Read-Only role/user

[phpguy_80]

How to make a read-only user/role? 

Try to make a new role, but it inherited capabilities from defaults roles. Any suggestions? 

[gcusello]

Hi @phpguy_80,

it's easy, don't use inheritaton, give to your new user only the requested capabilities without using inheritation.

Ciao.

Giuseppe

[phpguy_80]

Oh okay, thought I had to select an existing role, I didn't realize I could just skip that part 🙂

So now, which capabilities should I select to allow for a read-only role? 

[gcusello]

Hi @phpguy_80,

in few words, Splunk don't permit to modify indexed data, so you have only to disable (or not enable) capabilities as knowledge objects creation or modify and log delete.

So you could start to enable:

• change_own_password
• rtsearch (only if user must be enabled to Real Time Searches)
• search

I don't know what your Apps contain, so e.g. if you have a dashboard that lists Deployment Clients using a REST command, you have to enable a specific feature as "rest_properties_get".

As I said, remember to enable the correct Indexes.

Ciao.

Giuseppe

[venkatasri]

Hi @phpguy_80 

under capabilities tab you can select 'search' for read only to selected indexes. 'schedule_search' if you wish allow the user  to schedule searches. Created role shall be assigned to user you wish to allow read permissions.

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[gcusello]

Hi @phpguy_80,

when you create a new role, skip the first tab (Inheritance) and go directly the the second one (Capabilities), enabling the ones you need.

Remember to enable Indexes otherwise this role will not see anything!

Ciao.

Giuseppe