# Unable to activate GOLD license
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-activate-gold-license/301524
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [April 4, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-activate-gold-license/301524 "2022-04-04T13:45:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@discuss\_lipak](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/discuss_lipak)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-activate-gold-license/301524/1 "2022-04-04T13:45:52Z")
We are having Elasticsearch GOLD license for our org and we are trying to install the license with security disabled. But we are getting error
"Cannot install a [GOLD] license unless TLS is configured or security is disabled"
We are having security disabled in our Elasticsearch.yml file
xpac.security.enabled: false
we are using the curl api to upload the license.
Version: 7.16.3
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### Author:  [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-activate-gold-license/301524/2 "2022-04-04T14:37:43Z")
Since you have a commercial Gold license you should open a support ticket.
You have a typo missing the `k`
`xpac.security.enabled: false`
Should be
`xpack.security.enabled: false`
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-activate-gold-license/301524/3 "2022-05-02T14:38:32Z")
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