# User based selective Kibana access

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/user-based-selective-kibana-access/108782>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [November 22, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/user-based-selective-kibana-access/108782 "2017-11-22T19:00:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Shwetank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Shwetank](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shwetank)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/user-based-selective-kibana-access/108782/1 "2017-11-22T19:00:55Z")

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Hi,

We are using ELK Stack 5.4.3 with x-pack.

We were trying to provide access to an end user role, such that they can create new dashboards but cannot edit or delete any existing.  
Problem I am facing is that since we do not have a user attached to a dashboard. And if we provide a user to create dashboard they are able to edit.

And to stop editing capabilities, create ability is also lost.

For end user access I was using data index and .kibana index, with read, view index meta data, create, manage and index privilege.

If I change it to just read and and view index meta data. It become a read only user.

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**Author:** ![bhavyarm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bhavyarm/32/22392_2.png) [@bhavyarm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bhavyarm)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/user-based-selective-kibana-access/108782/2 "2017-11-22T19:11:54Z")

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Hi Shwetank,

Unfortunately this isn't possible right now.  
We do have something called dashboard only mode - where you can set up a user to access a set of dashboards. This is in 6.0: [https://www.elastic.co/blog/kibana-dashboard-only-mode](https://www.elastic.co/blog/kibana-dashboard-only-mode)

Hope this helps.

Thanks,  
Bhavya

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**Author:** ![Shwetank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Shwetank](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shwetank)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 7:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/user-based-selective-kibana-access/108782/3 "2017-11-22T19:59:54Z")

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Any workaround you are aware of ?

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**Author:** ![bhavyarm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bhavyarm/32/22392_2.png) [@bhavyarm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bhavyarm)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/user-based-selective-kibana-access/108782/4 "2017-11-22T20:56:37Z")

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Shwetank,

Unfortunately no.

Thanks,  
Bhavya

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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:** [December 20, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/user-based-selective-kibana-access/108782/5 "2017-12-20T20:56:39Z")

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