# Node settings must not contain any index level setting
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-settings-must-not-contain-any-index-level-setting/109573
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [November 29, 2017, 11:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-settings-must-not-contain-any-index-level-setting/109573 "2017-11-29T11:01:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@surendran](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/surendran)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2017, 11:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-settings-must-not-contain-any-index-level-setting/109573/1 "2017-11-29T11:01:14Z")
[2017-11-29T10:53:34,618][ERROR][o.e.b.Bootstrap] Exception
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: node settings must not contain any index level settings
at org.elasticsearch.common.settings.SettingsModule.(SettingsModule.java:132) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:343) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:242) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap$5.(Bootstrap.java:232) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:232) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:350) [elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:123) [elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:114) [elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:67) [elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:122) [elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:88) [elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:91) [elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:84) [elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
[2017-11-29T10:53:34,624][WARN][o.e.b.ElasticsearchUncaughtExceptionHandler] [DataNode1] uncaught exception in thread [main]
org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.StartupException: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: node settings must not contain any index level settings
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:127) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:114) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:67) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:122) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:88) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:91) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:84) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: node settings must not contain any index level settings
at org.elasticsearch.common.settings.SettingsModule.(SettingsModule.java:132) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:343) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:242) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap$5.(Bootstrap.java:232) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:232) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:350) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:123) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.1.jar:5.4.1]
... 6 more
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### Author:  [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2017, 12:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-settings-must-not-contain-any-index-level-setting/109573/2 "2017-11-29T12:06:17Z")
Check your elasticsearch.yml file and remove settings starting with index.
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### Author:  [@surendran](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/surendran)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-settings-must-not-contain-any-index-level-setting/109573/3 "2017-11-29T12:32:11Z")
Thanks, but whether this will affect my index settings configurations ?
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### Author:  [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2017, 12:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-settings-must-not-contain-any-index-level-setting/109573/4 "2017-11-29T12:45:10Z")
It will affect new indices. For this, use index templates.
It won’t change anything on the existing ones.
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### Author:  [@surendran](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/surendran)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2017, 12:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-settings-must-not-contain-any-index-level-setting/109573/5 "2017-11-29T12:48:30Z")
Okay, since this an new setup there is no existing indexes, so where i can define the indexes template ?
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### Author:  [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2017, 1:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-settings-must-not-contain-any-index-level-setting/109573/6 "2017-11-29T13:06:41Z")
Here: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.0/indices-templates.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.0/indices-templates.html)
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2017, 1:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-settings-must-not-contain-any-index-level-setting/109573/7 "2017-12-27T13:06:42Z")
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