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[[sql-settings]]
===  SQL Access Settings in Elasticsearch
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<titleabbrev>SQL Access Settings</titleabbrev>
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SQL Access is enabled by default when you install {xpack}. You can configure
these SQL Access settings in the `elasticsearch.yml` file.

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[[general-sql-settings]]
==== General SQL Access Settings
`xpack.sql.enabled`::
Set to `false` to disable SQL Access on the node.