# Unable to install plugin **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [August 1, 2014, 5:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-plugin/19021 "2014-08-01T05:57:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sahil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@sahil](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sahil)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2014, 5:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-plugin/19021/1 "2014-08-01T05:57:23Z")
Hey, new to ES, I'm running elastic search as a service and installed it using this guide: Run Elastic Search as a service on linux [http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/setup-service.html#setup-service](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/setup-service.html#setup-service) I'm unable to access any bin/plugin directory and hence can't install plugins. A little help would be really appreciated. Thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/2697075a-ead1-4b78-adc6-9bb86a096b42%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/2697075a-ead1-4b78-adc6-9bb86a096b42%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2014, 7:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-plugin/19021/2 "2014-08-01T07:01:22Z")
Do you have a /usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/plugin file? If so what happens if you run it with the -h flag? Regards, Mark Walkom Infrastructure Engineer Campaign Monitor email: [markw@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:markw@campaignmonitor.com) web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) On 1 August 2014 15:57, [sahil@systeminsights.com](mailto:sahil@systeminsights.com) wrote: > Hey, new to ES, I'm running Elasticsearch as a service and installed it > using this guide: > > Run Elastic Search as a service on linux > [http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/setup-service.html#setup-service](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/setup-service.html#setup-service) > > I'm unable to access any bin/plugin directory and hence can't install > plugins. > > A little help would be really appreciated. > Thanks > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/2697075a-ead1-4b78-adc6-9bb86a096b42%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/2697075a-ead1-4b78-adc6-9bb86a096b42%40googlegroups.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/2697075a-ead1-4b78-adc6-9bb86a096b42%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/2697075a-ead1-4b78-adc6-9bb86a096b42%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEM624YazDkxSnqZ7ObaYdcpS%3DdbXe5rQqREyHyAmJz5dwRywQ%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEM624YazDkxSnqZ7ObaYdcpS%3DdbXe5rQqREyHyAmJz5dwRywQ%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-plugin/19021/3 "2017-07-06T01:11:46Z")