Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch is unable to find the necessary authorization information in the thread context for a specific subject. This could be due to incorrect configuration or missing security permissions. To resolve this issue, you can: 1) Check and correct your Elasticsearch configuration settings, ensuring that the necessary permissions are correctly set. 2) Verify that the user or role associated with the thread has the necessary permissions. 3) If you’re using X-Pack security, ensure it’s properly configured and the user/role has the right privileges.
This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” authorization info not available in thread context; resolving it for subject [{}] ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: plugin, thread.
Log Context
Log “authorization info not available in thread context; resolving it for subject [{}]” classname is AuthorizationService.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
}
final AuthorizationEngine authorizationEngine = getAuthorizationEngineForSubject(subject);
// AuthZ info can be null for persistent tasks
if (threadContext.getTransient(AUTHORIZATION_INFO_KEY) == null) {
logger.debug("authorization info not available in thread context; resolving it for subject [{}]"; subject);
}
authorizationEngine.resolveAuthorizationInfo(
subject;
wrapPreservingContext(
listener.delegateFailure(
