# X-pack security for Elasticsearch 6.4 not installed properly

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-security-for-elasticsearch-6-4-not-installed-properly/147788>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 7, 2018, 11:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-security-for-elasticsearch-6-4-not-installed-properly/147788 "2018-09-07T23:45:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Krishna2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/krishna2/32/20893_2.png) [@Krishna2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Krishna2)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 11:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-security-for-elasticsearch-6-4-not-installed-properly/147788/1 "2018-09-07T23:45:44Z")

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I. have downloaded and installed. Elasticsearch 6.4 it has x-pack also. When installed x-pack file/jars/directories are in bin folder. when I run. bin/elasticsearch-plugin list etc it did not list anything. Also started enabled xpack security thru. Elasticsearch.yml and started server. also ran query GET "[http://localhost:9200/\_xpack/license](http://localhost:9200/_xpack/license)" but it did not list x-pack. But if. I move x-pack folders/files to. plugins folder. bin/elasticsearch-plugin list. shows xpack but. throws java exception that. .properties files not founded etc.  
How to fix this ? plugins directory is totally empty

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**Author:** ![jasontedor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jasontedor/32/66992_2.png) [@jasontedor](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jasontedor)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 12:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-security-for-elasticsearch-6-4-not-installed-properly/147788/2 "2018-09-10T00:31:16Z")

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X-Pack is not a plug-in since 6.3.0. You shouldn’t mess with the filesystem like this. Start fresh, download the default distribution (not the OSS distribution) and you’ll have X-Pack.

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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:** [October 8, 2018, 12:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-security-for-elasticsearch-6-4-not-installed-properly/147788/3 "2018-10-08T00:31:22Z")

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