.co/elasticsearch/release/org/elasticsearch/plugin/shield-2.3.0.jar/2.3.0/shield-2.3.0.jar-2.3.0.zip](https://download.elastic.co/elasticsearch/release/org/elasticsearch/plugin/shield-2.3.0.jar/2.3.0/shield-2.3.0.jar-2.3.0.zip) ... ERROR: failed to download out of all possible locations..., use --verbose to get detailed information please help ---
**Author:** ![jaymode](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jaymode/32/50103_2.png) [@jaymode](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jaymode)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 11:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-shield-issies/46252/2 "2016-04-05T11:26:27Z")
You should not be installing the `shield-2.3.0.jar` directly. Please remove all shield and license directories from your plugins directory. Then: ``` sudo bin/plugin install license sudo bin/plugin install shield ``` ---
**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, 1:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-shield-issies/46252/3 "2017-07-06T13:45:34Z")