# Overwriting ILM policy is disabled. Set \`setup.ilm.overwrite: true\` for enabling

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/overwriting-ilm-policy-is-disabled-set-setup-ilm-overwrite-true-for-enabling/320217
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** docker, ilm-index-lifecycle-management, metricbeat
**Created:** [December 1, 2022, 7:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/overwriting-ilm-policy-is-disabled-set-setup-ilm-overwrite-true-for-enabling/320217 "2022-12-01T07:23:50Z")
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### Author: ![Umer\_Tahir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/umer_tahir/32/114078_2.png) [@Umer\_Tahir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Umer_Tahir)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2022, 7:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/overwriting-ilm-policy-is-disabled-set-setup-ilm-overwrite-true-for-enabling/320217/1 "2022-12-01T07:23:50Z")

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I am using metric beat Please let me know where can I Set `setup.ilm.overwrite: true` for enabling.

I have already searched in metricbeat.yml but still no clue I have found.

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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: [December 29, 2022, 7:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/overwriting-ilm-policy-is-disabled-set-setup-ilm-overwrite-true-for-enabling/320217/2 "2022-12-29T07:24:02Z")

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