Grant privileges and roles needed to read Heartbeat data from Kibana
editGrant privileges and roles needed to read Heartbeat data from Kibana
editKibana users typically need to view dashboards and visualizations that contain Heartbeat 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
heartbeat_reader, that has the following privilege:Type Privilege Purpose Index
readonheartbeat-*indicesRead data indexed by Heartbeat
Spaces
ReadorAllon Dashboards, Visualize, and DiscoverAllow the user to view, edit, and create dashboards, as well as browse data.
Spaces
ReadorAllon Kibana UptimeAllow the use of Kibana Uptime
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Assign the reader role, along with the following built-in roles, to users who need to read Heartbeat data:
Role Purpose monitoring_userAllow users to monitor the health of Heartbeat itself. Only assign this role to users who manage Heartbeat.