# Snapshot creation error in s3 repo

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-creation-error-in-s3-repo/74834>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 13, 2017, 6:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-creation-error-in-s3-repo/74834 "2017-02-13T06:58:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Balamurali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90db22/32.png) [@Balamurali](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Balamurali)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 6:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-creation-error-in-s3-repo/74834/1 "2017-02-13T06:58:55Z")

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Hi all,

while taking snapshot in s3 repo, getting below expections

{"error":"RemoteTransportException[[nodename][inet[/ip:port]][cluster/snapshot/create]]; nested: SnapshotCreationException[[my\_s3\_repository:snapshot\_1] failed to create snapshot]; nested: IOException[Failed to get [snapshot-snapshot\_1]]; nested: AmazonS3Exception[AWS authentication requires a valid Date or x-amz-date header (Service: Amazon S3; Status Code: 403; Error Code: AccessDenied; Request ID: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)]; ","status":500}

FYI, we are using ES 1.3.7 with JVM 2GB

can any one help us!!!

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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:** [February 13, 2017, 7:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-creation-error-in-s3-repo/74834/2 "2017-02-13T07:36:21Z")

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What is your Java version?

BTW 1.x series is EOL now.

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**Author:** ![Balamurali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90db22/32.png) [@Balamurali](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Balamurali)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 8:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-creation-error-in-s3-repo/74834/3 "2017-02-13T08:58:43Z")

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using java version 1.8

can you please help us!

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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:** [February 13, 2017, 9:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-creation-error-in-s3-repo/74834/4 "2017-02-13T09:14:36Z")

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Can you give the exact output of `java -version` please?

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**Author:** ![Balamurali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90db22/32.png) [@Balamurali](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Balamurali)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 9:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-creation-error-in-s3-repo/74834/6 "2017-02-13T09:29:23Z")

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Exact java version is 1.8.0\_92

we are pointing java folder to ES in startup so java -version shows wrong version

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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:** [February 13, 2017, 11:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-creation-error-in-s3-repo/74834/7 "2017-02-13T11:35:26Z")

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I remember that there have been issues like this one in the past: [https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-cloud-aws/issues/233](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-cloud-aws/issues/233)

You have to downgrade your JVM version (not recommended) or upgrade your elasticsearch version (recommended).

The fix has been made for elasticsearch 1.7 (cloud-aws 2.7.1).

See:

- [https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-cloud-aws/tree/v2.7.1/#version-271-for-elasticsearch-17](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-cloud-aws/tree/v2.7.1/#version-271-for-elasticsearch-17)
- [https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-cloud-aws/issues/240](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-cloud-aws/issues/240)

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**Author:** ![Balamurali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90db22/32.png) [@Balamurali](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Balamurali)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 11:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-creation-error-in-s3-repo/74834/8 "2017-02-13T11:36:41Z")

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thanks much @dadoonet

Its works!

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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:** [March 13, 2017, 11:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-creation-error-in-s3-repo/74834/9 "2017-03-13T11:36:52Z")

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