# Unable to create an update script
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-create-an-update-script/158146
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security
**Created:** [November 26, 2018, 9:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-create-an-update-script/158146 "2018-11-26T09:36:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@markmevans](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/markmevans)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2018, 9:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-create-an-update-script/158146/1 "2018-11-26T09:36:46Z")
We are running 2 instances of ElasticCloud version 5.6 - One for production and another for dev/test.
I have run the following simple script successfully in in Kibana for the non-production instance
POST \_scripts/update\_name
{
"script" : {
"lang" : "painless",
"source" : "ctx.\_source.NAME=params.p\_NAME;"
}
}
However, when I run this same script on the production instance I get the following error
{
"error": {
"root\_cause": [
{
"type": "illegal\_argument\_exception",
"reason": "failed to parse/compile stored script [update\_name]"
}
],
"type": "illegal\_argument\_exception",
"reason": "failed to parse/compile stored script [update\_name]",
"caused\_by": {
"type": "illegal\_argument\_exception",
"reason": "cannot put stored script [update\_name], stored scripts cannot be run under any context"
}
},
"status": 400
}
Not sure if it is related but I have read about security settings in the following document ([https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.2/modules-scripting-security.html#enable-dynamic-scripting](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.2/modules-scripting-security.html#enable-dynamic-scripting))
However, I can't see how these values are accessible on ElasticCloud if this is the issue.
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### Author:  [@rjernst](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rjernst)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-create-an-update-script/158146/2 "2018-11-26T19:59:23Z")
Which version of Elasticsearch are you using?
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### Author:  [@markmevans](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/markmevans)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2018, 10:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-create-an-update-script/158146/3 "2018-11-27T10:13:41Z")
Hi Ryan,
Many thanks for reading my query.
Running GET / on kibana on PROD which will not allow me to create the script to run I get
```
"number": "5.6.9",
"lucene_version": "6.6.1"
```
I notice that NON-PROD where I could create the script successfully is at version "5.6.10".
Regards,
Mark
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### Author:  [@markmevans](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/markmevans)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-create-an-update-script/158146/4 "2018-11-27T16:26:38Z")
Our ElasticSearch administrator was able to find the settings and there was a radio button to enable the running of scripts. This was set and 27 minutes later I was able to run the script.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 25, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-create-an-update-script/158146/5 "2018-12-25T16:26:47Z")
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