Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch is trying to interact with an S3 repository but the necessary secret_key is not provided. The secret_key is a part of the AWS credentials needed to access S3. To resolve this issue, you can either provide the secret_key in the elasticsearch.yml file or use the Elasticsearch keystore to securely store the secret_key. Alternatively, you can use IAM roles if your Elasticsearch is running within AWS. Always ensure that the provided secret_key has the necessary permissions to perform the required operations on the S3 bucket.
This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” secret_key option is required for cleaning up S3 repository ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: repository.
Log Context
Log “secret_key option is required for cleaning up S3 repository” class name is CleanupS3RepositoryCommand.java. We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
throw new ElasticsearchException("access_key option is required for cleaning up S3 repository");
} String secretKey = secretKeyOption.value(options);
if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(secretKey)) {
throw new ElasticsearchException("secret_key option is required for cleaning up S3 repository");
}
} }
