# Security\_exception data/read/field\_stats

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/security-exception-data-read-field-stats/104327>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [October 18, 2017, 5:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/security-exception-data-read-field-stats/104327 "2017-10-18T05:11:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![screwyy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@screwyy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/screwyy)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2017, 5:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/security-exception-data-read-field-stats/104327/1 "2017-10-18T05:11:00Z")

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Hi all,

I'm receiving this error on kibana. I didn't modify any permissions or version on elasticsearch or x-pack or kibana.  
Discover: [security\_exception] no permissions for indices:data/read/field\_stats

Any idea why would it ask for this permission if nothing has changed ?

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**Author:** ![timroes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timroes/32/19712_2.png) [@timroes](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/timroes)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 7:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/security-exception-data-read-field-stats/104327/2 "2017-10-24T07:06:29Z")

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Hey,

sorry for the very late reply. Could you provide some more information, on what Kibana/ES/x-pack versions you are using? And when exactly do you get that error? When looking at Discovery, after you have setup an index pattern?

Have this ever been working for you, or was this error right after setup?

Cheers,  
Tim

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**Author:** ![screwyy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@screwyy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/screwyy)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 7:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/security-exception-data-read-field-stats/104327/3 "2017-10-24T07:09:44Z")

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Kibana and es 5.3.1. I get this error when I access discovery. I have indices since 3 months (so pattern is set up long before) . I haven't changed any thing to the cluster settings or right/roles etc. This was working since June, when we upgraded to 5.3.1.

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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:** [November 21, 2017, 7:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/security-exception-data-read-field-stats/104327/4 "2017-11-21T07:09:52Z")

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Closed on November 21, 2017, 7:09am UTC

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