Error querying from elasticsearch using token and getting error `no permissions for cluster:monitor/health'

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Unable to query elasticsearch using token.
$ curl -k -H "X-Proxy-Remote-User: `oc whoami`" -H "X-Forwarded-For: 0.0.0.0" -H "Authorization: Bearer `oc whoami -t`" https://elasticsearch-apps.example.com/_cluster/health | python -m json.tool
  • Got the below error
% Total  % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current  
                             Dload   Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
100   203  100   203    0     0     40      0  0:00:05  0:00:05 --:--:--    51
{
    "error": {
        "reason": "no permissions for cluster:monitor/health",
        "root_cause": [
            {
                "reason": "no permissions for cluster:monitor/health",
                "type": "security_exception"
            }
        ],
        "type": "security_exception"
    },
    "status": 403
}

Environment

  • OpenShift Container Platform (OCP)
    • 3.4

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