# Kibana

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## [Free kibana index security?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/free-kibana-index-security/145995)

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**Author:** [@rdesanno](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rdesanno)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/free-kibana-index-security/145995 "2018-08-27T13:55:00Z")

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We don't subscribe to x-pack and was wondering if there is a way to secure kibana down, by index, using the basic, or free version of x-pack that comes with 6.3? I have a reverse proxy set up now using htpass for basic …

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## [Kibana Coordinate Maps Better look & feel customizations](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-coordinate-maps-better-look-feel-customizations/146138)

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**Author:** [@SRINIVASARAOPOTNUR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/SRINIVASARAOPOTNUR)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 9:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-coordinate-maps-better-look-feel-customizations/146138 "2018-08-27T09:39:45Z")

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I need to show case case around 1TB data which contains (Lat/long) points into Kibana. How to approach to customize the Kibana code ( We are planning to use Kibana 6.2.X) Can you please help us on this requirement.

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## [Creating a pipeline aggregation as given in the official doc using Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creating-a-pipeline-aggregation-as-given-in-the-official-doc-using-kibana/145839)

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**Author:** [@Nikhil\_Utane](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nikhil_Utane)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 4:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creating-a-pipeline-aggregation-as-given-in-the-official-doc-using-kibana/145839 "2018-08-27T04:28:08Z")

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Hi, I am looking to create a visualization for the example given here POST /\_search { "aggs": { "my\_date\_histo":{ "date\_histogram":{ "field":"timestamp", "interva…

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## [Creation of dashboard through saved\_objects API](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creation-of-dashboard-through-saved-objects-api/146088)

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**Author:** [@Karanushah.1992](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Karanushah.1992)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 1:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creation-of-dashboard-through-saved-objects-api/146088 "2018-08-27T01:23:42Z")

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Hi, I am trying to create dashboard using saved\_objects api. When I do the following, POST /api/saved\_objects/dashboard/test { "attributes": { "title": "test", "hits": 0, "description": "", "panelsJSON": "\[{}\]", …

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## [Kibana Filter Query](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-filter-query/145641)

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**Author:** [@ggajanan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ggajanan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2018, 6:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-filter-query/145641 "2018-08-26T18:29:20Z")

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Hi, I want to create a query filter for the following SQL query in Kibana (6.3.2) SELECT requestuid FROM blue-account-2018.08 group by requestuid having count(requestuid) = 1 where, blue-account-2018.08 = index name …

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## [In Kibana, I have fields that contains a question mark \`?\` not showing in metric field](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-kibana-i-have-fields-that-contains-a-question-mark-not-showing-in-metric-field/146017)

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**Author:** [@Rocky\_RK](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rocky_RK)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-kibana-i-have-fields-that-contains-a-question-mark-not-showing-in-metric-field/146017 "2018-08-25T18:19:47Z")

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In Kibana, I have fields that contains a question mark ?. The goal is to create a filter that excludes all entries containing a question mark in the field. So, when i'm trying to create a metric under Aggregation with Te…

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## [Failed to build kibana 6.3.2 from source](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-build-kibana-6-3-2-from-source/141325)

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**Author:** [@xinlei](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xinlei)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 2:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-build-kibana-6-3-2-from-source/141325 "2018-08-25T02:18:36Z")

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Hi, when I run yarn build i got this: Running script \[build\] in \[x-pack\]: $ gulp build \[16:07:27\] Using gulpfile ~/kibana/x-pack/gulpfile.js \[16:07:27\] Starting 'clean-test'... \[16:07:27\] Starting 'report'... \[16:07…

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## [Any way to get original size for images in Canvas?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-way-to-get-original-size-for-images-in-canvas/145914)

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**Author:** [@GGorast](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/GGorast)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-way-to-get-original-size-for-images-in-canvas/145914 "2018-08-24T20:47:41Z")

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When image is imported it gets the dimensions of the placeholder. Any chance I can reset its dimensions to the original image?

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## [Kibana bar chart - how to show only hours in the X-axis, not the entire date](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-bar-chart-how-to-show-only-hours-in-the-x-axis-not-the-entire-date/145810)

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**Author:** [@Malli](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Malli)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-bar-chart-how-to-show-only-hours-in-the-x-axis-not-the-entire-date/145810 "2018-08-24T20:22:45Z")

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I am creating a visualization with bar charts and using date histogram on the x-axis. i am selecting the hourly interval. when the data populates the X-axis shows the entire date, not just hours, what i want. How can i …

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## [Moving elements in Canvas using keyboard arrows?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/moving-elements-in-canvas-using-keyboard-arrows/145916)

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**Author:** [@GGorast](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/GGorast)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 4:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/moving-elements-in-canvas-using-keyboard-arrows/145916 "2018-08-24T16:50:29Z")

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Is this featured in this release or not? It wold be nice if we can move the elements using keyboard arrows pixel by pixel in order to align them batter. Some auto alignment option would be also greatly appreciated.

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## [Delete index pattern names](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-index-pattern-names/145925)

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**Author:** [@Timshs](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Timshs)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-index-pattern-names/145925 "2018-08-24T13:54:04Z")

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I have a problem generating to heavy a log system. Now our current Kibana shows 15067 fields in my logstash-\* index pattern. This should not be this much. How do I delete names I do not want to index ? I think I must …

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## [Changes made in one user appears for every user](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changes-made-in-one-user-appears-for-every-user/145907)

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**Author:** [@vemula.pranavi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vemula.pranavi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changes-made-in-one-user-appears-for-every-user/145907 "2018-08-24T13:52:45Z")

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I have two user-user1 and user2 mapped to indexpatterns index1 and index2 respectively. If I add an indexpattern as user1, it appears in user2's index pattern. In discover, the dropdown provided to select indices, s…

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## [Option to hide kibana features](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/option-to-hide-kibana-features/145902)

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**Author:** [@vemula.pranavi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vemula.pranavi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/option-to-hide-kibana-features/145902 "2018-08-24T13:51:59Z")

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I don't want to show some features like 'machine learning' ,'graph' . I don't want them to display in my user. Is there a way to show some options like'discover' ,'devtools' and hide 'APM','graph' and 'machine learning…

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## [How to import Sample kibana 6.3 dashboards](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-import-sample-kibana-6-3-dashboards/145729)

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**Author:** [@Anil\_Bind](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Anil_Bind)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-import-sample-kibana-6-3-dashboards/145729 "2018-08-24T13:43:30Z")

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Hi, I am a newbie in elk, just practicing it on my home network. I have an ELK 6.3 server setup with NGINX (for authentication) configured two nodes, one is centos 7 which has metricbeat and filebeat; and other one is…

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## [Recover kibana dashboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/recover-kibana-dashboard/145915)

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**Author:** [@Sravani](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sravani)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/recover-kibana-dashboard/145915 "2018-08-24T13:32:12Z")

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Hello, Is there a way to recover the previous version of a dashboard? Example, I made some changes in the dashboard today. But, I need the version before I saved it today. (In short, I need the dashboard before i mad…

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## [Set extended\_bounds according to the time in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-extended-bounds-according-to-the-time-in-kibana/143918)

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**Author:** [@Naruhodou](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Naruhodou)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 1:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-extended-bounds-according-to-the-time-in-kibana/143918 "2018-08-24T13:18:19Z")

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Hi, I'm creating a date histogram visualization, and I want to use extended\_bounds to extend the bounds of the histogram beyond the data itself. So is it possible to make the bounds change according to the time in Kiban…

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## [Build plugin for Kibana 6.4.0](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/build-plugin-for-kibana-6-4-0/145884)

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**Author:** [@jesusgn90](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jesusgn90)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/build-plugin-for-kibana-6-4-0/145884 "2018-08-24T12:57:07Z")

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Hello team, can't make my plugin works at all. My plugin has some typescript files, also it has some imports from Kibana itself. When I use Kibana downloaded from the GitHub branch, my plugin works using --dev and witho…

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## [Kibana watcher search results restricted to 10](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-watcher-search-results-restricted-to-10/145780)

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**Author:** [@TheCodingKnight](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TheCodingKnight)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 11:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-watcher-search-results-restricted-to-10/145780 "2018-08-24T11:29:39Z")

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I've setup a watcher in Kibana. The results out of this are restricted to the top 10. Is there a way to change/configure this value? Any pointers appreciated.

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## [How to get the list of days where no document has been indexed?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-the-list-of-days-where-no-document-has-been-indexed/145682)

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**Author:** [@anon24174512](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/anon24174512)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 11:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-the-list-of-days-where-no-document-has-been-indexed/145682 "2018-08-24T11:08:32Z")

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Hello, I am looking to extract the days where no documents has been indexed. I am using Data Table to show the number of documents by day. However it does not exclude days where no document has been indexed (count=0). I…

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## [Painless script failing whenever you fetch a field from doc](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/painless-script-failing-whenever-you-fetch-a-field-from-doc/145578)

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**Author:** [@obaid](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/obaid)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 10:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/painless-script-failing-whenever-you-fetch-a-field-from-doc/145578 "2018-08-24T10:50:27Z")

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Hi, I am trying out ‘Painless’ scripts on Kibana (by creating scripted fields Index patterns has been renamed to data views. | Kibana Guide \[8.11\] | Elastic). My script runs just fine until I access a field from “doc” o…

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## [Index pattern fields appearing for all users](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-pattern-fields-appearing-for-all-users/145881)

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**Author:** [@vemula.pranavi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vemula.pranavi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 10:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-pattern-fields-appearing-for-all-users/145881 "2018-08-24T10:42:48Z")

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I created two users and roles added different index patterns for both. Now, when I login with user1, I'm able to see user2's index pattern and fields. If I edit or add or delete a field, that is appearing to all users. …

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## [Trying to correlate data in kibana for reports](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/trying-to-correlate-data-in-kibana-for-reports/145750)

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**Author:** [@sagar19](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sagar19)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 10:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/trying-to-correlate-data-in-kibana-for-reports/145750 "2018-08-24T10:39:58Z")

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I am trying to correlate data so that i can generate a report. The start of the log has a message 'TRANSACTION\_STARTED' and there is GatewayTxCode associated with it. The last log has message 'TRANSACTION\_SUCCESS' (or fa…

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## [Is there any guideline about debug kibana6.x in vscode?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-any-guideline-about-debug-kibana6-x-in-vscode/145851)

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**Author:** [@whoami](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/whoami)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 10:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-any-guideline-about-debug-kibana6-x-in-vscode/145851 "2018-08-24T10:31:51Z")

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is there any guideline about debug kibana6.x in vscode or in other IDE your experts are using

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## [Doubt about accomplishing aggregations in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/doubt-about-accomplishing-aggregations-in-kibana/145829)

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**Author:** [@Nikhil\_Utane](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nikhil_Utane)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 10:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/doubt-about-accomplishing-aggregations-in-kibana/145829 "2018-08-24T10:26:00Z")

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Hi, I am learning in depth about aggregations and going through the official doc. Just wanted to confirm my understanding that some of the examples given there cannot be accomplished using Kibana and are meant to be im…

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## [Kibana prevent loading stored field](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-prevent-loading-stored-field/145718)

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**Author:** [@naum](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/naum)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 9:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-prevent-loading-stored-field/145718 "2018-08-24T09:53:23Z")

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Hi All, I'm trying to work with some huge fields in index (up to 20MB) for some kind of HTTP log - SOAP queries and responses. I do not need to search any data from that fields, but I need to find them by filtering on o…

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## [Block simultaneous access for same user](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/block-simultaneous-access-for-same-user/145707)

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**Author:** [@Data\_Statistics](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Data_Statistics)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 8:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/block-simultaneous-access-for-same-user/145707 "2018-08-24T08:53:25Z")

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Hi, is that possible to block access for the same login user in Kibana? Or identify if a user is logged from more than one computer at same time? Tks

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## [Deviation based on condition](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deviation-based-on-condition/145601)

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**Author:** [@raghu1112](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/raghu1112)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 4:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deviation-based-on-condition/145601 "2018-08-24T04:23:49Z")

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Hello Kibana users. I am pretty new to Kibana and just working on it for past 10 days. I have travel time data in Kibana for some specific corridors and i can group the corridors and aggregate travel time. thats pretty f…

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## [Query using Kibana URL](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-using-kibana-url/145007)

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**Author:** [@shiveshabhishek](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shiveshabhishek)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 8:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-using-kibana-url/145007 "2018-08-23T08:55:43Z")

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Hey , I am using kibana v6.3.0 . I want to show the discover tab with pre-existing filter to users which I want to show them(basically, filtered logs) . The problem here is, if I open the link in incognito tab, it shows…

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## [Set defaultIndex failed](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-defaultindex-failed/145663)

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**Author:** [@whoami](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/whoami)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 3:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-defaultindex-failed/145663 "2018-08-23T15:48:06Z")

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kibana 6.4: I set the defaultIndex then I refresh the page, but config.get('defaultIndex') is always the default value (null), why? I read the source code and found no code about getting config from es PS: the config …

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## [Shared a read only Dashboard on Kibana 6.3.2](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shared-a-read-only-dashboard-on-kibana-6-3-2/145636)

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**Author:** [@TwoDragon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TwoDragon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shared-a-read-only-dashboard-on-kibana-6-3-2/145636 "2018-08-23T15:42:42Z")

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Is it possible to remove the "Add a filter +" option from a shared dashboard, such that it becomes a read-only dashboard?

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