Briefly, this error occurs when the base path in the Elasticsearch configuration contains a trailing slash (“/”) at the end. Elasticsearch requires a clean path without any trailing slashes. To resolve this issue, you should check your Elasticsearch configuration file and remove any trailing slashes from the base path. After making the changes, save the configuration file and restart Elasticsearch for the changes to take effect.
This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” there should be not trailing slash in the base path ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: .
Log Context
Log “there should be not trailing slash in the base path” class name is CleanupS3RepositoryCommand.java. We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
throw new ElasticsearchException("bucket option is required for cleaning up S3 repository");
} String basePath = basePathOption.value(options);
if (basePath.endsWith("/")) {
throw new ElasticsearchException("there should be not trailing slash in the base path");
} String accessKey = accessKeyOption.value(options);
if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(accessKey)) {
throw new ElasticsearchException("access_key option is required for cleaning up S3 repository");
