# How to map LDAP users with roles in kibana
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-map-ldap-users-with-roles-in-kibana/103222
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [October 9, 2017, 12:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-map-ldap-users-with-roles-in-kibana/103222 "2017-10-09T12:28:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@ajit](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ajit)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2017, 12:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-map-ldap-users-with-roles-in-kibana/103222/1 "2017-10-09T12:28:11Z")
I have implemented x pack as well as LDAP security in elasticsearch. But I am not able to assign roles for particular user (Existing users in LDAP active directory.) How to assign roles for existing users in kibana. Please provide solution.
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### Author:  [@Julien](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Julien)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-map-ldap-users-with-roles-in-kibana/103222/2 "2017-10-09T17:46:30Z")
The documentation regarding role mapping can be found here:
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/5.6/mapping-roles.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/5.6/mapping-roles.html)
You can either use the api or role\_mapping.yml file
You cannot map roles to ldap users using kibana management user interface for ldap realm
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### Author:  [@ajit](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ajit)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2017, 11:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-map-ldap-users-with-roles-in-kibana/103222/3 "2017-10-11T11:31:52Z")
Thanks, I have used role mapping api and I can assign roles to users.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2017, 11:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-map-ldap-users-with-roles-in-kibana/103222/4 "2017-11-08T11:31:59Z")
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