# Unable to change "elastic" user password **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Tags:** elastic-stack-security\ **Created:** [February 23, 2023, 6:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-change-elastic-user-password/326364 "2023-02-23T18:26:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 3:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-change-elastic-user-password/326364/4 "2023-02-24T03:29:40Z")
Ahhh yes thats right and let me guess you do not know the current elastic user password? Take a look at this... this is not easy... This is our expert on the subject > [@X-Pack Authentication issue](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-authentication-issue/121632/7): > > This is a revised version of [this post](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-lost-the-password-that-has-been-changed/91867/2) Help! I don't have the password for the elastic user! Pre-reading: The password setup in Elasticsearch 6.x depends on a "bootstrap password" that is set on each node in your cluster. This password is documented here: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/6.2/setting-up-authentication.html#bootstrap-elastic-passwords](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/6.2/setting-up-authentication.html#bootstrap-elastic-passwords) If you do not have a fixed password for the elastic user, then it uses the bootstrap password. X-Pack security includes an API to chan… --- _[View the full topic](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-change-elastic-user-password/326364)._