# Kubernetes Elasticsearch 8.5.3 Statefulset (not ECK) set up username / password

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kubernetes-elasticsearch-8-5-3-statefulset-not-eck-set-up-username-password/321081
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security, docker
**Created:** [December 13, 2022, 2:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kubernetes-elasticsearch-8-5-3-statefulset-not-eck-set-up-username-password/321081 "2022-12-13T02:54:21Z")
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### Author: ![khteh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/khteh/32/147573_2.png) [@khteh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/khteh)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2022, 2:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kubernetes-elasticsearch-8-5-3-statefulset-not-eck-set-up-username-password/321081/1 "2022-12-13T02:54:22Z")

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How to automatically setup the password of the default user `elastic` and add other username/password for Elasticsearch 8.5.3 running on kubernetes cluster with manifests? I am not using ECK. Setting environment variable `ELASTIC_PASSWORD` doesn't work.

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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: [January 10, 2023, 2:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kubernetes-elasticsearch-8-5-3-statefulset-not-eck-set-up-username-password/321081/2 "2023-01-10T02:54:55Z")

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