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This section provides additional information that you must know while working with Elasticsearch (ES).

Reset Password for

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ES

To reset the password,

Go to the bin folder

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and execute the command given below:

For Windows:

Code Block
elasticsearch-reset-password.bat -u elastic --url http://localhost:9200

Give http or https accordingly

Refer to the sample screenshot:

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For Linux:

Code Block
./elasticsearch-reset-password -u elastic --url http://localhost:9200

Give http or https accordingly

Also, refer to the link to know more about resetting password https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/reset-password.html ES Password reset.

Delete nodes from

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ES

To delete nodes from ES,

Execute the below curl command using Postman.

Code Block
curl --location --request DELETE 'http://localhost:9200/_all'

Sample elasticsearch.yml file for running Elasticsearch on HTTPS -

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# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Enable security features
xpack.security.enabled: true
xpack.security.enrollment.enabled: true
# Enable encryption for HTTP API client connections, such as Kibana, Logstash, and Agents
xpack.security.http.ssl:
  enabled: true
  keystore.path: certs/http.p12

# Enable encryption and mutual authentication between cluster nodes
xpack.security.transport.ssl:
  enabled: true
  verification_mode: certificate
  keystore.path: certs/transport.p12
  truststore.path: certs/transport.p12
# Create a new cluster with the current node only
# Additional nodes can still join the cluster later
cluster.initial_master_nodes: ["127.0.0.1"]

# Allow HTTP API connections from anywhere
# Connections are encrypted and require user authentication
http.host: 0.0.0.0

# Allow other nodes to join the cluster from anywhere
# Connections are encrypted and mutually authenticated
#transport.host: 0.0.0.0

indices.query.bool.max_clause_count: 9024
action.auto_create_index: ".watches,.triggered_watches,.watcher-history-*,-zephyr*,+*"

#----------------------- END SECURITY AUTO CONFIGURATION -------------------------

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Give http or https accordingly

Refer to the sample screenshot:

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