# Kibana **URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=812 [Latest](https://discuss.elastic.co/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.elastic.co/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.elastic.co/tags.md) **Page:** 813 --- ## [Service start fails with chown: invalid user: \`kibana:kibana'](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/service-start-fails-with-chown-invalid-user-kibana-kibana/136939)
**Author:** [@PD\_Wanjari](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/PD_Wanjari)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2018, 12:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/service-start-fails-with-chown-invalid-user-kibana-kibana/136939 "2018-06-23T00:27:25Z")
Installed Kibana with RPM following the instructions from here - https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/rpm.html I am now trying to start the service using sudo service kibana start but I am getting the error … --- ## [Coordinate Map](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/coordinate-map/135271)
**Author:** [@JeMunos](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/JeMunos)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 10:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/coordinate-map/135271 "2018-06-22T22:57:55Z")
I'm trying to create a coordinate map using the GeoID data. I have the data being properly enriched by logstash and I am able to see the new GeoID fields in each new record as you can see here: \[image\] Thats great. I l… --- ## [Canvas 0.1.2015](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-0-1-2015/136637)
**Author:** [@nickfr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nickfr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 10:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-0-1-2015/136637 "2018-06-22T22:53:45Z")
I'm finding 0.1.2015 pretty unstable compared to 0.1.2002 (which seemed flawless). I see the following errors and on the UI I have had it stuck on "Canvas is loading" and once past that had it display pink banner with 4… --- ## [Scripted field to get percentage](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scripted-field-to-get-percentage/137071)
**Author:** [@sunny1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sunny1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 10:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scripted-field-to-get-percentage/137071 "2018-06-22T22:07:56Z")
Hello Team, I am new to scripted field and facing issue in creating one. I have field called status which has multiple values like "pass", "fail", and few more. I want to create a scripted field to get pass percentage o… --- ## [Multiple Kibana users and limit access](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-kibana-users-and-limit-access/136991)
**Author:** [@chrigui94](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chrigui94)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-kibana-users-and-limit-access/136991 "2018-06-22T20:54:21Z")
Hello, I have this scenario: I installed serachguard into kibana 6.2.2 and I create two users : user1 have access only to indexes that has names logstash-mobile-\* user2 have access only to indexes logstash-test-\* And… --- ## [Install kibana plugin without optimizing step?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/install-kibana-plugin-without-optimizing-step/133676)
**Author:** [@asp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/asp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/install-kibana-plugin-without-optimizing-step/133676 "2018-06-22T20:41:03Z")
Hi, When I am installing a plugin via kibana-plugin install xy kibana starts the optimizing process directly after installation, which takes a lot of time. I need to install multiple plugins. So my question is, is it p… --- ## [Greenplum logs in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/greenplum-logs-in-kibana/137079)
**Author:** [@karthik.reisys](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/karthik.reisys)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/greenplum-logs-in-kibana/137079 "2018-06-22T20:17:38Z")
Hello, Trying to use filebeat for Kibana to read Greenplum logs. But I see no graphs. What modifications should i do to read Greenplum logs? \[image\] -Karthik --- ## [No text field to input a default index pattern](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-text-field-to-input-a-default-index-pattern/135978)
**Author:** [@JustTheDr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/JustTheDr)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-text-field-to-input-a-default-index-pattern/135978 "2018-06-22T19:35:20Z")
Hello, I am running my ELK stack on Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver). The 3 ELK services and nginx are running. When accessing the kibana management page I am unable to type in an index pattern. I see no text … --- ## [How to change the field type of data loaded in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-the-field-type-of-data-loaded-in-kibana/136909)
**Author:** [@kibana\_novice](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kibana_novice)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-the-field-type-of-data-loaded-in-kibana/136909 "2018-06-22T18:22:22Z")
Hello everyone! I am working on creating a real-time timeline for my company, I am using kibana for this purpose. Process so far Installed kibana and elastic search Exported log data from AWS and stored it in json fo… --- ## [Kibana Apache2 Proxy 404](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-apache2-proxy-404/135416)
**Author:** [@empfangsfehler](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/empfangsfehler)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-apache2-proxy-404/135416 "2018-06-22T18:14:50Z")
Hi Guys, i managed to set up a loginsite for Kibana by my own with htaccess over Apache, so it is a little bit prettier than basic authentication. I only have on troubles, when my form submits with the correct credenti… --- ## [Kibana POST 403 (forbidden) on create index](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-post-403-forbidden-on-create-index/136766)
**Author:** [@databeata](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/databeata)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 4:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-post-403-forbidden-on-create-index/136766 "2018-06-22T16:06:22Z")
kibana POST 403 (forbidden) on create index. kibana \> management \> index patterns \> create index pattern index pattern: a\_test\_index nothing happened. index was not created. browser chrome developer tools f12 POST h… --- ## [How to configure email settings in a Watcher which outputs desired data in an attachment](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-configure-email-settings-in-a-watcher-which-outputs-desired-data-in-an-attachment/136964)
**Author:** [@swathi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/swathi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 1:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-configure-email-settings-in-a-watcher-which-outputs-desired-data-in-an-attachment/136964 "2018-06-22T13:31:32Z")
Hello, I am trying to create a Watcher to alert me (via email attachment) whenever there are new errors in the logs in a certain period of time. I have written some email configuration inside the Watcher but I'm unable … --- ## [Kibana keep loading after config the domain name resolve in a ngnix](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-keep-loading-after-config-the-domain-name-resolve-in-a-ngnix/136921)
**Author:** [@marcus1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/marcus1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-keep-loading-after-config-the-domain-name-resolve-in-a-ngnix/136921 "2018-06-22T13:23:36Z")
hi, I met a issue by accessing kibana from a domain name, but by IP address that is fine. Here is my ngnix config file, I have configed reverse-proxy for kibana, I can access the server by the ip address without any pr… --- ## [Pagination for navigating to different record values](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pagination-for-navigating-to-different-record-values/134932)
**Author:** [@firdshai](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/firdshai)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 1:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pagination-for-navigating-to-different-record-values/134932 "2018-06-22T13:02:40Z")
Hi, I have created table visualization for which there are bulk of records to display. Now I want to use pagination to view all these records. Is there any solution for it? --- ## [error\[EPERM\]Operation not permitted](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-eperm-operation-not-permitted/136482)
**Author:** [@Yong\_Rhee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Yong_Rhee)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 12:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-eperm-operation-not-permitted/136482 "2018-06-22T12:24:38Z")
Hello, After reinstalled Kibana and Elasticsearch, things are not easy for me now. This is Window 10 machine and both are 6.3.0 I installed Elasticsearch with msi file and did Kibana with zip file and unzip. I got Aut… --- ## [I can't access Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-cant-access-kibana/136811)
**Author:** [@cassiocesarps](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cassiocesarps)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 9:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-cant-access-kibana/136811 "2018-06-22T09:43:06Z")
Hi guys, after updating Kibana to version 6.3 I can not access it. The following error message appears. \[kibana\] Does anyone know how to solve this? --- ## [Sum function not working on Unique Count](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sum-function-not-working-on-unique-count/136795)
**Author:** [@CodrinChirica](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/CodrinChirica)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 8:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sum-function-not-working-on-unique-count/136795 "2018-06-22T08:17:59Z")
Hi, I'm trying to use the total function in a Kibana visualization and I have a table with 2 columns, one is a string and the other one is a Unique Count of some strings. The values seems correct, but when I try to appl… --- ## [Date Histogram - there are too many series defined](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/date-histogram-there-are-too-many-series-defined/136895)
**Author:** [@Sam\_WCL](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sam_WCL)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 7:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/date-histogram-there-are-too-many-series-defined/136895 "2018-06-22T07:27:33Z")
Hello, I have set up Kibana and I am looking at the system overview dashboard for Metricbeat and there is a visualization that is showing the below error, there are too many series defined I have 242 hosts which I ass… --- ## [Add filter to time series visual builder for missing field](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-filter-to-time-series-visual-builder-for-missing-field/136033)
**Author:** [@ishantanu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ishantanu)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 7:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-filter-to-time-series-visual-builder-for-missing-field/136033 "2018-06-22T07:14:16Z")
Hi, How can I add a filter to time series visualization for a missing field? For example, I only want to visualize data where field X does not exist. I was able to check if it exists but was not able to check if the fi… --- ## [Need to generate response time graphs from apache logs, average and pct95](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-to-generate-response-time-graphs-from-apache-logs-average-and-pct95/136941)
**Author:** [@lserranov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lserranov)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 2:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-to-generate-response-time-graphs-from-apache-logs-average-and-pct95/136941 "2018-06-22T02:55:38Z")
Hi, As a user, some time back I was able to generate Response Time graphs (Average and pct95) from apache logs. X axis was time, In Y axis there were 2 lines, pct95 and average. So I would assume I know how to do them. … --- ## [Alias Names no show in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alias-names-no-show-in-kibana/136777)
**Author:** [@John\_McAfee1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/John_McAfee1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 1:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alias-names-no-show-in-kibana/136777 "2018-06-22T01:22:46Z")
Hello! A few months ago I and several others raised the concern about alias names not showing up in Kibana when creating an index pattern. I was hoping this problem would be resolved with the release of 6.3, but it has… --- ## [Can not login on kibana after upgrade to 6.3](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-not-login-on-kibana-after-upgrade-to-6-3/136718)
**Author:** [@lsy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lsy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 11:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-not-login-on-kibana-after-upgrade-to-6-3/136718 "2018-06-21T23:49:19Z")
The previous version I used was 6.24. After I upgraded the elasticsearch and kibana to 6.3, the login is disable( can not input the username and password). When I removed xpack.security.enabled: true in the elasticsear… --- ## [Kibana and rollup searches](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-and-rollup-searches/136926)
**Author:** [@trondhindenes](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/trondhindenes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-and-rollup-searches/136926 "2018-06-21T20:47:00Z")
Now that we have the rollup API in Elasticsearch, it would be interesting to know more about how this is planned implemented in Kibana. I'm assuming there's no support for Rollup data at the moment, since there isn't any… --- ## [Kibana how to filter out values of custom fields](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-how-to-filter-out-values-of-custom-fields/136779)
**Author:** [@motamedi791](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/motamedi791)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-how-to-filter-out-values-of-custom-fields/136779 "2018-06-21T19:59:05Z")
I have setup filebeat/elastic/kibana to monitor my logs. In Kibana's discover page, if I hover the mouse over default fields (message, @timestamp etc), it shows + and - buttons for enabling "filter for value" and "filte… --- ## [Kibana, Zero for null values](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-zero-for-null-values/136856)
**Author:** [@Ahmed\_Akram](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ahmed_Akram)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-zero-for-null-values/136856 "2018-06-21T19:19:29Z")
I have a simple question, I'm using ELK stack to plot some graphs with data from my logs. Now if the metrics I'm logging stopped sending to Elasticsearch and the queries are getting no values for certain time-windows, th… --- ## [Issue with bundle.js file in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/issue-with-bundle-js-file-in-kibana/136615)
**Author:** [@Subrahmanyam\_Rama\_Ve](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Subrahmanyam_Rama_Ve)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/issue-with-bundle-js-file-in-kibana/136615 "2018-06-21T19:15:02Z")
For kibana experts: We are facing an issue while modifying Kibana source code to achieve our specific requirement to integrate with our UI. As I understand, modifying the source code should automatically reflect the ch… --- ## [Optimizing --\> Invalid assignment error](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/optimizing-invalid-assignment-error/136831)
**Author:** [@jesusgn90](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jesusgn90)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/optimizing-invalid-assignment-error/136831 "2018-06-21T18:43:53Z")
Struggling with the next error: Plugin installation was unsuccessful due to error "Command failed: /usr/share/kibana/node/bin/node /usr/share/kibana/src/cli --env.name=production --optimize.useBundleCache=false --server… --- ## [\[Plugin Development\] Table - Comparable Offset](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/plugin-development-table-comparable-offset/129189)
**Author:** [@gmatheus](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gmatheus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/plugin-development-table-comparable-offset/129189 "2018-06-21T18:22:17Z")
Hello! I'm starting to develop a plugin that adds a feature in table vis: a comparable percentage of a metric value based on a time offset. The idea, basically, is show the difference between two time ranges (e.g.: toda… --- ## [Is not a configured pattern ID. Using the default index pattern](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-not-a-configured-pattern-id-using-the-default-index-pattern/136848)
**Author:** [@TimWard](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimWard)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 3:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-not-a-configured-pattern-id-using-the-default-index-pattern/136848 "2018-06-21T15:18:52Z")
After upgrading to Elastic Stack 6, I usually get this error message on starting Kibana: "... is not a configured pattern ID. Using the default index pattern ..." Does it mean anything? Do I care? How do I stop it? --- ## [Pre-Define Colors for Stacked Bar chart](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pre-define-colors-for-stacked-bar-chart/136823)
**Author:** [@safdar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/safdar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 3:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pre-define-colors-for-stacked-bar-chart/136823 "2018-06-21T15:01:29Z")
Hi, Trying to plot a stacked bar chart in Kibana. Is there a way where we can define a fixed color palette for the stacked bars to select from rather than automatically selecting the colors \[image\] In the above image,… [Previous page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=811) [Next page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=813)