# Can I keep a computer logged into Kibana?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-keep-a-computer-logged-into-kibana/57513>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [August 8, 2016, 5:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-keep-a-computer-logged-into-kibana/57513 "2016-08-08T17:49:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Katy\_Gero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/74df32/32.png) [@Katy\_Gero](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Katy_Gero)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2016, 5:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-keep-a-computer-logged-into-kibana/57513/1 "2016-08-08T17:49:46Z")

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I am trying to create a dashboard that I can display on a screen in the office. Unfortunately, Kibana logs me out pretty regularly, so I have to log back in to get the dashboard to display again. Is there any way to keep a user logged in?

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**Author:** ![BigFunger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bigfunger/32/7323_2.png) [@BigFunger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BigFunger)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-keep-a-computer-logged-into-kibana/57513/2 "2016-08-09T15:25:13Z")

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Are you using the x-pack plugin, and specifically shield?

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**Author:** ![Katy\_Gero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/74df32/32.png) [@Katy\_Gero](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Katy_Gero)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 3:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-keep-a-computer-logged-into-kibana/57513/3 "2016-08-09T15:36:58Z")

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I'm using Shield, yes.

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**Author:** ![BigFunger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bigfunger/32/7323_2.png) [@BigFunger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BigFunger)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-keep-a-computer-logged-into-kibana/57513/4 "2016-08-09T15:46:03Z")

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What version of Kibana are you using?

If you turn on [Auto-refresh](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/dashboard.html#dash-autorefresh), and the refresh frequency is less than the configured `shield.sessionTimeout`, that should keep your session alive.

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**Author:** ![Katy\_Gero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/74df32/32.png) [@Katy\_Gero](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Katy_Gero)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-keep-a-computer-logged-into-kibana/57513/5 "2016-08-09T20:53:10Z")

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That makes sense. I am using ElasticSearch version 2.2.0 and Kibana 4. I'm not sure where to find `shield.sessionTimeout`.

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**Author:** ![BigFunger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bigfunger/32/7323_2.png) [@BigFunger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BigFunger)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 8:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-keep-a-computer-logged-into-kibana/57513/6 "2016-08-09T20:55:11Z")

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[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/shield/current/kibana.html#shield-ui-settings](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/shield/current/kibana.html#shield-ui-settings)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-keep-a-computer-logged-into-kibana/57513/7 "2017-07-06T13:41:31Z")

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