# Upgrade 8.19.13 and errors starting regarding entitlement

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/upgrade-8-19-13-and-errors-starting-regarding-entitlement/385923>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 16, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/upgrade-8-19-13-and-errors-starting-regarding-entitlement/385923 "2026-04-16T15:41:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Juan\_Carlos\_Sanchez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/juan_carlos_sanchez/32/147363_2.png) [@Juan\_Carlos\_Sanchez](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Juan_Carlos_Sanchez)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/upgrade-8-19-13-and-errors-starting-regarding-entitlement/385923/1 "2026-04-16T15:41:06Z")

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Hi,

We are facing issue starting the elasticsearch with version 8.19.13 showing this error message:

[2026-04-16T15:15:34,195][INFO][o.e.n.NativeAccess] Using native vector library; to disable start with -Dorg.elasticsearch.nativeaccess.enableVectorLibrary=false  
[2026-04-16T15:15:34,205][INFO][o.e.n.NativeAccess] Using [jdk] native provider and native methods for [Linux]  
[2026-04-16T15:15:34,282][INFO][o.a.l.i.v.PanamaVectorizationProvider] [data1-hot-elk] Java vector incubator API enabled; uses preferredBitSize=256; FMA enabled  
[2026-04-16T15:15:34,319][INFO][o.e.b.Elasticsearch] Bootstrapping Entitlements  
[2026-04-16T15:15:35,972][ERROR][o.e.b.Elasticsearch] fatal exception while booting Elasticsearch  
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: policy for module [io.netty.common] in [repository-azure] has an invalid file entitlement. Any path under [/opt/elasticsearch/modules] is forbidden for mode [READ].  
at org.elasticsearch.entitlement.bootstrap.FilesEntitlementsValidation.buildValidationException(FilesEntitlementsValidation.java:63) ~[elasticsearch-entitlement-8.19.13.jar:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.entitlement.bootstrap.FilesEntitlementsValidation.validateReadFilesEntitlements(FilesEntitlementsValidation.java:82) ~[elasticsearch-entitlement-8.19.13.jar:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.entitlement.bootstrap.FilesEntitlementsValidation.validate(FilesEntitlementsValidation.java:49) ~[elasticsearch-entitlement-8.19.13.jar:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.entitlement.bootstrap.EntitlementBootstrap.createPolicyManager(EntitlementBootstrap.java:181) ~[elasticsearch-entitlement-8.19.13.jar:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.entitlement.bootstrap.EntitlementBootstrap.bootstrap(EntitlementBootstrap.java:104) ~[elasticsearch-entitlement-8.19.13.jar:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.initPhase2(Elasticsearch.java:254) ~[elasticsearch-8.19.13.jar:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:99) ~[elasticsearch-8.19.13.jar:?]

Can you guide us how we could fix it, please?

Best regards,

Juan Carlos

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**Author:** ![taylorbrooks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/71e660/32.png) [@taylorbrooks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/taylorbrooks)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/upgrade-8-19-13-and-errors-starting-regarding-entitlement/385923/2 "2026-04-17T17:27:43Z")

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That stack trace points at `repository-azure`, not the core 8.19.13 startup path. I’d check first whether this node still has an older or manually-copied `repository-azure` module/plugin layout under `/opt/elasticsearch/modules`, because the entitlement check is rejecting a read from there during bootstrap.

Fastest test is to start from a clean 8.19.13 install and bring back only config/data, not the old `modules/` or `plugins/` directories. If it boots cleanly, reinstall the Azure repository bits from the matching 8.19.13 package instead of carrying them forward. If you already did a clean install, I’d also look for a leftover custom entitlement patch tied to that module.

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**Author:** ![Juan\_Carlos\_Sanchez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/juan_carlos_sanchez/32/147363_2.png) [@Juan\_Carlos\_Sanchez](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Juan_Carlos_Sanchez)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/upgrade-8-19-13-and-errors-starting-regarding-entitlement/385923/3 "2026-04-17T19:37:07Z")

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Hi,

Finally I found the issue and fixed it. My upgrade was from 8.6.2 to 8.19.13, my config files were out of config official folder (previous installation). I put my config files and certificates under the config folder and suddenly the elasticsearch started without problems.

Thanks anyway,

Juan Carlos