# Unknown setting 'user/password' for elasticsearch {:level=\>:error}

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-setting-user-password-for-elasticsearch-level-error/1959>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [June 4, 2015, 6:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-setting-user-password-for-elasticsearch-level-error/1959 "2015-06-04T18:32:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Raman\_Saini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7bcc69/32.png) [@Raman\_Saini](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Raman_Saini)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 6:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-setting-user-password-for-elasticsearch-level-error/1959/1 "2015-06-04T18:32:47Z")

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Hi all,

Please help to fix this issue. I am using elastic search with shield and logstash. When i try to run logstash i am getting below error

Unknown setting 'user' for elasticsearch {:level=\>:error}  
Unknown setting 'password' for elasticsearch {:level=\>:error}  
Error: Something is wrong with your configuration.

My configuration file is below

input {  
file {  
path =\> "/home/apache2//logs/access\_log"  
type =\> "apache\_access"  
}  
}  
filter {  
if [type] == "apache\_access" {  
grok {  
match =\> { "message" =\> "%{COMMONAPACHELOG}" }  
}  
date {  
match =\> ["timestamp" , "dd/MMM/yyyy:HH:mm:ss Z"]  
}  
}  
}

output {  
elasticsearch { host =\> poc1 protocol =\> http user =\> test\_admin password =\> abc123 }  
stdout { codec =\> rubydebug }  
}

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2015, 10:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-setting-user-password-for-elasticsearch-level-error/1959/2 "2015-06-06T10:33:26Z")

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I believe authentication support was added in Logstash 1.5 and I'm guessing you're using an older release.

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**Author:** ![Raman\_Saini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7bcc69/32.png) [@Raman\_Saini](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Raman_Saini)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2015, 6:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-setting-user-password-for-elasticsearch-level-error/1959/3 "2015-06-08T06:11:24Z")

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ohh. I see. Thanks for response.

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 5:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-setting-user-password-for-elasticsearch-level-error/1959/4 "2017-07-06T05:38:14Z")

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