# Notice: 0.18.0 External path.data configuration fails

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/notice-0-18-0-external-path-data-configuration-fails/5700>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 26, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/notice-0-18-0-external-path-data-configuration-fails/5700 "2011-10-26T23:15:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/notice-0-18-0-external-path-data-configuration-fails/5700/1 "2011-10-26T23:15:41Z")

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Heya,

Users that tried to use 0.18 reported that configuring it with an  
external path.data configuration causes it to fail. I will chase it down,  
and release 0.18.1 with a fix... (as its a common use case).

-shay.banon

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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, 3:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/notice-0-18-0-external-path-data-configuration-fails/5700/2 "2017-07-06T03:50:45Z")

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Closed on July 6, 2017, 3:50am UTC