{"id":9033,"date":"2025-06-09T09:57:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T04:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=9033"},"modified":"2025-06-09T10:43:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T05:13:10","slug":"how-to-create-a-read-only-user-for-kibana-dashboard-elk-stack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-read-only-user-for-kibana-dashboard-elk-stack\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Read-Only User for Kibana Dashboard (ELK Stack)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In many organizations, it\u2019s important to give users access to logs and dashboards without allowing them to make any changes. Kibana, the visualization tool for Elasticsearch in the ELK stack, allows you to create read-only users for this exact purpose. In this guide, we\u2019ll walk through the simple steps to create a <strong>read-only user<\/strong> in Kibana who can <strong>view logs and dashboards<\/strong> but <strong>cannot edit or delete anything<\/strong>. This setup is perfect for developers, clients, or auditors who only need to monitor data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prerequisites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Logs are already being ingested into Elasticsearch.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kibana index pattern is created (e.g., <code>filebeat-*<\/code>, <code>logstash-*<\/code>, etc.).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You are using <strong>X-Pack Security<\/strong> (enabled by default in the basic license from Elasticsearch 7.x+).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You have access to the <strong>Kibana UI<\/strong> with an admin role.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps to Create a Read-Only User<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> <strong>Login to Kibana as Admin<\/strong><br>Open your Kibana URL and log in using your admin credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-38.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-38-1024x469.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-38-1024x469.png 1024w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-38-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-38-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-38-1536x704.png 1536w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-38-655x300.png 655w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-38.png 1886w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. <strong>Create a Role for Read-Only Access<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to: <strong>Stack Management<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>Security<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>Roles<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Create Role<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set a role name, for example: <code>read_only_dashboard<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-39.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-39-1024x553.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-39-1024x553.png 1024w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-39-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-39-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-39-556x300.png 556w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-39.png 1447w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elasticsearch Section:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Run As privileges:<\/strong><br>Add: <code>kibana_system<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Index privileges<\/strong>:<br>Indices: <code>*<\/code><br>Privileges: <code>read<\/code>, <code>monitor<\/code>, <code>view_index_metadata<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-40.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-40-1024x347.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-40-1024x347.png 1024w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-40-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-40-768x260.png 768w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-40-1536x520.png 1536w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-40-850x288.png 850w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-40.png 1783w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kibana Section:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>Add space privilege<\/strong><br>Choose <code>default<\/code> (or your specific space)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set <strong>Privileges<\/strong> to: <code>Read<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 This allows the user to <strong>view Discover, Dashboards, Visualize, and Lens<\/strong>, but not edit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-41.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-41-1024x276.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-41-1024x276.png 1024w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-41-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-41-768x207.png 768w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-41-1536x414.png 1536w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-41-850x229.png 850w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-41.png 1561w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. <strong>Create the Read-Only User<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to: <strong>Stack Management<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>Security<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>Users<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Create User<\/strong><br>Fill in the user details:<br>   Username: <code>dev_team<\/code><br>   Password: <code>********<\/code><br>   Full name: <code>Kibana Read Only<\/code><br>   Roles: Select <code>read_only_dashboard<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-42.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-42-1024x502.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-42-1024x502.png 1024w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-42-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-42-768x376.png 768w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-42-1536x753.png 1536w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-42-612x300.png 612w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-42.png 1541w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. <strong>Test the User<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log out and log back in using the new <code>dev_team<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to the <strong>Discover<\/strong> tab in Kibana<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You should be able to <strong>view logs and dashboards<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve successfully created a <strong>read-only user in Kibana<\/strong>. This user can securely access log data and dashboards without any risk of modifying them. It\u2019s a perfect solution for teams that need access to data insights but shouldn\u2019t have admin control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction In many organizations, it\u2019s important to give users access to logs and dashboards without allowing them to make any changes. Kibana, the visualization tool for Elasticsearch in the ELK stack, allows you to create read-only users for this exact purpose. 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