# Unable to install X-Pack **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [July 24, 2016, 10:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-x-pack/56236 "2016-07-24T10:54:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gupta.yuvraj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gupta.yuvraj/32/7550_2.png) [@gupta.yuvraj](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gupta.yuvraj)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2016, 10:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-x-pack/56236/1 "2016-07-24T10:54:51Z")
I am unable to install X-Pack. Initially, I ran the command to remove x-pack without being the super-user for which it gave the following error:- ``` -> Removing x-pack... Exception in thread "main" java.io.IOException: Could not remove the following files (in the order of attempts): /home/yuvraj/Downloads/ElasticStack5.0/Alpha4/elasticsearch-5.0.0-alpha4/bin/x-pack/syskeygen: java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: /home/yuvraj/Downloads/ElasticStack5.0/Alpha4/elasticsearch-5.0.0-alpha4/bin/x-pack/syskeygen /home/yuvraj/Downloads/ElasticStack5.0/Alpha4/elasticsearch-5.0.0-alpha4/bin/x-pack/croneval: java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: /home/yuvraj/Downloads/ElasticStack5.0/Alpha4/elasticsearch-5.0.0-alpha4/bin/x-pack/croneval at org.apache.lucene.util.IOUtils.rm(IOUtils.java:323) at org.elasticsearch.plugins.RemovePluginCommand.execute(RemovePluginCommand.java:93) at org.elasticsearch.plugins.RemovePluginCommand.execute(RemovePluginCommand.java:63) at org.elasticsearch.cli.SettingCommand.execute(SettingCommand.java:54) at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:91) at org.elasticsearch.cli.MultiCommand.execute(MultiCommand.java:69) at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:91) at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:53) at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginCli.main(PluginCli.java:61) ``` Then after running the following query:- sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin remove x-pack It gives the following error: > [sudo] password for yuvraj: > **-\> Removing x-pack...** > A tool for managing installed elasticsearch plugins > ## Commands > > list - Lists installed elasticsearch plugins > install - Install a plugin > remove - Removes a plugin from elasticsearch > Non-option arguments: > command > Option Description > > * * * > > -h, --help show help > -s, --silent show minimal output > -v, --verbose show verbose output > **ERROR: plugin x-pack not found; run 'elasticsearch-plugin list' to get list of installed plugins** After running the command as mentioned i.e. bin/elasticsearch-plugin list, it shows as below:- > **bin/elasticsearch-plugin list** > **.removing-x-pack** I am unsure whether X-Pack has been uninstalled or not? However, I am not seeing such behaviour in Kibana for X-Pack Uninstallation. Uninstalling X-Pack on Kibana without being the super-user:- > bin/kibana-plugin remove x-pack > Removing x-pack... > Unable to remove plugin because of error: "EACCES: permission denied, unlink '/home/yuvraj/Downloads/ElasticStack5.0/Alpha4/kibana-5.0.0-alpha4-linux-x64/installedPlugins/x-pack/.node-version'" ``` bin/kibana-plugin list x-pack@5.0.0-alpha4-SNAPSHOT ``` > sudo bin/kibana-plugin remove x-pack > Removing x-pack... ---
**Author:** ![bohyun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bohyun/32/10087_2.png) [@bohyun](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bohyun)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-x-pack/56236/2 "2016-07-30T15:09:08Z")
Hi Yuvraj, Thanks for trying out 5.0 alpha 4. In order to verify if X-Pack has been properly uninstalled, simply navigate to the file directory under where your Elasticsearch 5.0 alpha 4 installed and go into /plugins directory. If you don't see /x-pack directory inside the /plugins directory, then you have successfully uninstalled X-Pack. In other words, `your_home_directory/elasticsearch-5.0.0-alpha4/plugins/` (no xpack directory when uninstalled) `your_home_directory/elasticsearch-5.0.0-alpha4/plugins/xpack` (when installed) Hope this helps, Bohyun ---
**Author:** ![gupta.yuvraj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gupta.yuvraj/32/7550_2.png) [@gupta.yuvraj](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gupta.yuvraj)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2016, 3:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-x-pack/56236/3 "2016-08-01T03:59:24Z")
Thanks for the reply. Can we change the behaviour when a user tries to remove X-Pack without having root privileges to throw an error stating "Kindly login with root privileges to remove X-Pack". It will help the user to understand easily. Without having root privileges and removing X-Pack gives an error and at the same time there is no xpack directory which indicates X-Pack may have been removed is quite misleading to the user. ---
**Author:** ![bohyun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bohyun/32/10087_2.png) [@bohyun](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bohyun)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 4:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-x-pack/56236/4 "2016-08-02T04:01:56Z")
Hi Yuvraj - Thanks for your feedback. We've created an issue to improve the error and log messages when uninstalling X-Pack. Cheers, Bohyun ---
**Author:** ![gupta.yuvraj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gupta.yuvraj/32/7550_2.png) [@gupta.yuvraj](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gupta.yuvraj)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-x-pack/56236/5 "2016-08-13T17:52:43Z")
Thanks for the acknowledgement. Can you please send me the ticket link so that I am aware of this change. Thanks, Yuvraj ---
**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, 1:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-x-pack/56236/6 "2017-07-06T13:40:30Z")