Error: Your account has been temporarily locked due to too many bad login attempts
Knowledge DropLast tested: April 2021This error comes up if you try and log in with a bad password too many ti...
Technical Tips & Tricks
Explore technical tips and tricks to help you get the most out of Looker.
Knowledge Base Articles
Does "Merge by Email" overwrite a SAML credential if one already exists?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Mar 13, 2019No - "Merge by Email" triggers if and only if an existing account with ...
Default Authentication Into Looker
Knowledge DropLast tested: May 16, 2019 By default, every Looker user is uniquely identified by their email ad...
How do I give an account alternate login credentials?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Sep 17, 2020 Assume you have an account which has only ever authenticated via LDAP,...
What Is SAML and how is it used in Looker?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Jun 21, 2019 What is SAML?SAML, short for Security Assertion Markup Language, is on...
[Google Auth] How do I Merge Existing User Accounts when Making a Domain change?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Aug 6, 2020Scenario:You currently has Google Authentication enabled on you instance...
What is a SAML NameID and what happens if it changes?
Knowledge DropLast tested: May 5, 2020 'NameID' it is the IdP's way of indicating a unique id to use for the g...
Authorization vs Authentication in Looker
Knowledge DropLast tested: Aug 15, 2020 In General: At its simplest, Authentication means confirming your own ...
What is LDAP and how is it used in Looker?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Jun 21, 2019 LDAP is a protocol for querying a directory. Usually the directory is ...
Does Looker allow 2FA other than Google Auth (Like Duo)?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Sep 12, 2019 Looker only supports Google Auth at the moment.Note that you can use D...
Pairing IdP Attributes with Looker User Attributes
Knowledge DropLast tested: Oct 3, 2019 You can pair IdP attributes to Looker user attributes in order to get u...
Setting Up OpenID Connect (OIDC) in Okta
Knowledge DropLast tested: Jul 21, 2020 Once logged into Okta, navigate to 'applications' tab Click 'Add Appli...
Google Auth Redirect Loop
Knowledge DropLast Tested: Oct 24, 2019This basically means that Google Auth is failing to log in that user fo...
Can I allow external users that don't use [LDAP/SAML/Google Auth/OpenID] to log in?
Knowledge DropYes. Just make sure that all of the following conditions are met: In the admin panel section for...
Can we map [SAML/LDAP/OpenID] groups to Looker groups?
Knowledge DropLast Tested: Jan 21, 2019Yes, in addition to the Roles mapping we create a "shadow" group in Loo...
How long does Looker remember me when I check "stay logged in"?
Knowledge DropClicking the checkbox allows you to stay logged in for 30 days.Without the checkbox, you get log...
External Authentication Into Looker
Knowledge DropLast Tested: May 16, 2019There are several different identity providers (IdPs) that Looker suppo...
Two Factor Authentication Basics
Knowledge DropLast Tested: May 16, 2019 What’s Two Factor?Two Factor Authentication (2FA) is an authentication...
Does changing a user's groups in SAML/LDAP affect their Looker user?
Knowledge DropLast Tested: Jan 21, 2019This depends on whether you have Group to Role Mapping enabled in Looke...
When do setup email links and password reset links expire?
Knowledge DropLast Tested: Mar 7, 2021Normal setup tokens don't expire.Reset tokens issued for users who alrea...
Looker Password Restrictions and FAQ
Knowledge DropLast Tested: Aug 15, 2020As of Looker 7.10, the requirements for Looker passwords are written do...
What is Google OAuth?
Knowledge DropLast Tested: Jun 21, 2019Google OAuth is Google's GSuite version of an OAuth 2 client. OAuth is ...
Can I force users to log out when they close the browser?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Oct 2019Yes! You can disable "Persistent Sessions" under Admin > Authentication > S...
Can I merge users into my new [SAML/LDAP/Gauth/OpenID] authentication?
Knowledge DropLast Tested: Sep 18, 2019If you're migrating to Google Auth or LDAP, you can merge from Looker e...
Why Would you Use SAML with Looker?
Knowledge DropLast Tested: Jun 24, 2019It's Standardized:Loads of applications will understand it, regardless ...
Does Looker support IdP initiated Login?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Sep 2019Yes! Normally, authentication is initiated by the SP (which calls out to th...
Why aren't my new LDAP/SAML Users Showing up in Looker?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Jan 2019Those users still need to log in. Looker does not automatically create thei...
Can you edit a user's name or email?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Jan 2019Generally, yes. You can edit a user's information at Admin > User > Edit.Be...
Why Would you use LDAP with Looker?
Knowledge DropLast Tested: Jun 24, 2019 It's Standardized:LDAP is a language with which you can speak to an Ac...
Can I set gmail.com as a domain when setting up Google Auth?
Knowledge DropLast tested: March 2021No. Despite this being a very bad idea (why let everyone with a gmail add...
