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Grant privileges and roles needed to read Winlogbeat data from {{kib}} [kibana-user-privileges]

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Grant privileges and roles needed to read Winlogbeat data from {{kib}} [kibana-user-privileges]

{{kib}} users typically need to view dashboards and visualizations that contain Winlogbeat data. These users might also need to create and edit dashboards and visualizations.

To grant users the required privileges:

  1. Create a reader role, called something like winlogbeat_reader, that has the following privilege:

    TypePrivilegePurpose
    Indexread on winlogbeat-* indicesRead data indexed by Winlogbeat
    SpacesRead or All on Dashboards, Visualize, and DiscoverAllow the user to view, edit, and create dashboards, as well as browse data.
  2. Assign the reader role, along with the following built-in roles, to users who need to read Winlogbeat data:

    RolePurpose
    monitoring_userAllow users to monitor the health of Winlogbeat itself. Only assign this role to users who manage Winlogbeat.