Invalid role definition in roles file . document and field level security is not – How to solve related issues

Opster Team

Jan-20, Version: 1.7-8.0

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This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” Invalid role definition in roles file . document and field level security is not ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: discovery-file and plugin.

Log Context

Log “Invalid role definition [{}] in roles file [{}]. document and field level security is not” classname is FileRolesStore.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

         String roleName = descriptor.getName();
        // first check if FLS/DLS is enabled on the role...
        for (RoleDescriptor.IndicesPrivileges privilege : descriptor.getIndicesPrivileges()) {
            if ((privilege.getQuery() != null || privilege.getGrantedFields() != null || privilege.getDeniedFields() != null)
                    && XPackSettings.DLS_FLS_ENABLED.get(settings) == false) {
                logger.error("invalid role definition [{}] in roles file [{}]. document and field level security is not " +
                        "enabled. set [{}] to [true] in the configuration file. skipping role..."; roleName; path
                        .toAbsolutePath(); XPackSettings.DLS_FLS_ENABLED.getKey());
                return null;
            }
        }




 

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