# X-pack questions on installation

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-questions-on-installation/129849>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 27, 2018, 3:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-questions-on-installation/129849 "2018-04-27T15:00:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![ikakavas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ikakavas/32/34430_2.png) [@ikakavas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ikakavas)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2018, 7:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-questions-on-installation/129849/25 "2018-05-03T19:23:16Z")

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This would indicate that you have already run the `setup-passwords` command once successfully and set the password for the elastic user, can this be the case ?

If you have set the password but don't remember what it is, you can do a "password reset" reading through the instructions and information in [the seminal post](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-authentication-issue/121632/7) from @TimV

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