# Immediate logout after successful login on kibana **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [November 26, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/immediate-logout-after-successful-login-on-kibana/158202 "2018-11-26T15:09:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ganesh2303](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/57b2e6/32.png) [@Ganesh2303](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ganesh2303)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/immediate-logout-after-successful-login-on-kibana/158202/1 "2018-11-26T15:09:55Z")
HI Team, I'm using ELK version 6.2.1 and ES running on docker cluster. when i try to access my kibana with x-pack. its getting login and immediately get logout. [http://nemokibana.com:8080/logout?next=%2Fapp%2Fkibana%23%2Fhome%3F\_g%3D()&msg=SESSION\_EXPIRED](http://nemokibana.com:8080/logout?next=%2Fapp%2Fkibana%23%2Fhome%3F_g%3D()&msg=SESSION_EXPIRED) Anyone can suggest me why? ---
**Author:** ![Bargs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bargs/32/5429_2.png) [@Bargs](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Bargs)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 9:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/immediate-logout-after-successful-login-on-kibana/158202/2 "2018-11-26T21:38:38Z")
Could you try clearing your cookies and browser cache? ---
**Author:** ![Ganesh2303](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/57b2e6/32.png) [@Ganesh2303](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ganesh2303)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 9:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/immediate-logout-after-successful-login-on-kibana/158202/3 "2018-11-27T09:35:30Z")
> [@Bargs](#): > > Could you try clearing your cookies and browser cache? i tried to open in incognito mode also but facing same issue ---
**Author:** ![saif](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/saif/32/37431_2.png) [@saif](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saif)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 9:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/immediate-logout-after-successful-login-on-kibana/158202/4 "2018-11-27T09:59:04Z")
Are you using multiple kibana behind a load balancer? ---
**Author:** ![Ganesh2303](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/57b2e6/32.png) [@Ganesh2303](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ganesh2303)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 10:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/immediate-logout-after-successful-login-on-kibana/158202/5 "2018-11-27T10:17:44Z")
yes, i have installed kibana on 3 server and coordinate also installed on those 3 server. ---
**Author:** ![saif](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/saif/32/37431_2.png) [@saif](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saif)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 10:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/immediate-logout-after-successful-login-on-kibana/158202/6 "2018-11-27T10:20:35Z")
Yes you have to change the sticky sessions value in your LB. ---
**Author:** ![Ganesh2303](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/57b2e6/32.png) [@Ganesh2303](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ganesh2303)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 10:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/immediate-logout-after-successful-login-on-kibana/158202/7 "2018-11-27T10:34:06Z")
> [@saif](#): > > Yes you have to change the sticky sessions value in your LB. could you tell very specific where i have to change. what i have to change like which location and what i have to add ---
**Author:** ![saif](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/saif/32/37431_2.png) [@saif](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saif)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 10:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/immediate-logout-after-successful-login-on-kibana/158202/8 "2018-11-27T10:56:51Z")
yes but what kind of LB you using ? AWS LB ? Haproxy .... ?? ---
**Author:** ![Ganesh2303](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/57b2e6/32.png) [@Ganesh2303](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ganesh2303)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 11:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/immediate-logout-after-successful-login-on-kibana/158202/9 "2018-11-27T11:11:11Z")
> [@saif](#): > > AWS LB ? Haproxy .... ?? Actually, by using docker its running and didnt define any LB in my coordinate node ---
**Author:** ![Bargs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bargs/32/5429_2.png) [@Bargs](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Bargs)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/immediate-logout-after-successful-login-on-kibana/158202/10 "2018-11-27T18:55:52Z")
This shouldn't be necessary, Kibana doesn't store any user state on the server. My best guess would be that the proxy between the browser and the Kibana server is stripping headers or modifying the request in some other way. ---
**Author:** ![Ganesh2303](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/57b2e6/32.png) [@Ganesh2303](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ganesh2303)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 9:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/immediate-logout-after-successful-login-on-kibana/158202/11 "2018-11-28T09:48:28Z")
> [@Bargs](#): > > My best guess would be that the proxy between the browser and the Kibana server is stripping headers or modifying the request in some other way. can you help me out on this . what i have to modify in kibana configuration. ---
**Author:** ![Bargs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bargs/32/5429_2.png) [@Bargs](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Bargs)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/immediate-logout-after-successful-login-on-kibana/158202/12 "2018-11-28T20:02:56Z")
> [@Ganesh2303](#): > > yes, i have installed kibana on 3 server and coordinate also installed on those 3 server You mentioned you have three Kibana servers. What are you using to load balance between those servers? What is sitting between Kibana and the client's browser? ---
**Author:** ![Ganesh2303](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/57b2e6/32.png) [@Ganesh2303](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ganesh2303)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 1:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/immediate-logout-after-successful-login-on-kibana/158202/13 "2018-11-29T13:37:44Z")
> [@Bargs](#): > > You mentioned you have three Kibana servers. What are you using to load balance between those servers? What is sitting between Kibana and the client's browser? kibana config: ``` server.name: kibana server.host: "0" elasticsearch.url: http://lpdosput020010.phx.aexp.com:9200 elasticsearch.username: elastic elasticsearch.password: elastic #elasticsearch.ssl.verificationMode: none xpack.apm.ui.enabled: true #xpack.monitoring.ui.container.elasticsearch.enabled: true #xpack.security.enabled: true #server.ssl.enabled: true #server.ssl.certificate: /usr/share/kibana/config/kibana.example.org.crt #server.ssl.key: /usr/share/kibana/config/kibana.example.org.key ``` ES coordinate node: ``` cluster.name: "docker-cluster" node.name: lpdosput020010.phx.aexp.com.node node.master: false node.data: false node.ingest: false #network.host: 0.0.0.0 network.bind_host: 0.0.0.0 network.publish_host: 10.3.195.17 discovery.zen.ping.unicast.hosts: ["10.3.195.14","10.3.195.38","10.3.195.41","10.3.195.43","10.3.195.37","10.3.195.17"] discovery.zen.minimum_master_nodes: 2 #xpack.license.self_generated.type: trial xpack.security.enabled: true #xpack.monitoring.enabled : true #xpack.security.http.ssl.enabled: true #xpack.security.http.ssl.key: /usr/share/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.key #xpack.security.http.ssl.certificate: /usr/share/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.crt #xpack.security.http.ssl.client_authentication: none #xpack.security.http.ssl.verification_mode: certificate ``` ---
**Author:** ![Ganesh2303](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/57b2e6/32.png) [@Ganesh2303](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ganesh2303)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 12:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/immediate-logout-after-successful-login-on-kibana/158202/14 "2018-12-03T12:44:29Z")
any help with below information? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2018, 12:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/immediate-logout-after-successful-login-on-kibana/158202/15 "2018-12-31T12:44:37Z")
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