# Unable to use Role-based access control when updating license from trial to basic license

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-role-based-access-control-when-updating-license-from-trial-to-basic-license/142566>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [August 1, 2018, 12:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-role-based-access-control-when-updating-license-from-trial-to-basic-license/142566 "2018-08-01T12:21:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![ganessen23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@ganessen23](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ganessen23)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 12:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-role-based-access-control-when-updating-license-from-trial-to-basic-license/142566/1 "2018-08-01T12:21:01Z")

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Hello,

My present scenario is that I'm using ELK on a linux machine. Upon upgrading my expired trial license to a basic one, i'm unable to use Role-based access control (which is normally in the Platinum version) in kibana. That is, I cannot hereafter create users with different roles.

I understand that the Role-based access control functionality is set up on the security path of X-pack. So I inserted this configuration : `xpack.security.enabled: true` in the yaml files of elastic and kibana, and lastly I restarted both tools.  
Upon start of kibana, I still cant use the Role based access control.

Command use to check if xpack is installed:

![x-pack%20plugins](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/4/3/432a302816cf885d003b8d6bb4dfaf7963040070.png)

Could you please suggest how i can regain this functionality?

Ganessen.

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-role-based-access-control-when-updating-license-from-trial-to-basic-license/142566/2 "2018-08-01T14:26:39Z")

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Security is not covered by the Basic license, and does [as shown here](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions) require a commercial license.

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**Author:** ![ganessen23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@ganessen23](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ganessen23)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 5:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-role-based-access-control-when-updating-license-from-trial-to-basic-license/142566/3 "2018-08-02T05:52:53Z")

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Hi Christian,

Is there any way to revert back to the trial license so as to obtain the Security other than subscribing to a platinum license.

Ganessen.

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 5:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-role-based-access-control-when-updating-license-from-trial-to-basic-license/142566/4 "2018-08-02T05:54:55Z")

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The trial license has a limited duration. After that has expired a commercial license is required.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 5:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-role-based-access-control-when-updating-license-from-trial-to-basic-license/142566/5 "2018-08-30T05:55:01Z")

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