# Elastic dashboard in Kiosk mode

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-dashboard-in-kiosk-mode/353093>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [February 12, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-dashboard-in-kiosk-mode/353093 "2024-02-12T17:18:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![gnatola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@gnatola](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gnatola)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-dashboard-in-kiosk-mode/353093/1 "2024-02-12T17:18:58Z")

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I have a dashboard read-only user. Is there a way to configure this dashboard in kiosk mode so the user gets automatically logged in? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![carly.richmond](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/carly.richmond/32/104935_2.png) [@carly.richmond](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/carly.richmond)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 10:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-dashboard-in-kiosk-mode/353093/2 "2024-02-14T10:14:20Z")

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Hi @gnatola,

I think [anonymous access](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/anonymous-access.html) is potentially what you need to automatically login a user using that read-only user.

Let us know if that solves your issue.

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**Author:** ![gnatola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@gnatola](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gnatola)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-dashboard-in-kiosk-mode/353093/3 "2024-02-14T19:01:58Z")

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Hi, Carly,

Thanks for the information. We have a cloud deployment of Elastic. There is no .YML file for me to edit. Is there any other solution?

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**Author:** ![carly.richmond](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/carly.richmond/32/104935_2.png) [@carly.richmond](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/carly.richmond)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 9:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-dashboard-in-kiosk-mode/353093/4 "2024-02-15T09:53:55Z")

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Hi @gnatola,

The settings can still be applied on a cloud deployment using the _user settings_ option. So you can enter the required settings for anonymous access for `kibana.yml` there:

 ![Screenshot 2024-02-15 at 09.51.46](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/a/1/a1b8f772b49cd79c28f482423b4f8d4566f20a3d.png)

 ![Screenshot 2024-02-15 at 09.53.10](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/0/0/005ec9bca34c51a646ea93964f5097f407aa7288.png)

Hope that helps!

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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:** [March 14, 2024, 9:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-dashboard-in-kiosk-mode/353093/5 "2024-03-14T09:54:40Z")

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