# Shield esusers is not using -Des.path.plugins
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shield-esusers-is-not-using-des-path-plugins/21882
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [January 28, 2015, 6:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shield-esusers-is-not-using-des-path-plugins/21882 "2015-01-28T18:03:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Jettro\_Coenradie](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jettro_Coenradie)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2015, 6:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shield-esusers-is-not-using-des-path-plugins/21882/1 "2015-01-28T18:03:34Z")
Hi,
I am experimenting with Shield. I have a local setup where my plugins are
not in the usual location. Using the ES\_JAVA\_OPTS with -Des.path.plugins
does work when installing the plugin, but the esusers tool does not seem to
use the path and comes with a message that it cannot find a certain class.
The message is:
Error: Could not find or load main class
org.elasticsearch.shield.authc.esusers.tool.ESUsersTool
Is this by design or a bug?
thanks Jettro
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### Author:  [@cybervedaa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cybervedaa)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shield-esusers-is-not-using-des-path-plugins/21882/2 "2015-02-01T18:49:54Z")
Im stuck with the same problem. I tried adding $ES\_HOME/plugins/sheild/ to
my CLASSPATH as well, but still no go.
i also set the path to the plugins directory in my elasticsearch.yml file
like so :
path.plugins: /usr/local/elasticsearch/plugins/
Help!
On Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 10:03:34 AM UTC-8, Jettro Coenradie wrote:
> Hi,
> I am experimenting with Shield. I have a local setup where my plugins are
> not in the usual location. Using the ES\_JAVA\_OPTS with -Des.path.plugins
> does work when installing the plugin, but the esusers tool does not seem to
> use the path and comes with a message that it cannot find a certain class.
>
> The message is:
> Error: Could not find or load main class
> org.elasticsearch.shield.authc.esusers.tool.ESUsersTool
>
> Is this by design or a bug?
>
> thanks Jettro
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### Author:  [@cybervedaa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cybervedaa)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2015, 9:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shield-esusers-is-not-using-des-path-plugins/21882/3 "2015-02-02T21:48:55Z")
Its an embarrassingly silly typo, lol.
Jettro, i see you did the same. Its shield and NOT sheild.
On Sunday, February 1, 2015 at 10:49:54 AM UTC-8, [cyber...@gmail.com](mailto:cyber...@gmail.com) wrote:
> Im stuck with the same problem. I tried adding $ES\_HOME/plugins/sheild/ to
> my CLASSPATH as well, but still no go.
> i also set the path to the plugins directory in my elasticsearch.yml file
> like so :
> path.plugins: /usr/local/elasticsearch/plugins/
>
> Help!
>
> On Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 10:03:34 AM UTC-8, Jettro Coenradie
> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I am experimenting with Shield. I have a local setup where my plugins are
> > not in the usual location. Using the ES\_JAVA\_OPTS with -Des.path.plugins
> > does work when installing the plugin, but the esusers tool does not seem to
> > use the path and comes with a message that it cannot find a certain class.
> >
> > The message is:
> > Error: Could not find or load main class
> > org.elasticsearch.shield.authc.esusers.tool.ESUsersTool
> >
> > Is this by design or a bug?
> >
> > thanks Jettro
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 12:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shield-esusers-is-not-using-des-path-plugins/21882/4 "2017-07-06T00:35:18Z")