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Hi @abdul , Please share full error logs in code block and configuration used. Leeroy.

full log Defaulted container “opensearch” out of: opensearch, fsgroup-volume (init), configfile (init) Enabling OpenSearch Security Plugin Enabling execution of install_demo_configuration.sh for OpenSearch Security Plugin OpenSearch 2.12.0 onwards, the OpenSearch Security Plugin a change that req…

Hi @abdul , It will be easier to help if you also share your configuration. Could you also update on the following [opensearch-cluster-master-0] bound or publishing to a non-loopback address, enforcing bootstrap checksERROR: [1] bootstrap checks failed[1]: max virtual memory areas vm.max_map_coun…

@Leeroy According to you, vm.max_map_count=262144 is set, and now it is showing this error. Defaulted container "opensearch" out of: opensearch, fsgroup-volume (init), configfile (init) Enabling OpenSearch Security Plugin Enabling execution of install_demo_configuration.sh for OpenSearch Security P…

@Leeroy this is my cluster values.yml --- clusterName: "opensearch-cluster" nodeGroup: "master" # If discovery.type in the opensearch configuration is set to "single-node", # this should be set to "true" # If "true", replicas will be forced to 1 singleNode: false # The service that non master gro…

@abdul As per README.md in OpenSearch Helm charts you must enable sysctlInit if you want to set vm.max_map_count through the Helm charts. | sysctlInit | Allows you to enable the sysctlInit to set sysctl vm.max_map_count through privileged initContainer. …

Hello @ [532eb9a3-b947-454a-af90-93a15e80d65b] Pablo, there is one more issue. I have set up OpenSearch using Helm, but when I try to access it using the private IP of the server, it opens directly without any authentication. I am attaching a screenshot for reference. I want to secure it so that …

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Opensearch cluster pod crash

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