# Index setting "plugins" : { "index\_state\_management" : { "auto\_manage" : "false" } creating problem
**URL:** https://forum.opensearch.org/t/index-setting-plugins-index-state-management-auto-manage-false-creating-problem/17680
**Category:** OpenSearch
**Tags:** configure, index-management
**Created:** [February 1, 2024, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/index-setting-plugins-index-state-management-auto-manage-false-creating-problem/17680 "2024-02-01T12:30:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@YaswaniT](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/YaswaniT)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2024, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/index-setting-plugins-index-state-management-auto-manage-false-creating-problem/17680/1 "2024-02-01T12:30:02Z")
**Versions** (relevant - OpenSearch/Dashboard/Server OS/Browser):
1.2.4
**Describe the issue** :
I installed opensearch with index\_management enabled. I have few indices in my cluster, all indices were in green state and i do not have this parameter
“plugins” : {
“index\_state\_management” : {
“auto\_manage” : “false”
}
in any of the index setting.
Later i restarted opensearch ,then i got that setting in 2 of the indices.
This setting is causing problem when i rollback to Opensearch version where i disabled ISM. Those 2 indices are in red state after rollback.
Can anyone please help if there is any way we can delete this particular parameter from the index setting?
**Relevant Logs or Screenshots** :
bash-4.4$ esRest GET /logs-2024.02.01/\_settings?pretty
{
“logs-2024.02.01” : {
“settings” : {
“index” : {
“refresh\_interval” : “1s”,
“number\_of\_shards” : “5”,
“plugins” : {
“index\_state\_management” : {
“auto\_manage” : “false”
}
},
“provided\_name” : “logs-2024.02.01”,
“creation\_date” : “1706785252346”,
“unassigned” : {
“node\_left” : {
“delayed\_timeout” : “3m”
}
},
“number\_of\_replicas” : “1”,
“uuid” : “QUU-DLtrTMSf20sN0aHQkL”,
“version” : {
“created” : “135238227”
}
}
}
}
}
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### Author:  [@gaobinlong](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/gaobinlong)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/index-setting-plugins-index-state-management-auto-manage-false-creating-problem/17680/2 "2024-02-01T13:53:32Z")
You can reset the setting to `null` by this:
```auto
PUT logs-2024.02.01/_settings
{
"plugins": {
"index_state_management": {
"auto_manage": null
}
}
}
```
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### Author:  [@YaswaniT](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/YaswaniT)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2024, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/index-setting-plugins-index-state-management-auto-manage-false-creating-problem/17680/3 "2024-02-02T11:32:00Z")
Hi @gaobinlong , i reset it and it worked. Thanks.
But without removing any policy on that index, why that parameter is showing up after i restart the pods?
Can you clarify me here?
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### Author:  [@gaobinlong](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/gaobinlong)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2024, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/index-setting-plugins-index-state-management-auto-manage-false-creating-problem/17680/4 "2024-02-04T02:57:08Z")
Did you check that setting before you restart the pods? I think that setting was set when you configured ISM policy for the new created indices in OpenSearch with ISM plugin installed.
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### Author:  [@YaswaniT](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/YaswaniT)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2024, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/index-setting-plugins-index-state-management-auto-manage-false-creating-problem/17680/5 "2024-02-07T10:11:52Z")
Hi @gaobinlong , i checked the setting of that index before restart, it was not there.
Is there anyway it created due to any conflict of any setting?
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### Author:  [@YaswaniT](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/YaswaniT)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2024, 5:01am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/index-setting-plugins-index-state-management-auto-manage-false-creating-problem/17680/6 "2024-02-14T05:01:31Z")
Hi @gaobinlong ,
If we are removing policy manually from an index, we are getting this parameter in setting of that particular index.
```auto
“plugins” : {
“index_state_management” : {
“auto_manage” : “false”
}
```
But if we add policy manually to that index again, still this setting is appeared, until i set it to null manually.
Why cant this parameter is removed when we reapply the policy to that index?
Can i get help here?
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### Author:  [@gaobinlong](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/gaobinlong)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2024, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/index-setting-plugins-index-state-management-auto-manage-false-creating-problem/17680/7 "2024-02-26T07:39:36Z")
This maybe a bug, could you help to open an issue here:[Issues · opensearch-project/index-management · GitHub](https://github.com/opensearch-project/index-management/issues)?