# Editing role in xpack returns strict dynamic mapping exception

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/editing-role-in-xpack-returns-strict-dynamic-mapping-exception/60470>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 14, 2016, 9:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/editing-role-in-xpack-returns-strict-dynamic-mapping-exception/60470 "2016-09-14T09:06:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![nick.e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8dc957/32.png) [@nick.e](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nick.e)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2016, 9:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/editing-role-in-xpack-returns-strict-dynamic-mapping-exception/60470/1 "2016-09-14T09:06:48Z")

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Hi,

today I wanted to edit a role in Kibana.  
When saving the role, kibana throws the following error:

`[strict_dynamic_mapping_exception] mapping set to strict, dynamic introduction of [metadata] within [role] is not allowed`

Trying the same by using a **PUT /\_xpack/security/role/rolename** in the console gives me the same error:

```
{
  "error": {
    "root_cause": [
      {
        "type": "strict_dynamic_mapping_exception",
        "reason": "mapping set to strict, dynamic introduction of [metadata] within [role] is not allowed"
      }
    ],
    "type": "strict_dynamic_mapping_exception",
    "reason": "mapping set to strict, dynamic introduction of [metadata] within [role] is not allowed"
  },
  "status": 400
}

```

I am using ELK in it's 5.0 alpha5 version with a trial license of xpack.

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2016, 9:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/editing-role-in-xpack-returns-strict-dynamic-mapping-exception/60470/2 "2016-09-14T09:09:24Z")

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What are you trying to put?

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**Author:** ![nick.e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8dc957/32.png) [@nick.e](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nick.e)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2016, 9:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/editing-role-in-xpack-returns-strict-dynamic-mapping-exception/60470/3 "2016-09-14T09:43:32Z")

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I'm trying to PUT the following, but it also throws the error when choosing other options.  
When using the Management --\> Elasticsearch --\> Roles in Kibana it does the same error.

```
PUT /_xpack/security/role/test
{
    "cluster": [
      "all"
    ],
    "indices": [],
    "run_as": []
}
```

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**Author:** ![jaymode](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jaymode/32/50103_2.png) [@jaymode](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jaymode)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2016, 11:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/editing-role-in-xpack-returns-strict-dynamic-mapping-exception/60470/4 "2016-09-14T11:56:16Z")

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Is this a cluster that you had upgraded from an earlier release?

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**Author:** ![Ryan\_Young](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee59a6/32.png) [@Ryan\_Young](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ryan_Young)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 4:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/editing-role-in-xpack-returns-strict-dynamic-mapping-exception/60470/5 "2016-09-22T16:25:34Z")

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@jaymode - I'm experiencing the Same issue and it is a dev cluster that we upgraded from 2.3 -\> 5.0 Alpha last week. Tried adding role from both Kibana and Sense and same exact error.

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**Author:** ![jaymode](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jaymode/32/50103_2.png) [@jaymode](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jaymode)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/editing-role-in-xpack-returns-strict-dynamic-mapping-exception/60470/6 "2016-09-22T16:47:39Z")

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Hi @Ryan_Young,

If you upgrade to [beta1](https://www.elastic.co/blog/elastic-stack-release-5-0-0-beta1), which was just released a few minutes ago this issue should be fixed. Please let us know how it goes!

-Jay

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**Author:** ![nick.e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8dc957/32.png) [@nick.e](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nick.e)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 11:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/editing-role-in-xpack-returns-strict-dynamic-mapping-exception/60470/7 "2016-10-25T11:54:49Z")

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Hey @jaymode,

thanks, just updated to beta1 and it works.

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**Author:** ![jaymode](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jaymode/32/50103_2.png) [@jaymode](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jaymode)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 1:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/editing-role-in-xpack-returns-strict-dynamic-mapping-exception/60470/8 "2016-10-25T13:51:03Z")

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Awesome, great to hear that it is working now.

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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, 1:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/editing-role-in-xpack-returns-strict-dynamic-mapping-exception/60470/9 "2017-07-06T13:40:16Z")

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