# X-Pack Free license - change password **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [February 12, 2018, 8:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-free-license-change-password/119433 "2018-02-12T08:59:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mojster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mojster/32/21209_2.png) [@Mojster](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mojster)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 8:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-free-license-change-password/119433/1 "2018-02-12T08:59:33Z")
I'm using X-Pack 6.2 over Elastic stack 6.2. I've used auto-generated passwords during installation steps. As in the tutorial I've used U/P(elastic/_generatedPass_) to log into Kibana. Now to share the login, I want to change the pass to sth simpler, but I get rejected: ```auto { "error": { "root_cause": [ { "type": "security_exception", "reason": "current license is non-compliant for [security]", "license.expired.feature": "security" } ], "type": "security_exception", "reason": "current license is non-compliant for [security]", "license.expired.feature": "security" }, "status": 403 } ``` Can someone advice me further. And another question. How can I logout? ---
**Author:** ![Krunal\_kalaria](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/krunal_kalaria/32/23862_2.png) [@Krunal\_kalaria](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Krunal_kalaria)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 9:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-free-license-change-password/119433/2 "2018-02-12T09:03:14Z")
Hi @Mojster, You can see your default password using following command: bin/x-pack/setup-passwords auto -u "[http://localhost:9200](http://localhost:9200)" You can change elastic password using Devtool: POST \_xpack/security/user/elastic/\_password { "password": "elasticpassword" } You can change kibana password using Devtool: POST \_xpack/security/user/kibana/\_password { "password": "kibanapassword" } Thanks & Regards, Krunal. ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 9:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-free-license-change-password/119433/3 "2018-02-12T09:30:34Z")
Basic license does not give access to security feature. ---
**Author:** ![Mojster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mojster/32/21209_2.png) [@Mojster](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mojster)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 10:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-free-license-change-password/119433/4 "2018-02-12T10:19:24Z")
Your right. I've done what @Krunal_kalaria is suggesting and got the above error. Therefore I've posted this post. Ok, I get it, I have no access to security, so I cannot add additional users, etc. But there must be an option to change the password. You cannot force users to use password and don't let them change it. This is a serious flaw. ---
**Author:** ![TimV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timv/32/13162_2.png) [@TimV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimV)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 11:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-free-license-change-password/119433/5 "2018-02-12T11:14:00Z")
It's not just that you cannot add additional users, there are no users, so there are no passwords to change. There shouldn't be any login screens or password prompts. ---
**Author:** ![Mojster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mojster/32/21209_2.png) [@Mojster](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mojster)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 11:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-free-license-change-password/119433/6 "2018-02-12T11:20:08Z")
So also no passwords for Logstash and Kibana? I've installed X-Pack following this steps: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/installing-xpack.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/installing-xpack.html) ---
**Author:** ![Mojster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mojster/32/21209_2.png) [@Mojster](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mojster)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 12:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-free-license-change-password/119433/7 "2018-02-12T12:41:38Z")
You're right. It's working without. I'm used that default tutorial go till basic version and then further. So this got me confused. ---
**Author:** ![Mojster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mojster/32/21209_2.png) [@Mojster](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mojster)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 8:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-free-license-change-password/119433/8 "2018-02-13T08:18:48Z")
Removed the solution mark. I'm optimizing ES installation, therefore I've moved config and data folder to new location. ES starts normal, but ES now stalls on login field and wants U/P, there there also is written that this module is disabled. In error log I get: ```auto {"type":"log","@timestamp":"2018-02-13T08:14:05Z","tags":["license","warning","xpack"],"pid":8312,"message":"License information from the X-Pack plugin could not be obtained from Elasticsearch for the [data] cluster. [security_exception] failed to authenticate user [kibana], with { header={ WWW-Authenticate=\"Basic realm=\\\"security\\\" charset=\\\"UTF-8\\\"\" } } :: {\"path\":\"/_xpack\",\"statusCode\":401,\"response\":\"{\\\"error\\\":{\\\"root_cause\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"security_exception\\\",\\\"reason\\\":\\\"failed to authenticate user [kibana]\\\",\\\"header\\\":{\\\"WWW-Authenticate\\\":\\\"Basic realm=\\\\\\\"security\\\\\\\" charset=\\\\\\\"UTF-8\\\\\\\"\\\"}}],\\\"type\\\":\\\"security_exception\\\",\\\"reason\\\":\\\"failed to authenticate user [kibana]\\\",\\\"header\\\":{\\\"WWW-Authenticate\\\":\\\"Basic realm=\\\\\\\"security\\\\\\\" charset=\\\\\\\"UTF-8\\\\\\\"\\\"}},\\\"status\\\":401}\",\"wwwAuthenticateDirective\":\"Basic realm=\\\"security\\\" charset=\\\"UTF-8\\\"\"}"} ``` Edit: I've tried to remove X-pack in the location & I get: ```auto PS G:\elasticStack\elasticsearch> .\bin\elasticsearch-plugin remove x-pack Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalStateException: Could not load plugin descriptor for existing plugin [x-pack ]. Was the plugin built before 2.0? at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.getPluginBundles(PluginsService.java:352) at org.elasticsearch.plugins.RemovePluginCommand.execute(RemovePluginCommand.java:89) at org.elasticsearch.plugins.RemovePluginCommand.execute(RemovePluginCommand.java:67) at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:86) at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:124) at org.elasticsearch.cli.MultiCommand.execute(MultiCommand.java:75) at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:124) at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:90) at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginCli.main(PluginCli.java:48) Caused by: java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException: G:\elasticStack\elasticsearch\plugins\x-pack\plugin-descriptor.properties at sun.nio.fs.WindowsException.translateToIOException(Unknown Source) at sun.nio.fs.WindowsException.rethrowAsIOException(Unknown Source) at sun.nio.fs.WindowsException.rethrowAsIOException(Unknown Source) at sun.nio.fs.WindowsFileSystemProvider.newByteChannel(Unknown Source) at java.nio.file.Files.newByteChannel(Unknown Source) at java.nio.file.Files.newByteChannel(Unknown Source) at java.nio.file.spi.FileSystemProvider.newInputStream(Unknown Source) at java.nio.file.Files.newInputStream(Unknown Source) at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginInfo.readFromProperties(PluginInfo.java:202) at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.getPluginBundles(PluginsService.java:349) ... 8 more PS G:\elasticStack\elasticsearch> ``` And I cannot installed it over: ```auto [=================================================] 100% ERROR: plugin directory [G:\elasticStack\elasticsearch\plugins\x-pack] already exists; if you need to update the plugin, uninstall it first using command 'remove x-pack' ``` ---
**Author:** ![Mojster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mojster/32/21209_2.png) [@Mojster](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mojster)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 8:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-free-license-change-password/119433/9 "2018-02-13T08:28:46Z")
I think it could be my problem with `data` directory. I was a little bit to quick here. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2018, 8:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-free-license-change-password/119433/10 "2018-03-13T08:28:51Z")
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