# How to add the multiple users to shield from csv file?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-the-multiple-users-to-shield-from-csv-file/39507>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security\
**Created:** [January 19, 2016, 7:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-the-multiple-users-to-shield-from-csv-file/39507 "2016-01-19T07:28:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Ganesh2303](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/57b2e6/32.png) [@Ganesh2303](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ganesh2303)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2016, 7:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-the-multiple-users-to-shield-from-csv-file/39507/1 "2016-01-19T07:28:19Z")

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Hi,  
I can manually add the user in shield, but i do this for all the time and so i'll add my all the user in csv file with username,role and password. How can i make it any idea about it.

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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:** [January 19, 2016, 7:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-the-multiple-users-to-shield-from-csv-file/39507/2 "2016-01-19T07:40:50Z")

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The only way would be some other automation tool, ES/Shield cannot do this.

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**Author:** ![Ganesh2303](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/57b2e6/32.png) [@Ganesh2303](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ganesh2303)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2016, 7:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-the-multiple-users-to-shield-from-csv-file/39507/3 "2016-01-19T07:41:59Z")

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Ok Thank you warkolm

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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, 1:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-the-multiple-users-to-shield-from-csv-file/39507/4 "2017-07-06T13:47:13Z")

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