# Path: /\_xpack/security/\_authenticate, params: {pretty=, index=\_xpack, id=\_authenticate, type=security} org.elasticsearch.index.IndexNotFoundException: no such index

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**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 3, 2018, 10:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/path-xpack-security-authenticate-params-pretty-index-xpack-id-authenticate-type-security-org-elasticsearch-index-indexnotfoundexception-no-such-index/150948 "2018-10-03T22:01:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![rmadoori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/47e85d/32.png) [@rmadoori](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rmadoori)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 10:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/path-xpack-security-authenticate-params-pretty-index-xpack-id-authenticate-type-security-org-elasticsearch-index-indexnotfoundexception-no-such-index/150948/1 "2018-10-03T22:01:38Z")

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/elasticsearch-setup-passwords interactive

Unexpected response code [404] from calling GET [http://172.0.0.1:9200/\_xpack/security/\_authenticate?pretty](http://172.0.0.1:9200/_xpack/security/_authenticate?pretty)

It doesn't look like the X-Pack security feature is enabled on this Elasticsearch node.

Please check if you have enabled X-Pack security in your elasticsearch.yml configuration file.

ERROR: X-Pack Security is disabled by configuration.

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**Author:** ![rmadoori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/47e85d/32.png) [@rmadoori](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rmadoori)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 10:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/path-xpack-security-authenticate-params-pretty-index-xpack-id-authenticate-type-security-org-elasticsearch-index-indexnotfoundexception-no-such-index/150948/2 "2018-10-03T22:04:36Z")

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`curl -XGET http://172.0.0.x:9200/_xpack/security/_authenticate?pretty { "error" : { "root_cause" : [{ "type" : "index_not_found_exception", "reason" : "no such index", "resource.type" : "index_expression", "resource.id" : "_xpack", "index_uuid" : "_na_", "index" : "_xpack" }], "type" : "index_not_found_exception", "reason" : "no such index", "resource.type" : "index_expression", "resource.id" : "_xpack", "index_uuid" : "_na_", "index" : "_xpack" }, "status" : 404 }`

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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:** [October 31, 2018, 10:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/path-xpack-security-authenticate-params-pretty-index-xpack-id-authenticate-type-security-org-elasticsearch-index-indexnotfoundexception-no-such-index/150948/3 "2018-10-31T22:04:39Z")

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