# What step did I miss? (installing X-pack with basic license and security turned off) **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [November 18, 2018, 1:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-step-did-i-miss-installing-x-pack-with-basic-license-and-security-turned-off/157197 "2018-11-18T01:15:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aguyinmontreal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aguyinmontreal/32/37784_2.png) [@aguyinmontreal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aguyinmontreal)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2018, 1:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-step-did-i-miss-installing-x-pack-with-basic-license-and-security-turned-off/157197/1 "2018-11-18T01:15:00Z")
I installed X-pack with a basic license (since I don't need security), by typing the following in elasticsearch.yml `xpack.license.self_generated.type: basic` Now, when I load Kibana in my browser, I get the following messages (which are normal I guess, because I'm using the basic license): plugin:kibana GREEN plugin:elasticsearch GREEN plugin:xpack\_main RED plugin:searchprofiler RED plugin:ml RED plugin:tilemap RED plugin:watcher RED plugin:license\_management GREEN plugin:timelion GREEN plugin:graph RED plugin:monitoring GREEN plugin:reporting RED plugin:grokdebugger GREEN plugin:dashboard\_mode GREEN plugin:logstash RED plugin:apm GREEN plugin:console GREEN plugin:metrics GREEN Basically, it looks the same as this: [https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/18170](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/18170) Because of this, [I cannot switch Kibana to any other tab in order to start using Kibana](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/7328). **What step did I miss?** Or do I need to disable all unused X-pack plugins one by one? Thank you ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2018, 2:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-step-did-i-miss-installing-x-pack-with-basic-license-and-security-turned-off/157197/2 "2018-11-18T02:14:40Z")
What version are you on? ---
**Author:** ![aguyinmontreal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aguyinmontreal/32/37784_2.png) [@aguyinmontreal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aguyinmontreal)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2018, 2:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-step-did-i-miss-installing-x-pack-with-basic-license-and-security-turned-off/157197/3 "2018-11-18T02:30:11Z")
6.2.4, but I'm not sure it matters ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2018, 3:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-step-did-i-miss-installing-x-pack-with-basic-license-and-security-turned-off/157197/5 "2018-11-18T03:43:11Z")
It shouldn't, but it's always good to check. ---
**Author:** ![aguyinmontreal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aguyinmontreal/32/37784_2.png) [@aguyinmontreal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aguyinmontreal)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2018, 5:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-step-did-i-miss-installing-x-pack-with-basic-license-and-security-turned-off/157197/6 "2018-11-18T17:41:00Z")
I was able to resolve the issue by formatting my server and starting the whole elasticsearch/kibana installation process over. I am pretty sure the issue was caused by the fact that I installed X-pack once with the default trial license then I uninstalled X-pack and [deleted the X-pack license](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/delete-license.html), before attempting to reinstall X-pack with the basic license. After the first X-pack reinstall (even with the `--purge` flag), Kibana didn't even want to start. After doing some looking around, I found out it was because the X-pack uninstall was leaving leftovers in the [optimize/bundles directory](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/8818#issuecomment-327631220). After the second X-pack reinstall, Kibana showed the RED plugin statuses [I first mentioned](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-step-did-i-miss-installing-x-pack-with-basic-license-and-security-turned-off/157197?u=aguyinmontreal). _ **To anyone reading this:** _ If you want the basic license, make sure you have `xpack.license.self_generated.type: basic` in elasticsearch.yml and `xpack.security.enabled: false` in kibana.yml **before starting the X-pack installation process** since there is no second chance! ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2018, 12:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-step-did-i-miss-installing-x-pack-with-basic-license-and-security-turned-off/157197/7 "2018-11-19T00:29:17Z")
> [@aguyinmontreal](#): > > To anyone reading this You shouldn't need to disable security like that. The license level will enable and disable things for you. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 12:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-step-did-i-miss-installing-x-pack-with-basic-license-and-security-turned-off/157197/8 "2018-12-17T00:29:19Z")
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