# Limit thing user can view in opensearch dashboard

**URL:** <https://forum.opensearch.org/t/limit-thing-user-can-view-in-opensearch-dashboard/14094>\
**Category:** OpenSearch Dashboards\
**Tags:** discuss\
**Created:** [April 24, 2023, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/limit-thing-user-can-view-in-opensearch-dashboard/14094 "2023-04-24T09:14:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![BlackMetalz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d6d6ee/32.png) [@BlackMetalz](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/BlackMetalz)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/limit-thing-user-can-view-in-opensearch-dashboard/14094/1 "2023-04-24T09:14:16Z")

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**Versions** (relevant - OpenSearch/Dashboard/Server OS/Browser): 2.6

**Describe the issue** :  
Is there any way I can show only `Dev Tools in Management and Discover in OpenSearch Dasboards`? like elastic search kibana

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**Author:** ![pablo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.opensearch.org/pablo/32/10363_2.png) [@pablo](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/pablo)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/limit-thing-user-can-view-in-opensearch-dashboard/14094/2 "2023-04-24T13:00:34Z")

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@BlackMetalz Currently OpenSearch Dashboards can offer only read-only mode where only Discover is available.