# Modify watcher email config
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/modify-watcher-email-config/182995
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Tags:** elastic-stack-alerting
**Created:** [May 28, 2019, 6:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/modify-watcher-email-config/182995 "2019-05-28T06:43:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@hyhong](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hyhong)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2019, 6:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/modify-watcher-email-config/182995/1 "2019-05-28T06:43:41Z")
I need modify email config in elasticsearch.yml,and I wantn't restart elasticsearch.Have some suggestions?
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### Author:  [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2019, 8:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/modify-watcher-email-config/182995/2 "2019-05-28T08:57:16Z")
You can use the [Cluster Update Settings API](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/cluster-update-settings.html) to update email settings as well.
if you need to change passwords, you can update the keystore on each node and then use the [reload secure settings endpoint](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/secure-settings.html#reloadable-secure-settings) to reload.
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### Author:  [@hyhong](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hyhong)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2019, 6:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/modify-watcher-email-config/182995/3 "2019-05-29T06:39:59Z")
Thanks,but my password didn't save in the keystore,can I use [Cluster Update Settings API](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/cluster-update-settings.html)to updade password?
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### Author:  [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2019, 7:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/modify-watcher-email-config/182995/4 "2019-05-29T07:03:12Z")
This depends on the version. This possibility has been deprecated on 6.x, and removed on 7.x.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2019, 7:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/modify-watcher-email-config/182995/5 "2019-06-26T07:03:16Z")
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