# Create user in elastic with only read permssion

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-user-in-elastic-with-only-read-permssion/309829>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security\
**Created:** [July 17, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-user-in-elastic-with-only-read-permssion/309829 "2022-07-17T19:00:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![superuser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@superuser](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/superuser)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-user-in-elastic-with-only-read-permssion/309829/1 "2022-07-17T19:00:03Z")

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Hi Team,

I am trying to create a user in Kibana, who will have access to only Dashboard and Discover tabs. an it possible to give only one index to the space where one will be able to just view (in discover ) the visualizations but not delete them or edit .

Regards

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**Author:** ![swchandu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/swchandu/32/95295_2.png) [@swchandu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/swchandu)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 3:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-user-in-elastic-with-only-read-permssion/309829/2 "2022-07-18T03:58:24Z")

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This is possible.

1. Create a space & enable only the required kibana apps(like dashboard/discover)

2. Create a role in kibana & in the "Index privileges" section, provide the index/view/prefix (like index\*) choose read.  
in kibana section --\> Kibana privileges --\> select the space and choose the space and provide the required privileges(read)/visible kibana apps.

3. once you've created the role, create user and assign the role.

Regards

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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:** [August 15, 2022, 3:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-user-in-elastic-with-only-read-permssion/309829/3 "2022-08-15T03:59:19Z")

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