# Mktemp: Invalid argument

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mktemp-invalid-argument/204608>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 22, 2019, 8:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mktemp-invalid-argument/204608 "2019-10-22T08:57:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Priya\_Jajam](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/priya_jajam/32/48693_2.png) [@Priya\_Jajam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Priya_Jajam)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2019, 8:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mktemp-invalid-argument/204608/1 "2019-10-22T08:57:58Z")

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I deployed elasticsearch(image used:quay.io/pires/docker-elasticsearch-kubernetes:6.4.2) cluster with 3-master, 2-data and 1-client node on kubernetes cluster. when i try to run this command " bin/elasticsearch-certutil cert -out config/elastic-certificates.p12 -pass "" " it is throwing an error:mktemp: Invalid argument.  
When ever i try to run any command from bin directory it is throwing same error.  
Could you help me out from this.

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![nishant.saini](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nishant.saini/32/41489_2.png) [@nishant.saini](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nishant.saini)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 9:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mktemp-invalid-argument/204608/2 "2019-10-23T09:38:37Z")

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Try setting env variable as

```auto
ES_TMPDIR="/tmp"

```

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**Author:** ![Priya\_Jajam](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/priya_jajam/32/48693_2.png) [@Priya\_Jajam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Priya_Jajam)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 9:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mktemp-invalid-argument/204608/3 "2019-10-23T09:45:34Z")

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IT is working Thank you:slightly\_smiling\_face:

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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:** [November 20, 2019, 9:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mktemp-invalid-argument/204608/4 "2019-11-20T09:54:32Z")

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