elasticsearch-setup-passwords
editelasticsearch-setup-passwords
editThe elasticsearch-setup-passwords
command sets the passwords for the
built-in users.
Synopsis
editbin/elasticsearch-setup-passwords auto|interactive [-b, --batch] [-h, --help] [-E <KeyValuePair>] [-s, --silent] [-u, --url "<URL>"] [-v, --verbose]
Description
editThis command is intended for use only during the initial configuration of the
Elasticsearch security features. It uses the
elastic
bootstrap password
to run user management API requests. After you set a password for the elastic
user, the bootstrap password is no longer active and you cannot use this command.
Instead, you can change passwords by using the Management > Users UI in Kibana
or the Change Password API.
This command uses an HTTP connection to connect to the cluster and run the user
management requests. If your cluster uses TLS/SSL on the HTTP layer, the command
automatically attempts to establish the connection by using the HTTPS protocol.
It configures the connection by using the xpack.security.http.ssl
settings in
the elasticsearch.yml
file. If you do not use the default config directory
location, ensure that the ES_PATH_CONF environment variable returns the
correct path before you run the elasticsearch-setup-passwords
command. You can
override settings in your elasticsearch.yml
file by using the -E
command
option. For more information about debugging connection failures, see
Setup-passwords command fails due to connection failure.
Parameters
edit-
auto
- Outputs randomly-generated passwords to the console.
-
-b, --batch
- If enabled, runs the change password process without prompting the user.
-
-E <KeyValuePair>
- Configures a standard Elasticsearch or X-Pack setting.
-
-h, --help
- Shows help information.
-
interactive
- Prompts you to manually enter passwords.
-
-s, --silent
- Shows minimal output.
-
-u, --url "<URL>"
-
Specifies the URL that the tool uses to submit the user management API
requests. The default value is determined from the settings in your
elasticsearch.yml
file. Ifxpack.security.http.ssl.enabled
is set totrue
, you must specify an HTTPS URL. -
-v, --verbose
- Shows verbose output.
Examples
editThe following example uses the -u
parameter to tell the tool where to submit
its user management API requests:
bin/elasticsearch-setup-passwords auto -u "http://localhost:9201"