# Is it possible to map a indices to a user using kibana portal

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-map-a-indices-to-a-user-using-kibana-portal/124908>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 21, 2018, 6:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-map-a-indices-to-a-user-using-kibana-portal/124908 "2018-03-21T06:16:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![mayanksachan007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@mayanksachan007](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mayanksachan007)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 6:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-map-a-indices-to-a-user-using-kibana-portal/124908/1 "2018-03-21T06:16:29Z")

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Is it possible to map a particular user like 'U' with some indices 'I1'. Like when user 'U' login with their credential and that can able to see only 'I1' indices not others.

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 6:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-map-a-indices-to-a-user-using-kibana-portal/124908/2 "2018-03-21T06:23:29Z")

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X-Pack offers role-based access controls that allows you to do just that.

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**Author:** ![mayanksachan007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@mayanksachan007](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mayanksachan007)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 6:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-map-a-indices-to-a-user-using-kibana-portal/124908/3 "2018-03-21T06:49:21Z")

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Their is any good tutorial because i am new in this technology.

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 6:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-map-a-indices-to-a-user-using-kibana-portal/124908/4 "2018-03-21T06:52:51Z")

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I would recommend looking at [the documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/xpack-introduction.html) and asking questions here if you run into problems.

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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:** [April 18, 2018, 6:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-map-a-indices-to-a-user-using-kibana-portal/124908/5 "2018-04-18T06:53:19Z")

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