# How can users be allowed change their own passwords only, not everyone's?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-users-be-allowed-change-their-own-passwords-only-not-everyones/68057>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 5, 2016, 2:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-users-be-allowed-change-their-own-passwords-only-not-everyones/68057 "2016-12-05T14:57:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![jdpark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e47774/32.png) [@jdpark](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jdpark)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2016, 2:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-users-be-allowed-change-their-own-passwords-only-not-everyones/68057/1 "2016-12-05T14:57:39Z")

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Hello. I read [here](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-provide-access-to-the-user-to-change-his-password/58604) and [here](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-more-clarity-on-user-access-in-x-pack/59158) and understand that users can change their passwords on Kibana. I had to add role with "manage\_security" privilege to do so. However, this privilege allows the user to add super\_user and pretty much do anything.

Is there a finer privilege that allows the user to change their own passwords only? Or some other way to allow to user to change their own passwords only?

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![LeeDr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leedr/32/9289_2.png) [@LeeDr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/LeeDr)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-users-be-allowed-change-their-own-passwords-only-not-everyones/68057/2 "2016-12-05T19:27:13Z")

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Hi Johnny,

You should NOT have to give users "manage\_security" privilege for them to be able to change their own password.

If the user tries to go to Management \> Users they will get a permission error message like this;

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/d/d1618d495640fba68cd6f7df68826b008456907f.png)

But if they just click on their username near the bottom-left they should be able to change their own password;

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/5/5741db1071c61306e721a34864e3cea20851c855.png)

Regards,  
Lee

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**Author:** ![jdpark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e47774/32.png) [@jdpark](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jdpark)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2016, 7:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-users-be-allowed-change-their-own-passwords-only-not-everyones/68057/3 "2016-12-05T19:48:17Z")

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Awesome, thanks Lee. Your explanation about Management \> Users error clarified it. I didn't know you can change the password by clicking on the username on bottom left. So I was trying with "management\_security".

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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:** [January 2, 2017, 7:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-users-be-allowed-change-their-own-passwords-only-not-everyones/68057/4 "2017-01-02T19:48:58Z")

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