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Troubleshoot security in Elasticsearch

Use the information in this section to troubleshoot common problems and find answers for frequently asked questions.

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  • Troubleshoot a nodes info API response
  • Troubleshoot authorization errors
  • Error: Extra arguments were provided
  • Troubleshoot Active Directory account lockout
  • Troubleshoot failed certificate verification with curl on Mac
  • Troubleshoot SSLHandshakeException and failed node connections
  • Common SSL/TLS exceptions
  • Common Kerberos exceptions
  • Common SAML issues
  • Internal server error in Kibana
  • Diagnose password setup connection failures
  • Diagnose configuration file location issues

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