# Unable to authenticate user

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-authenticate-user/340001>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 3, 2023, 6:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-authenticate-user/340001 "2023-08-03T06:05:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Vamsi\_krishna\_Ramaya](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vamsi_krishna_ramaya/32/124267_2.png) [@Vamsi\_krishna\_Ramaya](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vamsi_krishna_Ramaya)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2023, 6:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-authenticate-user/340001/1 "2023-08-03T06:05:27Z")

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Hi,  
I have been facing some issues with Elasticsearch the error i am getting is  
“unable to authenticate user [elastic] for REST request [/va\_vrm\_202308030888/\_doc]

Can anyone help to resolve this?

Thanks in advance

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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:** [August 3, 2023, 8:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-authenticate-user/340001/2 "2023-08-03T08:13:33Z")

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Welcome!

May be you did not provide the right password?

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**Author:** ![Vamsi\_krishna\_Ramaya](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vamsi_krishna_ramaya/32/124267_2.png) [@Vamsi\_krishna\_Ramaya](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vamsi_krishna_Ramaya)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2023, 8:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-authenticate-user/340001/3 "2023-08-03T08:30:58Z")

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I am using elasticsearch version 7.12 in that there is no key for password

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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:** [August 3, 2023, 9:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-authenticate-user/340001/4 "2023-08-03T09:06:16Z")

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What do you mean? Where?

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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:** [August 31, 2023, 9:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-authenticate-user/340001/5 "2023-08-31T09:07:10Z")

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