# Node Validation Exception Bootstrap Checks Failed

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-validation-exception-bootstrap-checks-failed/195913>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 20, 2019, 11:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-validation-exception-bootstrap-checks-failed/195913 "2019-08-20T11:52:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Bidhan\_Bastola](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bidhan_bastola/32/46604_2.png) [@Bidhan\_Bastola](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Bidhan_Bastola)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2019, 11:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-validation-exception-bootstrap-checks-failed/195913/1 "2019-08-20T11:52:41Z")

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```
 [2019-08-20T17:28:28,212][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [k8s-master.citytech.global] loaded module [x-pack-security]
 [2019-08-20T17:28:28,212][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [k8s-master.citytech.global] loaded module [x-pack-sql]
[2019-08-20T17:28:28,213][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [k8s-master.citytech.global] loaded module [x-pack-voting-only-node]
[2019-08-20T17:28:28,213][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [k8s-master.citytech.global] loaded module [x-pack-watcher]
[2019-08-20T17:28:28,214][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [k8s-master.citytech.global] no plugins loaded
[2019-08-20T17:28:34,896][INFO][o.e.x.s.a.s.FileRolesStore] [k8s-master.citytech.global] parsed [0] roles from file [/etc/elasticsearch/roles.yml]
[2019-08-20T17:28:35,787][INFO][o.e.x.m.p.l.CppLogMessageHandler] [k8s-master.citytech.global] [controller/19053] [Main.cc@110] controller (64 bit): Version 7.3.0 (Build ff2f774f78ce63) Copyright (c) 2019 Elasticsearch BV
[2019-08-20T17:28:36,426][DEBUG][o.e.a.ActionModule] [k8s-master.citytech.global] Using REST wrapper from plugin org.elasticsearch.xpack.security.Security
[2019-08-20T17:28:37,041][INFO][o.e.d.DiscoveryModule] [k8s-master.citytech.global] using discovery type [zen] and seed hosts providers [settings]
[2019-08-20T17:28:38,210][INFO][o.e.n.Node] [k8s-master.citytech.global] initialized
[2019-08-20T17:28:38,211][INFO][o.e.n.Node] [k8s-master.citytech.global] starting ...
[2019-08-20T17:28:38,424][INFO][o.e.t.TransportService] [k8s-master.citytech.global] publish_address {10.20.30.179:9300}, bound_addresses {[::]:9300}
[2019-08-20T17:28:38,437][INFO][o.e.b.BootstrapChecks] [k8s-master.citytech.global] bound or publishing to a non-loopback address, enforcing bootstrap checks
[2019-08-20T17:28:38,521][ERROR][o.e.b.Bootstrap] [k8s-master.citytech.global] node validation exception
[1] bootstrap checks failed
[1]: the default discovery settings are unsuitable for production use; at least one of [discovery.seed_hosts, discovery.seed_providers, cluster.initial_master_nodes] must be configured
[2019-08-20T17:28:38,525][INFO][o.e.n.Node] [k8s-master.citytech.global] stopping ...
[2019-08-20T17:28:38,613][INFO][o.e.n.Node] [k8s-master.citytech.global] stopped
[2019-08-20T17:28:38,614][INFO][o.e.n.Node] [k8s-master.citytech.global] closing ...
[2019-08-20T17:28:38,633][INFO][o.e.n.Node] [k8s-master.citytech.global] closed
[2019-08-20T17:28:38,636][INFO][o.e.x.m.p.NativeController] [k8s-master.citytech.global] Native controller process has stopped - no new native processes can be started
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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2019, 12:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-validation-exception-bootstrap-checks-failed/195913/2 "2019-08-20T12:29:47Z")

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Welcome!

The logs says it all.

Please read [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/bootstrap-checks.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/bootstrap-checks.html)

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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:** [September 17, 2019, 12:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-validation-exception-bootstrap-checks-failed/195913/3 "2019-09-17T12:29:50Z")

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