deb package does not have correct permissions for directory

[robin13]

Installed with debian package - kibana likes to write to /opt/kibana/optimize/.babelcache.json, but the file is owned by root...

Error: EACCES, permission denied '/opt/kibana/optimize/.babelcache.json'

[rashidkpc]

Also this #6091

[jbudz]

@robin13 Did your install process deviate from https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/4.4/setup.html at all? The post install script should chown the optimize folder to kibana.

[betelgius87]

I resolve this issue with running command 'chmod 666 .babelcache.json'

[robin13]

Process to reproduce:

Install deb package, then install marvel plugin (need to be root to do this).

sudo bin/kibana plugin --install elasticsearch/marvel/latest

Of course it can be fixed by chown-ing back to kibana user after

sudo chown kibana:root /opt/kibana/optimize/.babelcache.json

In addition - if Kibana has been run once (as kibana user), then the .babelcache.json already exists with the correct user/group, so installing the plugin does not break this.

This state occurred when automating kibana install with Ansible, so I guess I can add the chown rule to the playbook.

[nikolay]

@robin13 Is this fixed in master?

[robin13]

@nikolay This is not fixed, and IMO cannot be fixed from Kibana - this is an (unavoidable?) side effect of installing plugins with a configuration management system running as root. The workaround is to chown the babelcache file as part of your deployment process after installing plugins.