# Installing shield **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [February 17, 2015, 2:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-shield/22209 "2015-02-17T14:53:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Glen\_Avery](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/glen_avery/32/844_2.png) [@Glen\_Avery](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Glen_Avery)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 2:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-shield/22209/1 "2015-02-17T14:53:17Z")
I have tried to install shield for elasticsearch on fedora 21 However I get the following error [root@localhost elasticsearch]# bin/plugin -i elasticsearch/license/latest -\> Installing elasticsearch/license/latest... Trying [http://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/license/license-latest.zip](http://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/license/license-latest.zip)... Downloading ....................DONE Installed elasticsearch/license/latest into /usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins/license [root@localhost elasticsearch]# bin/plugin -i elasticsearch/shield/latest -\> Installing elasticsearch/shield/latest... Trying [http://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/shield/shield-latest.zip](http://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/shield/shield-latest.zip)... Downloading ..............................................................................................................DONE Installed elasticsearch/shield/latest into /usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins/shield Failed to install elasticsearch/shield/latest, reason: Could not move [/usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins/shield/config] to [/usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins/shield/config] Has anyone else tried installing shield and seen this error? Cheers Glen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/08cbe445-718e-4a24-aa44-fe4bc6b69c43%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/08cbe445-718e-4a24-aa44-fe4bc6b69c43%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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:** [February 18, 2015, 12:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-shield/22209/2 "2015-02-18T12:47:03Z")
Are you using ES 1.4.3? Is the plugins directory on the same filesystem/partition as the rest of elasticsearch? On Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 9:53:17 AM UTC-5, Glen Avery wrote: > I have tried to install shield for elasticsearch on fedora 21 > > However I get the following error > > [root@localhost elasticsearch]# bin/plugin -i elasticsearch/license/latest > -\> Installing elasticsearch/license/latest... > Trying > [http://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/license/license-latest.zip](http://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/license/license-latest.zip). > .. > Downloading ....................DONE > Installed elasticsearch/license/latest into > /usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins/license > > [root@localhost elasticsearch]# bin/plugin -i elasticsearch/shield/latest > -\> Installing elasticsearch/shield/latest... > Trying > [http://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/shield/shield-latest.zip](http://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/shield/shield-latest.zip). > .. > Downloading > ..............................................................................................................DONE > Installed elasticsearch/shield/latest into > /usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins/shield > Failed to install elasticsearch/shield/latest, reason: Could not move > [/usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins/shield/config] to > [/usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins/shield/config] > > Has anyone else tried installing shield and seen this error? > > Cheers > Glen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/ce31ad48-271f-4b85-86d6-f4173850c41d%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/ce31ad48-271f-4b85-86d6-f4173850c41d%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Glen\_Avery](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/glen_avery/32/844_2.png) [@Glen\_Avery](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Glen_Avery)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 2:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-shield/22209/3 "2015-02-18T14:10:14Z")
Thanks! I was using ES 1.4.0, and when I upgraded it worked fine. Cheers Glen On 18 February 2015 at 13:47, Jay Modi [jay.modi@elasticsearch.com](mailto:jay.modi@elasticsearch.com) wrote: > Are you using ES 1.4.3? Is the plugins directory on the same > filesystem/partition as the rest of elasticsearch? > > On Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 9:53:17 AM UTC-5, Glen Avery wrote: > > > I have tried to install shield for elasticsearch on fedora 21 > > > > However I get the following error > > > > [root@localhost elasticsearch]# bin/plugin -i > > elasticsearch/license/latest > > -\> Installing elasticsearch/license/latest... > > Trying [http://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/license/](http://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/license/) > > license-latest.zip... > > Downloading ....................DONE > > Installed elasticsearch/license/latest into /usr/share/elasticsearch/ > > plugins/license > > > > [root@localhost elasticsearch]# bin/plugin -i elasticsearch/shield/latest > > -\> Installing elasticsearch/shield/latest... > > Trying [http://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/shield/](http://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/shield/) > > shield-latest.zip... > > Downloading ............................................................ > > ..................................................DONE > > Installed elasticsearch/shield/latest into /usr/share/elasticsearch/ > > plugins/shield > > Failed to install elasticsearch/shield/latest, reason: Could not move > > [/usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins/shield/config] to > > [/usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins/shield/config] > > > > Has anyone else tried installing shield and seen this error? > > > > Cheers > > Glen > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > > Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/topic/elasticsearch/ZB9AHpfyV9w/unsubscribe](https://groups.google.com/d/topic/elasticsearch/ZB9AHpfyV9w/unsubscribe). > > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > > [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/ce31ad48-271f-4b85-86d6-f4173850c41d%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/ce31ad48-271f-4b85-86d6-f4173850c41d%40googlegroups.com) > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/ce31ad48-271f-4b85-86d6-f4173850c41d%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/ce31ad48-271f-4b85-86d6-f4173850c41d%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > . > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- mvh Glen 070 8715166 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEr9Q\_ds-LS6NVdowSXxnmanGfpXn9XJHCgfdOh%3DW38BsvtW2w%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEr9Q_ds-LS6NVdowSXxnmanGfpXn9XJHCgfdOh%3DW38BsvtW2w%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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, 12:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-shield/22209/4 "2017-07-06T00:31:53Z")