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elasticsearch-keystore — Manage secure settings (e.g., passwords, tokens, and credentials) used by Elasticsearch. More inform

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Problem

How to use the elasticsearch-keystore command: Manage secure settings (e.g., passwords, tokens, and credentials) used by Elasticsearch. More information: <https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/elasticsearch/command-line-tools/elasticsearch-keystore>.

Solution

elasticsearch-keystore — Manage secure settings (e.g., passwords, tokens, and credentials) used by Elasticsearch. More information: <https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/elasticsearch/command-line-tools/elasticsearch-keystore>.

Create a new keystore (not password-protected):

elasticsearch-keystore create

Create a new password-protected keystore:

elasticsearch-keystore create -p

Add a setting interactively:

elasticsearch-keystore add {{setting_name}}

Add a setting from stdin:

echo "{{setting_value}}" | elasticsearch-keystore add --stdin {{setting_name}}

Remove a setting from the keystore:

elasticsearch-keystore remove {{setting_name}}

Change the keystore password:

elasticsearch-keystore passwd

List all settings stored in the keystore:

elasticsearch-keystore list

Upgrade the keystore format (after an Elasticsearch upgrade):

elasticsearch-keystore upgrade

Code Snippets

Create a new keystore (not password-protected)

elasticsearch-keystore create

Create a new password-protected keystore

elasticsearch-keystore create -p

Add a setting interactively

elasticsearch-keystore add {{setting_name}}

Add a setting from `stdin`

echo "{{setting_value}}" | elasticsearch-keystore add --stdin {{setting_name}}

Remove a setting from the keystore

elasticsearch-keystore remove {{setting_name}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/elasticsearch-keystore

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