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Grant privileges and roles needed to read Packetbeat data from Kibana
editGrant privileges and roles needed to read Packetbeat data from Kibana
editKibana users typically need to view dashboards and visualizations that contain Packetbeat data. These users might also need to create and edit dashboards and visualizations.
To grant users the required privileges:
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Create a reader role, called something like
packetbeat_reader, that has the following privilege:Type Privilege Purpose Index
readonpacketbeat-*indicesRead data indexed by Packetbeat
Spaces
ReadorAllon Dashboards, Visualize, and DiscoverAllow the user to view, edit, and create dashboards, as well as browse data.
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Assign the reader role, along with the following built-in roles, to users who need to read Packetbeat data:
Role Purpose monitoring_userAllow users to monitor the health of Packetbeat itself. Only assign this role to users who manage Packetbeat.