Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch is trying to fetch dependencies from the Elastic Artifactory repository, but it’s encountering issues. This could be due to network problems, incorrect repository configuration, or access permission issues. To resolve this, you can check your network connection, verify the repository URL and credentials in your configuration, or ensure you have the necessary permissions to access the repository. If the repository is down, you may need to wait for it to be back up or use a different repository.
This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” Using elastic artifactory repos ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: shard.
Log Context
Log “Using elastic artifactory repos” classname is init.gradle.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
if (USE_ARTIFACTORY) {
final Map artifactoryCredentials = vault.logical()
.read("secret/elasticsearch-ci/artifactory.elstc.co")
.getData();
logger.info("Using elastic artifactory repos")
Closure configCache = {
return {
name "artifactory-gradle-release"
url "https://artifactory.elstc.co/artifactory/gradle-release"
credentials {
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