# Watcher Failed to send e-mail to user@mydomain.com
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/watcher-failed-to-send-e-mail-to-user-mydomain-com/126667
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Tags:** elastic-stack-alerting
**Created:** [April 4, 2018, 4:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/watcher-failed-to-send-e-mail-to-user-mydomain-com/126667 "2018-04-04T04:06:41Z")
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### Author:  [@Unknown\_error](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Unknown_error)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2018, 4:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/watcher-failed-to-send-e-mail-to-user-mydomain-com/126667/1 "2018-04-04T04:06:42Z")
**this config on elasticsearch.yml**
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**bootstrap.memory\_lock: false**
**cluster.name: elasticsearch**
**http.port: 9200**
**network.host: 0.0.0.0**
**node.data: true**
**node.ingest: true**
**node.master: true**
**node.max\_local\_storage\_nodes: 1**
**node.name: ELKWIN7**
**path.data: C:\ProgramData\Elastic\Elasticsearch\data**
**path.logs: C:\ProgramData\Elastic\Elasticsearch\logs**
**transport.tcp.port: 9300**
**xpack.license.self\_generated.type: trial**
**xpack.notification.email.account:**
\*\* gmail\_account:\*\*
\*\* profile: gmail\*\*
\*\* smtp:\*\*
\*\* auth: true\*\*
\*\* starttls.enable: true\*\*
\*\* host: [smtp.gmail.com](http://smtp.gmail.com)\*\*
\*\* port: 587\*\*
\*\* user: [myuser@gmail.com](mailto:myuser@gmail.com)\*\*
\*\* password: xxxx\*\*
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**this error log on elasticsearch**
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**[2018-04-04T10:50:52,847][ERROR][o.e.x.w.a.e.ExecutableEmailAction] [ELKWIN7] failed to execute action [_inlined_/email\_1]**
**javax.mail.MessagingException: failed to send email with subject [Watch [peak] has exceeded the threshold] via account [gmail\_account]**
\*\* at org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.notification.email.EmailService.send(EmailService.java:112) ~[?:?]\*\*
\*\* at org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.notification.email.EmailService.send(EmailService.java:104) ~[?:?]\*\*
\*\* at org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.actions.email.ExecutableEmailAction.execute(ExecutableEmailAction.java:84) ~[?:?]\*\*
\*\* at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.watcher.actions.ActionWrapper.execute(ActionWrapper.java:156) [x-pack-core-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]\*\*
\*\* at org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.execution.ExecutionService.executeInner(ExecutionService.java:492) [x-pack-watcher-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]\*\*
\*\* at org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.execution.ExecutionService.execute(ExecutionService.java:322) [x-pack-watcher-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]\*\*
\*\* at org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.transport.actions.execute.TransportExecuteWatchAction$1.doRun(TransportExecuteWatchAction.java:165) [x-pack-watcher-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]\*\*
\*\* at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.AbstractRunnable.run(AbstractRunnable.java:37) [elasticsearch-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]\*\*
\*\* at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:514) [?:?]\*\*
\*\* at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264) [?:?]\*\*
\*\* at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.ThreadContext$ContextPreservingRunnable.run(ThreadContext.java:573) [elasticsearch-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]\*\*
\*\* at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1167) [?:?]\*\*
\*\* at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:641) [?:?]\*\*
\*\* at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:844) [?:?]\*\*
**Caused by: javax.mail.AuthenticationFailedException: 534-5.7.14 \<[https://accounts.google.com/signin/continue?sarp=1&scc=1&plt=AKgnsbvo](https://accounts.google.com/signin/continue?sarp=1&scc=1&plt=AKgnsbvo)**
**534-5.7.14 90Kh2d6KCME5Z0RHy1IhzDhkQjoSIbXlFk4T2Gh6STWbvR8N3lj\_I0yTft8\_E8SwNSjcAi**
**534-5.7.14 F6QxjkJ3UhGBKEXK7hhsOuoVlm9m9XycHoMYwx6oaawo0t0oxh-4nliUh5vEKZ2nmnw1PI**
**534-5.7.14 RAH5eRZe6-DYChdTNsOTraXlQ0jx8M7CZnUt1I8yKVnd40Cnunr2US-x0prWyvRoKbr7s3**
**534-5.7.14 6G1Gt20BM\_Wart7UDIEnk7rXn148A\> Please log in via your web browser and**
**534-5.7.14 then try again.**
**534-5.7.14 Learn more at**
**534 5.7.14 [https://support.google.com/mail/answer/78754](https://support.google.com/mail/answer/78754) m1sm8477372pfi.80 - gsmtp**
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**this i click Test fire an e-mail on this picture**
I proof my email password by login successfully at gmail, it done.
**please help me, thanks**
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### Author:  [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2018, 7:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/watcher-failed-to-send-e-mail-to-user-mydomain-com/126667/2 "2018-04-04T07:26:04Z")
please take a look at the exception again, as google provides a link to guide you through setting up your gmail account properly to allow sending mails from third party applications.
See also [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/6.2/actions-email.html#gmail](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/6.2/actions-email.html#gmail)
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2018, 7:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/watcher-failed-to-send-e-mail-to-user-mydomain-com/126667/3 "2018-05-02T07:26:22Z")
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