Splunk Enterprise Security

In Splunk Enterprise Security, how do you create a user role with ready-only access?

sesharao92
Explorer

Is there any way to create a user role with read-only access to a specific set of indexes?

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mayurr98
Super Champion

Have a look at this, might be useful to you:
https://answers.splunk.com/answers/10582/permissions-on-indexes-and-sourcetypes.html

let me know if this helps!

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bangalorep
Communicator

You can create a role with only read access. You can go to settings >> access control >> roles
You can know more from the following link
https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.3/Admin/Aboutusersandroles

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ddrillic
Ultra Champion

Interesting thing as Splunk roles are designed for read access, not for write access and each role has read access to a set of indexes.

If we look at About users and roles

It defines the user role as -

-- this role can create and edit its own saved searches, run searches, edit its own preferences, create and edit event types, and other similar tasks.

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