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Dashboard-only modeedit

Deprecated in 7.4.0.

Using the kibana_dashboard_only_user role is deprecated. Use feature privileges instead.

In dashboard-only mode, users have access to only the Dashboard app. Users can view and filter the dashboards, but cannot create, edit, or delete them. This enables you to:

  • Show off your dashboards without giving users access to all of Kibana
  • Share your Kibana dashboards without the risk of users accidentally editing or deleting them

Dashboard-only mode pairs well with fullscreen mode. You can share your dashboard with the team responsible for showing the dashboard on a big-screen monitor, and not worry about it being modified.

View Only Dashboard

Assign dashboard-only modeedit

With X-Pack security enabled, you can restrict users to dashboard-only mode by assigning them the built-in kibana_dashboard_only_user role.

  1. Go to Management > Security > Users.
  2. Create or edit a user.

  3. Assign the kibana_dashboard_only_user role and a role that grants read access to the data indices.

    For example, to enable users to view the dashboards in the sample data sets, you must assign them the kibana_dashboard_only_user role and a role that has read access to the kibana_* indices.

    Dashboard Only mode has no editing controls

  • If you assign users the kibana_dashboard_only_user role and a role with write permissions to Kibana, they will have write access, even though the controls remain hidden in Kibana.
  • If you also assign users the reserved superuser role, they will have full access to Kibana.

Grant read access to indicesedit

The kibana_dashboard_only_user role does not provide access to data indices. You must also assign the user a role that grants read access to each index you are using. Use Management > Security > Roles to create or edit a role and assign index privileges. For information on roles and privileges, see User authorization.

Dashboard Only mode has no editing controls

Advanced settings for dashboard only modeedit

The kibana_dashboard_only_user role grants access to all spaces. If your setup requires access to a subset of spaces, you can create a custom role, and then tag it as Dashboard only mode.

  1. Go to Management > Advanced Settings, and search for xpackDashboardMode:roles.

    By default, this is set to kibana_dashboard_only_user.

  2. Add as many roles as you require.

    Advanced dashboard mode role setup

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