# Native script \[+name+\] not found

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/native-script-name-not-found/8113
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [June 15, 2012, 5:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/native-script-name-not-found/8113 "2012-06-15T05:04:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![nmz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nmz/32/2842_2.png) [@nmz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nmz)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2012, 5:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/native-script-name-not-found/8113/1 "2012-06-15T05:04:13Z")

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I get an error :  
ElasticSearchIllegalArgumentException[Native script  
[similarity] not found]  
I tried copying it to plugins/similarity folder in $ES\_HOME. Also  
tried installing using the 'plugins' command in elasticsearch 'bin'  
folder. Even after adding the configuration to 'elasicsearch.yml' I  
still get the same error. Am I missing something?

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### Author: ![Colin\_Dellow](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/colin_dellow/32/2818_2.png) [@Colin\_Dellow](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Colin_Dellow)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/native-script-name-not-found/8113/2 "2012-06-18T20:09:42Z")

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Can you gist the configuration you added to elasticsearch.yml?

[http://spacevatican.org/2012/5/12/elasticsearch-native-scripts-for-dummies](http://spacevatican.org/2012/5/12/elasticsearch-native-scripts-for-dummies) is  
an excellent tutorial for native scripts on ES.

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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: [July 6, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/native-script-name-not-found/8113/3 "2017-07-06T03:23:34Z")

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