[role="xpack"]
[[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. 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`::
deprecated:[7.8.0,Basic License features should always be enabled] +
Set to `false` to disable SQL Access on the node.