# Logstash connection to Elastic search

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-connection-to-elastic-search/134844>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [June 6, 2018, 4:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-connection-to-elastic-search/134844 "2018-06-06T16:35:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![cjcenizal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/cjcenizal/32/11216_2.png) [@cjcenizal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cjcenizal)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-connection-to-elastic-search/134844/2 "2018-06-07T20:47:06Z")

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Hi there Chris,

Someone else recently had a similar problem and posted their solution: [Unable to modify roles or see logstash indices](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-modify-roles-or-see-logstash-indices/133601)

Can you take a look at [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/6.x/ls-security.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/6.x/ls-security.html) and try following the steps for creating a `logstash_writer` role, `logstash_internal` user, and configuring Logstash to authenticate as that user? Please let me know if this helps.

Thanks,  
CJ

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