# How to Create Super User in Kibana

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-super-user-in-kibana/196257>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [August 22, 2019, 7:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-super-user-in-kibana/196257 "2019-08-22T07:25:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Syed.Ubaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Syed.Ubaid](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Syed.Ubaid)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-super-user-in-kibana/196257/21 "2019-08-22T12:55:31Z")

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I have created super and password for each logstash kibana and elastic then i create the user demo and give permission to dashboard user only when i view the dashboard it shows error internal server error. Then i give the demo user superuser then the data is showing on dashboard please explain when the user is demo and rights is kibana dashboard only why giving error on dashboard . When demo user is super user it shows all the data

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**Author:** ![astrobalaji](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/astrobalaji/32/52693_2.png) [@astrobalaji](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/astrobalaji)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 1:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-super-user-in-kibana/196257/22 "2019-08-22T13:19:47Z")

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You must also give read access to the right index patterns on elasticsearch.  
Create a new role where you mention that the user can read the index patterns. And then you can add the role along with kibana\_dashboard\_only\_user role on the user settings.

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**Author:** ![Syed.Ubaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Syed.Ubaid](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Syed.Ubaid)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 4:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-super-user-in-kibana/196257/23 "2019-08-26T04:19:06Z")

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which es responsibility given to that user? and if i have 4 to 5 dashboard can i give the user to the 1 dashboard access?

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**Author:** ![Syed.Ubaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Syed.Ubaid](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Syed.Ubaid)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 11:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-super-user-in-kibana/196257/24 "2019-08-26T11:24:17Z")

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is there is any way to show the required dashboard to the user. right now all the dashboard is showing i want to show the user the required dashboard and hide all the dashboard..

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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:** [September 23, 2019, 11:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-super-user-in-kibana/196257/25 "2019-09-23T11:24:19Z")

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Closed on September 23, 2019, 11:24am UTC

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