# X-pack on es 6.1.0 and configsync not working

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-on-es-6-1-0-and-configsync-not-working/120532>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 19, 2018, 10:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-on-es-6-1-0-and-configsync-not-working/120532 "2018-02-19T22:51:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![acossette1979](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/acossette1979/32/28340_2.png) [@acossette1979](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/acossette1979)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 10:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-on-es-6-1-0-and-configsync-not-working/120532/1 "2018-02-19T22:51:07Z")

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Plugin is installed, but cant start

[2018-02-19T22:43:19,697][ERROR][o.c.e.c.s.ConfigSyncService] [node01] Failed to start ConfigFileUpdater.  
org.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchSecurityException: action [indices:admin/exists] is unauthorized for user **\_[_system]_**

[transport] [access\_denied] origin\_type=[local\_node], origin\_address=[172.17.0.2], principal=[\_system], action=[indices:admin/exists], indices=[.configsync], request=[IndicesExistsRequest]

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**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 20, 2018, 12:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-on-es-6-1-0-and-configsync-not-working/120532/2 "2018-02-20T00:12:48Z")

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It doesn't look like the config sync plugin is compatible with X-Pack security.  
I would suggest that you raise the issue with the config sync authors.

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**Author:** ![acossette1979](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/acossette1979/32/28340_2.png) [@acossette1979](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/acossette1979)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2018, 12:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-on-es-6-1-0-and-configsync-not-working/120532/3 "2018-02-20T00:50:01Z")

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Is there a way to give \_system access to .configsync indice ?

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**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 20, 2018, 1:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-on-es-6-1-0-and-configsync-not-working/120532/4 "2018-02-20T01:27:45Z")

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No, that is not possible.

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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:** [March 20, 2018, 1:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-on-es-6-1-0-and-configsync-not-working/120532/5 "2018-03-20T01:39:24Z")

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