# Kibana

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## [400 for “/api/console/proxy” after upgrading kibana from 6.4.0 to 6.7.1](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/400-for-api-console-proxy-after-upgrading-kibana-from-6-4-0-to-6-7-1/178576)

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**Author:** [@c81b4c93b1f70af5398f](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/c81b4c93b1f70af5398f)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 3:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/400-for-api-console-proxy-after-upgrading-kibana-from-6-4-0-to-6-7-1/178576 "2019-04-26T15:22:55Z")

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After upgrading kibana from 6.4.0 to 6.7.1, some error logs repeatably occur below. {"type":"response","@timestamp":"2019-04-26T14:32:27+09:00","tags":,"pid":19036,"method":"post","statusCode":400,"req":{"url":"/api/co…

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## [Disabling xpack in development env](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disabling-xpack-in-development-env/178478)

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**Author:** [@ENG618](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ENG618)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disabling-xpack-in-development-env/178478 "2019-04-26T15:19:59Z")

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I'm building a plugin the runs in an es/kibana oss container. I can't figure out how to completely disable xpack in my development server for accurate testing. I've tried adding the following to the kibana.yml, but it …

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## [How can i view the metrics of elastic in other application](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-view-the-metrics-of-elastic-in-other-application/177934)

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**Author:** [@Kishore\_Raj\_vj](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kishore_Raj_vj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 1:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-view-the-metrics-of-elastic-in-other-application/177934 "2019-04-26T13:28:26Z")

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Can anyone say how can i view the metrics of kibana in other application. does there is API for viewing the data or there is any way to get the data directly from elastic search?

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## [REST API to get the visualization request body](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rest-api-to-get-the-visualization-request-body/178414)

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**Author:** [@Mayuri\_Patole](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mayuri_Patole)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 11:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rest-api-to-get-the-visualization-request-body/178414 "2019-04-26T11:02:11Z")

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I want to query the Kibana application and get the Elasticsearch request bodies used to build all the visualizations on a given dashboard. Is there any Rest API available to fetch request bodies of visualization ?

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## [Kibana Maps Issue](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-maps-issue/178503)

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**Author:** [@aviator](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aviator)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 10:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-maps-issue/178503 "2019-04-26T10:58:57Z")

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Are there any limitations with the geoip.location field and Maps? I have an index that has login data (originally from csv data) with geoip.location. If I look at the index using discover (and the original csv using Exc…

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## [Kibana dashboard like date filter in canvas](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dashboard-like-date-filter-in-canvas/178523)

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**Author:** [@Prashant\_Agrawal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Prashant_Agrawal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 9:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dashboard-like-date-filter-in-canvas/178523 "2019-04-26T09:49:41Z")

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Is it possible to get kibana like date filter in canvas, which shows quick time such as Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday. Because in current canvas, date filter is like something But checking if we can get something like: …

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## [Kibana cutomization- remove suggestion tabs from kibana body](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-cutomization-remove-suggestion-tabs-from-kibana-body/178200)

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**Author:** [@praveen\_elk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/praveen_elk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 9:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-cutomization-remove-suggestion-tabs-from-kibana-body/178200 "2019-04-26T09:20:13Z")

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Dear All, One of my requirement is to remove kibana body page tabs (Attached Image). Just trying to do some css changes (dispaly:none) but that removing dashboards also. Please help me to remove those suggestion and adv…

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## [Vega doesn't show/visualize any data from elasticsearch](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vega-doesnt-show-visualize-any-data-from-elasticsearch/178443)

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**Author:** [@LjupchoStefanov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/LjupchoStefanov)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 7:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vega-doesnt-show-visualize-any-data-from-elasticsearch/178443 "2019-04-26T07:50:45Z")

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Kibana version: 6.7.0 Elasticsearch version: 6.7.0 Original install method (e.g. download page, yum, from source, etc.): docker Information about experience and what I am trying to achive: I do not have a lot of exper…

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## [Can we update field datatype after ingestion in kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-update-field-datatype-after-ingestion-in-kibana/177696)

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**Author:** [@Swati123](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Swati123)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 6:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-update-field-datatype-after-ingestion-in-kibana/177696 "2019-04-26T06:35:28Z")

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I want to update date field from string to date and source\_ip field from string to IP datatype but convert\_api is not working for this. So do we have any option to convert datatype mapping in kibana UI explicitly? Plea…

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## [I am not able to see security option in management under kibana UI](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-am-not-able-to-see-security-option-in-management-under-kibana-ui/177787)

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**Author:** [@Swati123](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Swati123)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 6:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-am-not-able-to-see-security-option-in-management-under-kibana-ui/177787 "2019-04-26T06:34:40Z")

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Hi All, I am not able to see the security feature under kibana UI? I have to set Kibana\_user\_only mode under Managment -\> security -\> Users. Can anyone please help me with this?

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## [Date Column difference in days using Scripted fields](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/date-column-difference-in-days-using-scripted-fields/178255)

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**Author:** [@Ram18](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ram18)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 6:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/date-column-difference-in-days-using-scripted-fields/178255 "2019-04-26T06:00:06Z")

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Hi, I am trying to get the difference between 2 date columns in days. I have used painless language and created a scripted field column. The issue here is, the difference in days between the end of the year and start of…

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## [Using env variables in kibana.yml](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-env-variables-in-kibana-yml/178529)

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**Author:** [@purple](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/purple)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-env-variables-in-kibana-yml/178529 "2019-04-25T20:20:48Z")

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I understand this has been asked before but all responses are 1-2 years old. I want to pass credentials in kibana.yml through a .env file. // .env USER=johndoe PASS=secret // kibana.yml ... elasticsearch.username=…

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## [Redirect to dashboard after SSO with SAMl](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/redirect-to-dashboard-after-sso-with-saml/178514)

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**Author:** [@leobaiano](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leobaiano)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 7:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/redirect-to-dashboard-after-sso-with-saml/178514 "2019-04-25T19:38:42Z")

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I created a WordPress plugin that embeds a kibana dashboard in the administrative panel. This works fine however I have the problem that when accessing the dashboard page the user, who is already logged in to WordPress, …

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## [Reporting in Dashboard and Visualize missing](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reporting-in-dashboard-and-visualize-missing/178467)

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**Author:** [@skbly7](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/skbly7)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reporting-in-dashboard-and-visualize-missing/178467 "2019-04-25T15:23:52Z")

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Hi, I am having same doubt as shared in an old topic here: And the accepted/last answer seems to be: I tried to go through the same and found: Many features in X-Pack are free, such as monitoring, tile maps, Grok …

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## [Filtering on fractions not working?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filtering-on-fractions-not-working/177900)

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**Author:** [@davehatma](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/davehatma)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 3:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filtering-on-fractions-not-working/177900 "2019-04-25T15:20:15Z")

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In version 6.4.2, I have a numeric field that has elapsed times reported from methods in seconds (in decimal). I want to filter on a range of those elapsed times but it's not working One can clearly see that the elap…

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## [Vega bind selection using select](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vega-bind-selection-using-select/174301)

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**Author:** [@Gregoire\_Rouet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gregoire_Rouet)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 3:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vega-bind-selection-using-select/174301 "2019-04-25T15:01:12Z")

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Hello, I'm getting myself used to vega-lite, and pretty much everything is do-able I guess. Only I got a problem with the selection binding. I can't seem to link color and selection here is what I did: selection: { …

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## [Grid layout sizing changed after upgrade from 6.2.4 to 6.7.1](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/grid-layout-sizing-changed-after-upgrade-from-6-2-4-to-6-7-1/178089)

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**Author:** [@jmcclure](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jmcclure)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/grid-layout-sizing-changed-after-upgrade-from-6-2-4-to-6-7-1/178089 "2019-04-25T14:07:29Z")

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I have upgraded Kibana from 6.2.4 to 6.7.1 and find that dashboard layouts have changed (a squished visualization). As I understand it, the Kibana grid is now more fine grained than before. Other than go through the ex…

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## [Problem with Docs Tutorial: Can't see Logstash Info in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-docs-tutorial-cant-see-logstash-info-in-kibana/178472)

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**Author:** [@jamiejackson](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jamiejackson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 1:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-docs-tutorial-cant-see-logstash-info-in-kibana/178472 "2019-04-25T13:48:43Z")

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Hi Folks, I'm working through the tutorial, and I'm at this spot: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/advanced-pipeline.html#testing-initial-pipeline Things are going great (querying elasticsearch for the …

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## [GeoPoint with Vega keep on top left corner](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geopoint-with-vega-keep-on-top-left-corner/175415)

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**Author:** [@Gregoire\_Rouet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gregoire_Rouet)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 1:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geopoint-with-vega-keep-on-top-left-corner/175415 "2019-04-25T13:18:36Z")

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Hello, I've been trying to show geopoints using vega. Following the tutorials and documentation here is what I come up with : { $schema: https://vega.github.io/schema/vega/v3.0.json config: { kibana: { ty…

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## [Line not shown in line chart using percentiles aggregation](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/line-not-shown-in-line-chart-using-percentiles-aggregation/178421)

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**Author:** [@nickpollard](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nickpollard)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 12:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/line-not-shown-in-line-chart-using-percentiles-aggregation/178421 "2019-04-25T12:56:56Z")

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I've just upgraded from Elasticsearch / Kibana 6.6.1 -\> 7.0.0. I had an existing line chart using percentiles aggration on the Y-axis and date histogram on the x-axis. In 6.6.1 lines were drawn between the points per p…

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## [\[Timelion\] inline documentation is missing?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timelion-inline-documentation-is-missing/178427)

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**Author:** [@PeterPain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/PeterPain)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 12:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timelion-inline-documentation-is-missing/178427 "2019-04-25T12:56:04Z")

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Hey there :slight\_smile: Im starting with Timelion and went through the documentation and couldn't find the inline help for timelion expressions. As you can see in the picture the docs were in the top menu. With th…

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## [How to make a vusializations by request of user](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-make-a-vusializations-by-request-of-user/178352)

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**Author:** [@Khlifi\_Islem](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Khlifi_Islem)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 12:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-make-a-vusializations-by-request-of-user/178352 "2019-04-25T12:14:38Z")

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hello, i try to give the users of my site the possibility to vusialize the charts by their needs .So it is possible to give arguments or parametre to a vusialization ? i m new with kibana and elasticsearch any advice can…

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## [Control deletion of log index while running a curator](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/control-deletion-of-log-index-while-running-a-curator/178412)

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**Author:** [@Syed\_Irfan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Syed_Irfan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 12:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/control-deletion-of-log-index-while-running-a-curator/178412 "2019-04-25T12:01:09Z")

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We are in a situation where we are running a curator to purge logs on a certain interval. At the same time as part of compliance process we need to disable deletion or any indexes by any user by curl delete. How do we c…

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## [Access EuiHeaderBreadcrumbs](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/access-euiheaderbreadcrumbs/178408)

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**Author:** [@trex](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/trex)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 11:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/access-euiheaderbreadcrumbs/178408 "2019-04-25T11:55:59Z")

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How can I access Kibana top navbar EuiHeaderBreadcrumbs from my plugin? I want to put my breadcrumbs there to make back navigation possible. I meant this navbar

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## [{"ok":false,"message":"Unknown deployment."}, domain linked to elastic cloud stopped working](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ok-false-message-unknown-deployment-domain-linked-to-elastic-cloud-stopped-working/178360)

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**Author:** [@C\_J](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/C_J)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 11:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ok-false-message-unknown-deployment-domain-linked-to-elastic-cloud-stopped-working/178360 "2019-04-25T11:51:27Z")

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We had a domain configured for elastic cloud, we could connect with https until it suddenly stopped, all there is, is a message: {"ok":false,"message":"Unknown deployment."} Version 6.5.0. The direct endpoint from elas…

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## [Kibana particular dashboard timezone](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-particular-dashboard-timezone/178392)

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**Author:** [@ep4sh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ep4sh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 11:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-particular-dashboard-timezone/178392 "2019-04-25T11:49:42Z")

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We have a global setting for Kibana timezone (UTC). Could we set the timezone for a particular dashboard?

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## [Starting Kibana creates continual adding template message](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/starting-kibana-creates-continual-adding-template-message/178282)

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**Author:** [@aviator](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aviator)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 9:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/starting-kibana-creates-continual-adding-template-message/178282 "2019-04-25T09:09:20Z")

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Update: So the kibana logs showed a permissions error unpacking phantom.js, a little further digging showed that the /var/lib/kibana directory needed permissions changing (https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/30583)…

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## [Alert if no logs received for each host](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alert-if-no-logs-received-for-each-host/178285)

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**Author:** [@BKG](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BKG)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 8:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alert-if-no-logs-received-for-each-host/178285 "2019-04-25T08:35:10Z")

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Hi, Just wondering if someone knows how to be alerted if a host hasn't sent any logs in 10 minutes? I've only seen examples where entire indexes haven't received any events, but I want to be able to detect individual h…

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## [Need to enable authentication for Kibana 6.6.2](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-to-enable-authentication-for-kibana-6-6-2/178356)

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**Author:** [@harika.gudumasu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/harika.gudumasu)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 6:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-to-enable-authentication-for-kibana-6-6-2/178356 "2019-04-25T06:41:22Z")

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Hi Team, I need to enable authentication for Kibana 6.6.2. Could not find exact shield installable for this version. Could you please let me know the correct shield installable for this version. Also, I could see that x…

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## [Dot in field name for email body](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dot-in-field-name-for-email-body/178343)

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**Author:** [@\_gandhe](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/_gandhe)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 6:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dot-in-field-name-for-email-body/178343 "2019-04-25T06:24:50Z")

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Hi, I want to use the field in body of email alert. field name is "cps-aks.paranoid" I can access the field using the following syntax - ctx.payload.hits.hits.0.\_source.cps-aks.paranoid. Problem is there is a dot in …

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