# Create custom indices privilege **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Tags:** elastic-stack-security\ **Created:** [February 2, 2020, 9:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-custom-indices-privilege/217516 "2020-02-02T09:34:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nishant.saini](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nishant.saini/32/41489_2.png) [@nishant.saini](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nishant.saini)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2020, 9:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-custom-indices-privilege/217516/1 "2020-02-02T09:34:03Z")
Is there a way to create a privilege for indices such that it allows to create indices and aliases but prevents index deletion? Currently if I want to give a user the following privileges : - create index - create alias then I can create a role and assign `manage` privilege for indices. I can't use `create_index` privilege as I also need to give the user access to create alias. The drawback here is that `manage` privilege allows index deletion as well which I want to prevent. Is there a way where I can create another privilege which allow index and alias creation but disallow index deletion? ---
**Author:** ![nishant.saini](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nishant.saini/32/41489_2.png) [@nishant.saini](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nishant.saini)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 3:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-custom-indices-privilege/217516/2 "2020-02-03T03:08:10Z")
Anyone who can give some insights? Any tips? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 3:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-custom-indices-privilege/217516/3 "2020-03-02T03:08:13Z")
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