# Unable to extract the elasticsearch install tar file

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-extract-the-elasticsearch-install-tar-file/383376
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [November 12, 2025, 4:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-extract-the-elasticsearch-install-tar-file/383376 "2025-11-12T04:51:23Z")
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#### Post date: [November 12, 2025, 5:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-extract-the-elasticsearch-install-tar-file/383376/2 "2025-11-12T05:13:12Z")

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Hello @vikramaddagulla

We see similar discussion in below thread :

> [@Elastic elasticsearch-9.1.5-linux-x86\_64.tar.gz installation file issue](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-elasticsearch-9-1-5-linux-x86-64-tar-gz-installation-file-issue/382775):
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> HI Team, We are trying to install Elasticsearch 9.1.5 version on oel7 and jdk”21.0.7", while extracting the file, it is giving old date, could you please check and suggest if anything can be checked from ourend. tar: elasticsearch-9.1.5/jdk/legal: implausibly old time stamp 1969-12-31 19:00:00 tar: elasticsearch-9.1.5/jdk: implausibly old time stamp 1969-12-31 19:00:00 tar: elasticsearch-9.1.5: implausibly old time stamp 1969-12-31 19:00:00

Thanks!!

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